Emma

Artist | Writer | Christian ✝️🎨✏️📚🌊🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 Community and Creativity

[All On The Board @allontheboard]

Today we remember the 52 people who were killed, the people who were injured and affected, the heroes who helped and those who lost loved ones because of the terrible events twenty years ago on the 7th of July 2005 in London.

#LondonBombings #NeverForget #7July

[Jess Plant @IAmJessPlant]

I want a government that cares for all people, not just working people.

[Natania Barron @NataniaBarron]

Some of y'all out there didn't read encyclopedias for fun as a kid, and it shows.

[Vivian @suchnerve]

people will be like “i don’t bully autistic people!” but then mock someone for only eating things like mac & cheese, chicken nuggets, peanut butter & jelly, and spaghetti

[Emma @emsiebird]

Might rain. Might not.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Write a story about British summertime in 4 words.

I’ll go first:

Heating on in June.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Things used for measurement comparisons in Britain:

-Olympic swimming pools
-Double-decker busses
-Wales
-Dinner plates
-Football pitches
-Various models of hatchback car
-Wembley Stadium
-All the coins, usually involving the words “pence piece”

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of surreal sculpture details 🧵

1. Water flowing over toes

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

If anyone asks, tomorrow is Bank Holiday Tuesday 😉🤫

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

To celebrate William Shakespeare's 460th birthday, here are his 46 best (and strangest) insults:

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

List of reasons to have a cup of tea:

-You’ve received good news
-You’ve received bad news
-You’re thirsty
-You’re tired
-You’re cold
-You’re under the weather
-You’re bored
-You need a break
-To make up after an argument
-Because someone else is having one
-To be polite
-Because you’re back from holiday
-Because biscuits are dry
-Because it’s a day ending in Y
-Just because you want one and you don’t ever need a reason so actually just ignore this list

[Emma @emsiebird]

@SoVeryBritish Lemon or Orange. Not Apple and Blackcurrant!

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

Bishop Alan was never afraid to stand up for those on the margins, those that felt they were being ignored by the church. He was a man of prophetic spirit, reaching out where he saw injustice and speaking up when he witnessed the abuse of power.

I was deeply saddened to hear of his death today. He was approaching retirement and the sudden loss will be a shock to his family, the diocese of Oxford and the wider church.

He leaves behind a huge gap and an important legacy. We have much to learn from his life and his courage.

In our pain, it is Jesus that draws near and mourns with us. I hold Bishop Alan’s whole family, especially Lucy, in my prayers.

May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

[Robert Thompson (he/him) @Rgt71Robert]

I am really very extremely sad and deeply upset at Alan Wilson’s sudden & untimely death.

Alan was a beacon of independent light for quite some time in the @churchofengland College of Bishops. He was a prophet in an episcopal culture that has, for at least 20 years, been dominated by the silence that results from false collegiality & an inability to stand up to the bullies of our common life together.

Alan was a true friend of all in the #LGBTQIA+ community of the church & beyond & of all those who have suffered abuse @churchofengland & the reabuse that our unjust and unrepentant and unreformed culture subjects survivors to.

Alan was also an immense and significant personal support to me. When I was subjected to an CDM for whistleblowing about blatant homophobia in another parish @dioceseoflondon he phoned me to offer any support he could. He was both deeply pastoral towards me and excellent in offering advice about the process. We talked at least once a week over a period of a year. I am deeply indebted to him personally and will miss him immensely.

With many many prayers for Lucy and their children and for @rosieswiss who worked so closely with him.

May Alan be received into Christ’s fully just, diverse, colourful & eternal rainbow Reign of which he was a trailblazer in his ministry.
🌈🙏🏾

[God Adores You @RevJide]

I am devastated by the loss of Bishop Alan Wilson, who was a constant source of support and encouragement during my darkest times.

He provided pastoral care and comfort, guiding me through challenges with unwavering kindness. His sudden passing has left me profoundly saddened.

Bishop Alan's advocacy for justice and inclusivity, especially within the Church, was a beacon of light in a culture marked by silence and injustice.

He stood as a friend and ally to the LGBTQIA+ community and survivors of abuse, offering unwavering support and understanding.

Personally, his guidance and support were invaluable to me during a difficult period, demonstrating both pastoral care and practical wisdom.

My thoughts and prayers are with his family and colleagues during this difficult time.

May Bishop Alan rest in peace, embraced by the full spectrum of Christ's love and acceptance, a legacy he championed throughout his ministry. 🌈🙏

@Rgt71Robert @rosieswiss