James Heywood

Runs websites for orgs like the BBC and the University of Oxford. Into charities, UK news, church. My personal views. Pronouns: he/him. heyjames777 on Threads

[James Heywood @heyjames]

New blog on the way, and I'll be posting it on the Blue place and the Threaded place.
It's time to draw a line.
Twitter has changed my life several times over the last 15 years. Or rather the people I found here, and who found me have.

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[James Heywood @heyjames]

Passing through these parts briefly and spotted this horror. Matt knows what he's talking about. ⬇️

[Matt Drapps @MattDrapps]

A year ago, Living Out dropped a secret project - - now they are ready to roll it out.

"For over a year, the Emerging Generations team here at Living Out have been beavering away on a top-secret project..."

That project was Keleidoscope - an explicitly anti-gay kids project...

[James Heywood @heyjames]

@yvonnedeal And you Yvonne

[James Heywood @heyjames]

@Gitgitgitgit Thanks David, likewise.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

New blog on the way, and I'll be posting it on the Blue place and the Threaded place.
It's time to draw a line.
Twitter has changed my life several times over the last 15 years. Or rather the people I found here, and who found me have.

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[James Heywood @heyjames]

Of course, I'm sure there are plenty of unpleasant and unethical CEOs in the world. But Musk stands out for his hands-on approach to Twitter, and his far-right values.
So, I'm moving on.
Goodnight.

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[James Heywood @heyjames]

But the problem is he's unstable enough that I can't trust him to not use his algorithm to influence me. And his causes are a mile away from mine.

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[Lee Furney @leefurney]

"I am absolutely sure Welby, as a student, knew in 1978 that there was a problem with Smyth."
https://t.co/G19sk1Z3JV

[James Heywood @heyjames]

@daveroper77 Very impressive Dave. I got knocked out of our play-offs last week. Got carried away by away by a few Tua games, and then he let me down.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

Pearsall came to play 😁
Moody did not 😒

#49ers

[James Heywood @heyjames]

@megs_cornwell The stats from the game were astonishing.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

I think this is the most important thing I wrote this year. The reason: Christian leaders in all sorts of movements love to be 'National Director' and run away from the responsibility the title implies.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

New blog: The Gerald Coates report is only half the story https://t.co/iXeBdfJiEK

[James Heywood @heyjames]

@PeteGreig Amazing. This must be why you're too busy to investigate Gerald Coates' behaviour at Waverley Abbey.
https://t.co/4VOKHZj6b3

[James Heywood @heyjames]

@Elainebks @PaulRam60679993 But did the Israelites change their rules on that, like they did with passover?

[James Heywood @heyjames]

It's interesting what gets normalised in Christian circles. My Baptist-> UCCF-> New Churches -> CofE journey left me with a lasting impression that 10%+ of my income should go to the church.
Jesus seems less concerned on that front. 🤔

[James Heywood @heyjames]

@Elainebks I'm finding it tricky to find an inclusive friendly church in my part of the UK.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

This year was a historic low in my church attendance. I think I made it to 5 or 6 services.
How did that pan out?
I had a load more free time. I did a lot less singing. I learned a lot more about the Bible.
Weird, eh? Churches are often not good places to learn about the Bible.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

@TigerYardley You can read the Bible all the time and take things the wrong way. I found it was profitable to seek out alternative voices- not just those approved by the church I was in.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

I see a lot less people. Churches expose you to a variety of people, some funny, some kind, some odd, some intimidating, some difficult. More of the former, but the latter leave an outsize impact.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

Am I 'nowhere with God'? You'd have to ask him that.
Have I 'fallen away'? It's kind of a weird metaphor tbh.
I have less guilt about evangelism and fancy dress at Halloween. Wallowing in sin, that's me.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

Am I 'nowhere with God'? You'd have to ask him that.
Have I 'fallen away'? It's kind of a weird metaphor tbh.
I have less guilt about evangelism and fancy dress at Halloween. Wallowing in sin, that's me.

[James Heywood @heyjames]

This year was a historic low in my church attendance. I think I made it to 5 or 6 services.
How did that pan out?
I had a load more free time. I did a lot less singing. I learned a lot more about the Bible.
Weird, eh? Churches are often not good places to learn about the Bible.