Philip Heath-Coleman

Christian; husband, father, grandfather; hill walker, guided walks leader; trustee Pagham Village Hall; retired 2016 from 49 years in local govt.

[Philip Heath-Coleman @pheathcoleman]

@day_naomi You could always do it again in the opposite direction.

[Philip Heath-Coleman @pheathcoleman]

@campbellclaret Just because someone owns his soapbox doesn’t make his views worth listening to. Everyone should just block Elon Musk from their X feed

[LICC @liccltd]

What does it mean to be Christian and patriotic?

It's a weighty and complex question, but the good news is that we can turn to scripture for guidance.

Read #ConnectingWithCulture: https://t.co/Mcaz3iq2u1

#patriotism #british #christian #UniteTheKingdomRally

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Just left Ukraine. What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people. Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway to Putin. Let me tell you about my trip and why it’s important we stand with Ukraine.🧵

[Philip Heath-Coleman @pheathcoleman]

@LakesWeather Harter Fell, Mardale.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

And the fundamental underlying principle of Christianity is that we are ALL people created in God’s’ Image. Equal in rights and dignity. Galatians 3:28:
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

I too am very selfish. We are often a deeply selfish and tribal species. But the last person we should be invoking to justify our selfishness is Christ.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

Christ’s message is astonishingly difficult. We all fall short magnificently. We all are drawn to care most for those closest to us. That is why it is so difficult to encourage people to support the poor in Africa or at home.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

Aquinas lived this demand painfully and personally - for he himself turned away from his family and nation for the love of God.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

Christ does not command loyalty to family first; instead he calls for total allegiance to God. Hence he says “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.”

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

But Christian love is radical precisely because it always extends to the most vulnerable and marginalised and to those we desperately do not want to love. Hence “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven”

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

This does not mean that Christians should not care for their families. St Augustine + Aquinas talk about why for practical and emotional reasons we focus on those closest to us. And they reflect on how difficult it can be to reconcile love with the demands of justice and mercy.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

This is what made Christianity so radical among tribal religions. When asked “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus chose a Samaritan—an outsider and theological enemy of the Jews—as the moral exemplar - to challenge the idea that obligation is primarily to one’s own people or community.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

An honour to have my IQ questioned by you Mr VP. But your attempts to speak for Christ are false and dangerous. Nowhere does Jesus suggest that love is to be prioritized in concentric circles. His love is universal. 🧵

[Philip Heath-Coleman @pheathcoleman]

@RestIsPolitics @RoryStewartUK @campbellclaret People who object to this foreigner’s ignorant meddling in issues which are no concern of his, should do as I did months ago and simply block him from your twitter feed. Leave him to become a fringe voice shouting from his fringe platform.

[Philip Heath-Coleman @pheathcoleman]

@mflandbeyond And, no doubt, gorged themselves.

[Philip Heath-Coleman @pheathcoleman]

@KneppWilding @WSCCNews Thank you for posting this. I had hoped to use this bw on 22 October. Is it likely to reopen by then, please? If not, is the parallel fp a little way east to Shipley Church past Church Farm South a useable alternative?

[Philip Heath-Coleman @pheathcoleman]

Just spent a week leading guided walks for @hfholidays on @isleofwight. Great coastal and countryside walks. Friendly international group of guests. Splendid hospitality at Freshwater Bay House.

[UKHillwalking @ukhillwalking]

Pumped Storage Hydro in the Highlands - Is Anywhere Still Off Limits? Are the enormous Earba and Fearna hydro projects merely the thin end of an ever bigger wedge? In a planning free-for-all for energy, where will we draw the line, asks Jane Meek https://t.co/vTkMPu7RMm

[Philip Heath-Coleman @pheathcoleman]

Day 5 of Walking with Sightseeing @hfholidays from Abingworth House, West Sussex. Greatly enjoyed walk from Halfway Bridge via Lodsworth, Pitshill and Petworth Park to Petworth House @nationaltrust #hfholidays #sdnpa