Phil Laver

Love Church (with a capital C), design, print, cake, theology, Church History, scifi films, my family (although not in that order and not with equal measure)

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Just been to see Gladiator 2. Generally fun to watch but I did have some questions about storyline choices. So, Ridley, if you want my two pennies then I'll be here. DM me

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@lensweet Love this! Lewis Smedes, in an article about playfulness and God, wrote about God's sense of 'adventure'. When we lose that we lose a healthy dynamism to God's relationship with creation.

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"providence means 'looking ahead' and traditionally refers to the idea that God leads you along a path. I believe that we should call this doctrine retrovidence, or looking back, because it is only as we look back that the fortuitous is endowed with meaning." - John M. Hull

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@sneal_uk The struggle is real.

It's a shame no one has invented a portable 'mark' for a 'book'. It need only be made of card and preferably printed with a life affirming bible verse on it. Quick... Invent it!

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Yes, I substack now! Mostly about the connections between play and theology. Read my latest here...

'Play in the Old Testament'
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No one has ever ransacked anything after one of my sermons. Where am I going wrong?

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Blest be the God of love,
Who gave us eyes, and light, and power this day,
Both to be busy, and to play.

George Herbert

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@pressjournal "summertime and the livin is easy..."

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North-east floods: Video shows man ‘fishing’ in Peterhead street as car drives through standing water https://t.co/aZDOxjlRmB

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Just got a text from my wife which simply said "I love Dallas Willard so much!"

I feel glad to be my wife's wingman as I watch this relationship blossom.

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"Resurrection is not a consoling opium, soothing us with the promise of a better world in the hereafter. It is the energy for a rebirth of this life. The hope doesn’t point to another world. It is focused on the redemption of this one." Jürgen Moltmann

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"Alone, four women stood and did not move
All day. The sun revolved, the shadows wheeled,
The evening fell. His head lay on his breast,
But in his breast they watched his heart move on
By itself alone, accomplishing its journey."
From 'The Killing' - Edwin Muir

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@john_a_piz_pom You think you're saving pennies but you're wasting so much more.

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Peak adulthood is appreciating a good quality binbag

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Some perspective from @CSW_UK about Christmas in places like North Korea.

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Excited to not only discover @anujournal but also that it's most recent quarterly is all about play and spiritual formation, which was the focus of my recent Masters Thesis! I can safely add all those articles to my 'procrastination list'. https://t.co/ePOZNNx308