Christopher Burkett 💙

Former Director of Ministry, Diocese of Chester. Editor of The Preacher. Trying to be a sociologically informed faithful thinker and preacher.

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

Autumn in PZ

[Fr Jeff Risbridger SCP @RevdJeffrey]

St Hilary Church, Cornwall TR20 9DQ doesn't have a very special door, but the one we have is open from 10am-6pm every day. Come, light a candle, say a prayer, & enjoy spectacular artwork from the early 20th century Newlyn artists. A warm welcome awaits you. #churchdoorchallenge

[Dr Mark J Whiting @PsalterMark]

How about joining a project to tweet a psalm every day for 150 days? I do this regularly (around 20 times so far). But it would be great to have company. The #PsalmTweetJourney will start on Friday 1st September. Plenty of time to ask questions. Anyone?
Please retweet.
#Psalter

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

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[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

#2Kings 1.9f Fearful Elijah responds to aggression with aggression but when the challenge is offered in a way that no longer regally commands, but instead asks recognising his godly authority, Elijah goes down. #cLectio

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[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

Delighted to be at the Hallgrimskirkja today,

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

#1Kings 19.20 The immediacy of 'Follow me' made plain here, as to the apostles centuries later - but even Elijah can misunderstand the response. Not hesitancy but an active acknowledgement of the awesome nature of what's required. #cLectio

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

#1Kings 1 David's appointment of Solomon needs the action of Zadok, Nathan and Benaiah if it's to become a reality. For all that's said of his vocation and power, David needs the intervention and affirmation of others, as he always has done. #cLectio

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

#2Samuel 19.45 'we have more right to the king than you ...' the factionalism that spurs violence and dispute. The timeless accuracy of the portrayal of reality in the story of David. #cLectio

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

#2Samuel 18-19 Like the prodigal's father, David waits and watches. Also like the parable there's a reversal of expectations in the response (party and elder brother in parable, king's grief and troops' jubilation in David's story). Universal themes. #cLectio

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

#2Samuel 18 The king must stay behind - is this subterfuge so the commanders can do as they wish or is it genuine care and respect? Who knows? Power isn't always as obvious as we assume. #cLectio

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

#2Samuel 6 Uzzah's death a parable for all - we're always tempted to think we can 'steady' God, not realizing we make God less than God by doing so! '#cLectio

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

#1Samuel 31 Strangely matter-of-fact telling of Saul's death. Would it have been this way if he'd had more support, if 'God's anointed' had been more than talk, if politicking and intrigue hadn't been the order of the day? Faithfulness in chaotic times comes hard. #cLectio.

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

#Genesis 28.10-17 Jacob sees spiritual realities where before he had seen nothing - his coming to God's call is a process of learning. #cLectio

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#1Samuel 26 Again David's magnanimity leaves Saul unharmed and provokes Saul to recognize the power that will be David's kingdom (26.25). How this squares with Saul's anointed status unanswered here - it's clear where the author's sympathy lies. #cLectio

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

4 months after my mother passed away, @VodafoneUK still won't cancel her account. Our calls, when we finally get through, have been met with extreme rudeness and aggression, and demands that my frail, confused father answers impossible, irrelevant questions. But it gets worse ...

[Christopher Burkett 💙 @theosoc]

A Month in the Country by JL Carr - quintessential #DesertIslandBook

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