Marc Lloyd

I notice Amazon Prime is inviting me to pay for books in installments. "£27.00/month for 5 months (no fees or interest)". And given the price of some books, perhaps...

@thevicarswife Are there Standing Orders on props etc.?

The Vicar carried a toy parrot in a cage around with him this #Synod. But he wasn't called to speak in the debate where he would have explained it. So here's the explanation for any Synod pals following here. transforminggrace.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/esc…

Although I've no particular interest or expertise in these things, life as a rural Rector and involvement in other local groups sometimes makes me think a former life as an Arboroculturalist or Bat Survey writer might have been helpful, and perhaps even lucrative.

@WalkerMarcus Barbarism. Do they ask u to pop into the kitchen & help out?

What do people think about this new trend of restaurants refusing to bring water to your table but instead telling you to go and refill your glass from a stand or jug in the corner? I find it annoying as it disrupts conversation and feels pub-like not restaurant-like.

@revdmbrown It's not always obvious to me what they could have been thinking!

@Marc_Lloyd The brevity was probably useful today then… but their insistence in cutting out anything difficult it’s desperately annoying!!

Y, O, Y, Revised Common Lectionary compilers, do u, 2 wks in a row, feel the need 2 miss out the central sections of the Gospel readings from Mt13?

@revdmbrown Well, yes, you are probably right. We had an all age service with baptism and I already felt the readings were going on a bit.

@Marc_Lloyd Just add it back in Marc! We did!

Why are we being given bread, bread, bread, bread when we leave the meat, meat in the fridge? Jesus wants us to eat our synoptic sandwiches.

Do u not think Mt thought it imperative 2 have these strange awkward "interventions" delaying the sensible logical order of the passages and making them harder for us?

Strategic Ministry? marclloyd.blogspot.com/2026/07/jesus-…

"a woman widely portrayed back then as a fierce old battleaxe could be pleasant and hospitable – and had time for ‘little people’. You can judge folk a lot by how they act towards those they can get away with treating badly." spectator.com/article/my-deb…

Edwina Currie, speaking about Ann Widdecombe on R4 The World Tonight. Not quite the right tone, if I may say so. And perhaps not the ideal guest. Not fitting for Currie to go on about the sex in her novels etc. Risked seeming a little smug or even snide.

they do not always spend what money they have on the best things in the best way. [Post ends].

Warning! This post contains a surprising insight which might break the internet. We sometimes hear that councils have little money & can hardly afford their statutory duties. I'm not going 2 go in 2 details, but I am tempted to think that:

@AJWTheology @timsuffield Is he an unfruitful branch which gets pruned to make it fruiful?

“So the question I want to ask is: is Zacchaeus a fig?” @timsuffield with some remarkable connections between sycamores, figs and fruitfulness in Luke at THINK this morning. 🤯

In an effort to bring many good things from Wales to Sussex, to edify God's people and glorify Him, God-willing, we'll sing this Warbleton Parish Church on the coming Lord's Day: youtube.com/watch?v=CHP8So…

@AJWTheology @DrPJWilliams I am always very impressed that he knows stuff! I am kind of hoping he will say something about the Parable of the Sower (Mt 13), Sunday's Gospel, that a conference-goer might tell me, that I can put to use!

The lovely thing about having @DrPJWilliams as your speaker for THINK is that you learn more by the end of breakfast than you usually would at an entire conference.

I’m not sure I 'd have said everything exactly like this, but The Revd Glen Scrivener of Speak Life talking a lot of sense on The You Tube about some dangers of pop-Protestantism & how 2b a Reformed Catholic Evangelical :“10 Things I Hate About Protestantism(And Why I'm Staying)”

Apparently, the Biblica magazine thing says, the NIV Study Bible App is available 4 free download in English, Arabic, Simplified Chineese, French, Hindi, Kiswahili, Portugese, Russian & Spanish (from Apple Store or Google Play Store, which I think are things on the interweb).

@AdamMerrivale There are still some nice Rectories going. Of course one couldn't afford to heat or light them, but then there are many candle stubs available.

@Marc_Lloyd I've done a cost-benefit analysis and decided to remain a nonconformist, but thanks for the suggestion

Ok gang, I need some advice. Tomorrow is our 16th wedding anniversary. The traditional gift for 16 years is wax. Would this be an appropriate gift?