Jon Putt

when my son connects via hotspot on my phone the mailfence app connects. Any ideas?

@Mailfence - hi got a strange problem: can't load the mailfence website on my laptop or my son's laptop (4 days now) or my son's phone (app also won't connect) but can load mailfence website on my phone browser... (continues)

@Mailfence hey, all sorted now thanks-your support team sorted it

@Mailfence Hi, my yesterday my son forwarded me a number of emails from his mailfence account regarding an upcoming university open day. His account was then suspended (1/2)

We'd be most grateful if you could rectify this as he has a lot of information in his emails relating to university applications and school work. Thanks! (2)

@peteredeemer Maybe Christians could be distinctive in being willing to take a real loss and an objectively bad outcome because we were unwilling to pursue an effective means that Jesus has ruled out pf bounds? (1/2)

@peteredeemer It feels like one of the biggest ethical blindspots of our time, inside and outside the church. The result we desire is so sacred it justifies any lever I deem necessary to pull (1/2)

Deeply concerning to see how many ‘Christian’ writers are prepared to play fast and loose with the truth as they write to justify their cause. This is straight out of Nietzsche’s playbook: ‘I should say: no, it is precisely facts that do not exist, only interpretations.’

@marksandspencer My 12 year old son: “who would like that? Just a bunch of people ruining Christmas!”

Sound the klaxon, our clothing and home Christmas ad for 2023 is here! #LoveThismasNotThatmas

Friendly garden robin visits my wife Lois #springwatch @BBCSpringwatch

@edstetzer @graceinfo Thanks for joining us Ed, I know many were encouraged by your message and your visit! I trust the rest of your time in the UK will be fruitful, and maybe we'll see you back here at some point in the future too ;-)

@garethtrussell feels like these things could potentially be generated via/within the FIEC? Given how much burden these issues place on local churches/pastors, some shared resourcing cld go a long way... I know for eg one of the things Ray often talks abt when he visits churches would be welcome

So please, dear parachurch friends, lend us a hand?

I’m thinking out loud here about some of the ways in which parachurch organisations could help support ordinary churches like mine. And it’s not a Declaration, or an initiative, or a new course... 1/

So thankful to so many @graceinfo this weekend for planning, cooking, setting up, setting down, welcoming, marshalling, playing. Beyond thankful to God for 50 years sustaining grace & fruitfulness for the church family

@dandarling @EricNelsOrtlund @gavinortlund This really helped us prepare a recent series on the priority of unity within Christ’s bride 👍👍

Reading this today. An important book for this age. Thank you @gavinortlund

@krishk @richardbranson @JamesDysonAward @Etsy (The name is all their idea tho’)

@krishk @richardbranson @JamesDysonAward I think they copied it off @Etsy - they’re still brilliant nephews but we don’t want to be hammered for copyright infringement 😜😳

My amazing nephews invented this brilliant #Christmas gift. They called it "Melt and Munch "I think its brilliantly ingenious. @richardbranson @JamesDysonAward

@DrDanStrange @SEBTS maybe some work by Xns and non-Xs alike evaluating/ analysing recent abuse scandals as in some cases within the church/some churches instead of bringing God's word to an alien culture, the alien culture has taken up residence within our own worldview, ethics & praxis

@DrDanStrange @SEBTS I was thinking of some of Haidt's work or even some of the secular analysis of the transgender movement as in some ways it typifies and exemplifies some of our cultural trends at their most extreme (e.g. Paglia)...

Teaching a PhD intensive at @SEBTS on ‘The Church and its Cultural Context’ part theology, theology of culture, contextualisation for ministry etc. Need to set lots of prior reading. Any obvious glaring omissions?

@sgingerthoughts @_david_shaw I'd also agree with this - the deer park in Magdalen is a nice stroll and I think Addison's walk there was one of CS Lewis and Tolkien's oft-trod paths along with the walks around Christ Church meadow

Oxford-based folks: we’re planning a day trip tomorrow. Best spot for a budget family lunch? Any secret history/off-the-beaten-track sights to take in?

@danhames @_david_shaw I'd second that. There are plenty of sandwich/salad places in the covered market along with good coffee at Columbia Coffee Roasters as well as Missing Bean (Turl Street). Ice cream at G&D's opposite Christ Church or on Little Clarenden Street...

@_david_shaw Try The Nosebag on St Michael’s Street for lunch. Wholesome and lots of options.