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Darren Philip

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Pracademic - intergenerational worship, stewardship, faith formation. Interests: curling, Scots leid, South African politics... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇿🇦 🇪🇺 Co-author of 'Being An Intergenerational Church' and 'Living Generously'. He/him.

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Darren Philip @darphilip.bsky.social · May 31

Replaced by an AI voice that can't pronounce Camelon.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · May 30

EXCLUSIVE: We spoke to the woman who has been the voice of ScotRail trains for 20 years, who learned she was being replaced by AI only after a friend heard the new synthetic voice onboard

I’ve voiced ScotRail trains for 20 years and was replaced with AI without being told

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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · May 31

Why are they reporting it like it's a paramilitary coup?

BBC headline: Group backed by Judi Dench takes over North Yorkshire nature site.

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Peter Kelly @thepeterkelly.bsky.social · May 24

Dear Mr. Clegg

I have started a business, selling the contents of your house

I knew when I launched I did not have legal access your house

Without this access my company will not be profitable

Others have told me I have a flawed business model, but I disagree

Please advise how I should proceed

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Darren Philip @darphilip.bsky.social · May 21

I wish everyone at #ga2025 would stop saying this is the first time we've had a conference session. There was one in 2006 to launch the strategy for young people, led by none other than Rosie Frew!

Darren Philip @darphilip.bsky.social · May 19

John Williams's speech to #ga2025 giving lived experience of palliative care is possibly the most moving address I've ever heard at a General Assembly.

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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · May 18

Whatever Jesus said about love, many Christians find it easier to redefine love than follow his straight-forward command. They constrict the circle of who counts as a “disciple” and limit the sphere of love. Love wasn’t for anyone. Just those who think like you.

open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...

Sunday Musings

The Centrality of Love

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · May 13

Yup. That’s the one.

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Darren Philip @darphilip.bsky.social · May 13

Nah. Claire Balding all the way. #TheTraitors #CelebrityTraitors

Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · May 13

EXCL: Polling company Ipsos have given me exclusive polling on who the public think will win Celebrity Traitors.

When the line-up was leaked, they polled the public.

Stephen Fry they saw most likely to win (16%), followed by Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross and Kate Garraway (6% each)

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · May 8

In electing a serious and fearless progressive, the College of Cardinals looks like pretty much the only electorate in the world that hasn't had its brains boiled by far right propaganda & toxic social media. For a Catholic of my generation, this is an almost unbelievable development.

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Aberdeen Gifford Lectures @abdngiffords.bsky.social · Apr 14

Please help us spread the word about our upcoming Gifford Lectures series! Free to attend and open to all. Sign up here: www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/events/...

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Mar 23

Something amazing happened to me yesterday. I went to a free concert at a local church - The Gustav Holst Ensemble - & half way through the second piece - Brahms Piano Quartet no. 3 - I noticed that tears were streaming down my face. A moment of absolute beauty. Never known anything like it.

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Darren Philip @darphilip.bsky.social · Mar 10

Have you seen @douggay.bsky.social's metrical paraphrase of this Psalm? Very apt for the moment. (It can be found on p27 of ojs.st-andrews.ac.uk/index.php/TI...)

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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · Mar 7

I’d like to announce my forthcoming US history book, covering a decisive but tumultuous era in that country’s history, titled “The trade policies of the United States: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm on Friday, March 7, 2025” It will be 400 pages.

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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · Feb 25

Reality check.
Thank you, Financial Times.

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · Feb 26

You simply cannot beat a Uranus joke. Top, top work here.

Scott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · Feb 26

“And you’ll struggle to see Uranus too.”

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Feb 24

When a Frenchman is scoring points against you in your own office it's probably best not to pretend to be internationally respected

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Feb 24

President Macron humiliated Donald Trump on live television. He shut him up and fact checked him mid sentence.

Trump sat there and smiled. #StandWithUkraine

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Feb 24

Good work from Macron. A relief to see him sat there, speaking truth, injecting moral clarity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 24

Macron, with Trump scowling next to him, says "the aggressor is Russia"

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Nicky Burr @nickycburr.bsky.social · Feb 20

“Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king, who will no longer take advice.” Ecclesiastes 4:13 #DailyPrayer

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Feb 23

Five things I achieved last week:
- Naps
- Snoozes
- Resting my eyes
- Dozing
- Writing this list

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John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social · Feb 19

Pres Trump: ‘I think Europe has given $100bn [to Ukraine] and we’ve given, let’s say, $300bn plus.’ The most reliable figures show the EU has given $138bn to Ukraine, while the US has given $114bn. In 2024 Europe and Canada provided nearly 60% of NATO’s security aid to Ukraine.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · Feb 19

Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn.

It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.

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Darren Philip @darphilip.bsky.social · Feb 6

Big 'My lovely horse' vibes on #BBCapprentice

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Carlos A. Rodríguez @carloshappynpo.bsky.social · Feb 1

Jesus never called his followers to defend Christianity, a “Christian nation,” or even their Christian churches.

Jesus called them to defend the poor, the oppressed, and the hurting.

Stop manipulating Jesus for the benefit of a few. Get to feeding, healing, and peacemaking.

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · Jan 14

A god that needs a government to enforce their will is a false god invented by tyrants to further their own pursuit of wealth and power.

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