Jonathan Tallon
@jonathan-tallon.bsky.social
New Testament lecturer at Luther King Theological College. Late antiquity research. He/him. Husband, father, coffee drinker. I take photos and write books. Based in Manchester UK. I always say yes to biscuits.
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The Magdalene Secret
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The Magdalene Secret is out today in ebook, paperback and large print.
‘A delightfully cute cozy mystery.’
‘I actually laughed out loud in a couple of places… the twist turns at the end were fantastic.’
‘It has suspense and an intriguing flow.’
‘Five stars.’
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‘A delightfully cute cozy mystery.’
‘I actually laughed out loud in a couple of places… the twist turns at the end were fantastic.’
‘It has suspense and an intriguing flow.’
‘Five stars.’
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW91C2BZ
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I was talking to my parents the other night about where my worldview came from. I put it down to their influence when I was growing up, but my mother said it was more to do with all the German philosophy I read as a teen.
Classic question, isn’t it? Nietzsche versus nurture.
Classic question, isn’t it? Nietzsche versus nurture.
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I was talking to my parents the other night about where my worldview came from. I put it down to their influence when I was growing up, but my mother said it was more to do with all the German philosophy I read as a teen.
Classic question, isn’t it? Nietzsche versus nurture.
Classic question, isn’t it? Nietzsche versus nurture.
Today’s total for #NaNaWriMo #NovelNovember is 526 words, which takes past the 20,000 word mark for the project. Two more days for my personal version of the challenge: Monday to Friday streaks every week. #WritingCommunity
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today’s total for #NaNaWriMo #NovelNovember is 526 words, which takes past the 20,000 word mark for the project. Two more days for my personal version of the challenge: Monday to Friday streaks every week. #WritingCommunity
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Cold enough for the windscreen to be creating ice art today.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Cold enough for the windscreen to be creating ice art today.
Today’s total is 407 words and a day closer to completing a 4th Monday to Friday streak. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingCommunity
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Today’s total is 407 words and a day closer to completing a 4th Monday to Friday streak. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingCommunity
Busy day today including evening, but managed to sneak in another 280 words to start another Monday-Friday #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember writing streak (also managed to find a sliver of time over the weekend so 440 words since Friday). How are others finding the last stretch? #WritingCommunity
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Busy day today including evening, but managed to sneak in another 280 words to start another Monday-Friday #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember writing streak (also managed to find a sliver of time over the weekend so 440 words since Friday). How are others finding the last stretch? #WritingCommunity
Just 220 words to end the week. A third Monday to Friday streak complete, with 2,000 more words.
It may not seem much but I started November with 13,000 words that I’d taken over a year to write. My total is now over 18,000; for me a giant increase.
#NovelNovember #NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity
It may not seem much but I started November with 13,000 words that I’d taken over a year to write. My total is now over 18,000; for me a giant increase.
#NovelNovember #NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Just 220 words to end the week. A third Monday to Friday streak complete, with 2,000 more words.
It may not seem much but I started November with 13,000 words that I’d taken over a year to write. My total is now over 18,000; for me a giant increase.
#NovelNovember #NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity
It may not seem much but I started November with 13,000 words that I’d taken over a year to write. My total is now over 18,000; for me a giant increase.
#NovelNovember #NaNoWriMo #WritingCommunity
November 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A planned writing session evaporated for unforeseen reasons. Fortunately, I had already managed to get some words down. 506 words closer to finishing. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingCommunity
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A planned writing session evaporated for unforeseen reasons. Fortunately, I had already managed to get some words down. 506 words closer to finishing. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingCommunity
Today another 571 words for #NovelNovember #NaNoWriMo - funny how some days are easier than others. #WritingCommunity
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Today another 571 words for #NovelNovember #NaNoWriMo - funny how some days are easier than others. #WritingCommunity
Starting another Monday-Friday streak for #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember - 307 words today. #WritingCommunity
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Starting another Monday-Friday streak for #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember - 307 words today. #WritingCommunity
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Any #CofEpeeps following the sorry saga of #LLF should read this powerful response by Professor Mike Higton to the "misappropriation" of his work in the recent Faith and Order Commission paper on doctrine, intended to inform the House of Bishops decision-making. viamedia.news/2025/11/17/c...
Cries of Suffering: A Response to ‘The Nature of Doctrine and the Living God’ - ViaMedia.News
by Mike Higton, Professor of Theology and Ministry at Durham University The Faith and Order Commission’s recent document on ‘The Nature of Doctrine and the Living God’ (GS Misc 1429) is not, in my jud...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Any #CofEpeeps following the sorry saga of #LLF should read this powerful response by Professor Mike Higton to the "misappropriation" of his work in the recent Faith and Order Commission paper on doctrine, intended to inform the House of Bishops decision-making. viamedia.news/2025/11/17/c...
Another Monday to Friday streak complete, with 457 words added today. How’s the second week of #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember been for you? #WritingCommunity
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Another Monday to Friday streak complete, with 457 words added today. How’s the second week of #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember been for you? #WritingCommunity
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
Today’s total 298 words. I’m taking the Tesco philosophy to words - Every Little Helps. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingComminity
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Today’s total 298 words. I’m taking the Tesco philosophy to words - Every Little Helps. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingComminity
222 words today. Thought I was going to get some time but plans changed unexpectedly. But another day with at least some words. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingCommunity
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
222 words today. Thought I was going to get some time but plans changed unexpectedly. But another day with at least some words. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingCommunity
Only 221 words for #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember today. Well short of the official 1,667 words a day target. A failure. But thanks to failing continually this month, I have over 2,500 more words, which is more than I’ve written in the rest of the year. I’ll take that type of failure. #WritingCommunity
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Only 221 words for #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember today. Well short of the official 1,667 words a day target. A failure. But thanks to failing continually this month, I have over 2,500 more words, which is more than I’ve written in the rest of the year. I’ll take that type of failure. #WritingCommunity
Today’s total for #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember is 578 words. Happy with that, and I’m maintaining my (Mondays to Fridays) streak. Hope your month, if you’re taking part, is going well. #WritingCommunity
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today’s total for #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember is 578 words. Happy with that, and I’m maintaining my (Mondays to Fridays) streak. Hope your month, if you’re taking part, is going well. #WritingCommunity
I’ve made it - Monday to Friday writing each day. Today’s total was 775 words, meaning over 2,000 over the week. It’s well short of the ‘official’ target (11,670 words) but I‘ve written as much as I had in the previous 6 months. How’s #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember working for you?
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I’ve made it - Monday to Friday writing each day. Today’s total was 775 words, meaning over 2,000 over the week. It’s well short of the ‘official’ target (11,670 words) but I‘ve written as much as I had in the previous 6 months. How’s #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember working for you?
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
And today’s total is a measly 315 words. But with for days in a row, I have a mini streak and the little amounts add up to something larger. My thriller is getting a little longer. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingCommunity
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
And today’s total is a measly 315 words. But with for days in a row, I have a mini streak and the little amounts add up to something larger. My thriller is getting a little longer. #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember #WritingCommunity
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November 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Thinking of Baptist ministry in the UK? We have a free online event on 24.11.25 8pm where you can explore what this might look like, with plenty of time for questions and conversations.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Really good thread about how city rural divide and symbolism. But the Biblical picture is a bit more complex than presented… 1/4
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Really good thread about how city rural divide and symbolism. But the Biblical picture is a bit more complex than presented… 1/4
Today I have written 396 words for #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember - bringing my total to 680 for the month. Not many, but also not none. And I now have a writing streak (2 days - woohoo).
I’m working on a Manchester-based thriller provisionally titled No Baggage.
I’m working on a Manchester-based thriller provisionally titled No Baggage.
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today I have written 396 words for #NaNoWriMo #NovelNovember - bringing my total to 680 for the month. Not many, but also not none. And I now have a writing streak (2 days - woohoo).
I’m working on a Manchester-based thriller provisionally titled No Baggage.
I’m working on a Manchester-based thriller provisionally titled No Baggage.
Started #Nanowrimo #NovelNovember (I don’t do weekends). 284 words down. Which, on the one hand, is 1,383 words below target. But on the other hand, it’s 284 more words than I had yesterday. #SmallWins
November 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Started #Nanowrimo #NovelNovember (I don’t do weekends). 284 words down. Which, on the one hand, is 1,383 words below target. But on the other hand, it’s 284 more words than I had yesterday. #SmallWins