People
On People – Friends, Family, Frenemies and the different sorts between
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66. Three Types of (British) Evangelical Churches
Photo by John Price on Unsplash My Lapsed Pentecostal assertions not withstanding, I have been known to pop into church on a Sunday every so often. Over the years, therefore, I have attended a fair few, from which I think the UK Pentecostal church landscape (dare I say Evangelical-Industrial-Complex) can be considered as been divided… Continue reading
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63.Re: Posting Fewer Photos of My Kids’ Faces
Matt Langford blogs about intentionally posting fewer photos of his kids’ faces online. The part of the reasons which resonates with me is: A photo posted today can end up indexed, copied, saved, scraped, screenshotted, and fed into who knows what. That sounds dramatic, but it also sounds like Tuesday. Even if the original post… Continue reading
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62. In Memoriam: The Way the World Ends
She would have been 70 today but life happens and all we have left are memories, and the stark reminder that the world ends not with a bang but a whimper. Continue reading
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57. (Stories of) A Thousand Splendid Women
Finally finished Kate Mosse’s tome, Warrior Queens and Quiet Revolutionaries after having it on my to-read list since it made an appearance on the Empire podcast. Part biography, part celebration of femininity, it was great to see a few names I know crop up. For a final word, I have to go to the afterword:… Continue reading
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53. Collectivist v. Individualistic?
Of my X/Twitter follows, @eldivine tweeted something which caught my attention. Whilst I am not entirely sure I agree, there is a kernel of truth there. One could argue that it is the black tax writ large, with all its negative connotations. That does not account for things like the Igbo system of patronage in… Continue reading
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51. We, I and Them
As I write, England are playing Panama and making hard work of it. Coincidentally, I am on the home stretch of Zadie Smith’s Dead and Alive, in which the Essay, The Realm of the Unspoken engages with being a supporter of the England Men’s National Team at a previous World Cup within the context of… Continue reading
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49. On (Gen) AI and The Trappings of Faith
Not for the first time, this week I clicked through a friend’s WhatsApp status to a song. Its beat was strongly resonant as were its words. I quickly found myself nodding along. I couldn’t however quite put my hand on what felt off. This led me to a web search which confirmed the artiste, Noah… Continue reading
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48. In (Despairing) Praise of the Data Nerds…
Coming across two posts in quick succession, one on twitter, and the other on the attitude blog somehow focused my mind on data nerds and their outsized? influence on politics. I don’t purport to know what the politics of the two persons with the posts are above are but would hazard a guess that they… Continue reading
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43. Gina tells all
Stumbled on Gina Yashere’s appearance on the One54 Africa podcast very recently, and just had to listen to the whole thing. For some reason, it took Bob Hearts Abisola for me to come across her (impressive body of work) but the more I learn, the more impressed I am: British-Nigerian (with roots in my corner… Continue reading
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36. Poetrying
Poetry has been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember, reading, pretending to write some, and seeking out poetry podcasts such as Poetry Unbound and Read Me A Poem] from time to time. It was therefore a particular delight to discover Read a Little Poetry as part of JUnited.… Continue reading
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