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Philip Swann

@philipswann

Christian, husband, father, grandpa, son, pastor, preacher and hopeless optimist

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Expositors Collective (@expositcllctv) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This video has gone viral on instagram (for good reason) - be encouraged by Ray Ortlund's exhortation towards pastoral faithfulness and tenderness:

Nancy Pearcey (@nancyrpearcey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Historian Tom Holland: The ancient world was incredibly cruel. Most modern secular people do not realize how much they have absorbed a Christian worldview. Concepts like the rule of law and human rights do not go back to the Greek or Roman philosophers. They go back to the New

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The boat in which Grace Darling & her father, the local lighthouseman, made their attempt to rescue the crew of the SS Forfarshire, shipwrecked off the Farne Islands in September 1838. They made 2 trips in terrifying conditions, & rescued 9 survivors from a wave-lashed rock.

The boat in which Grace Darling & her father, the local lighthouseman, made their attempt to rescue the crew of the SS Forfarshire, shipwrecked off the Farne Islands in September 1838. 

They made 2 trips in terrifying conditions, & rescued 9 survivors from a wave-lashed rock.
Sean Berube (@seanberube4) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How can a good God let you suffer and die? Tolkien said a 600 year old poem had the answer to this question He spent over 25 years reading, studying and teaching it to students Here’s the poem, and what it taught him about God, grief, and finding hope in the face of death…🧵

How can a good God let you suffer and die?

Tolkien said a 600 year old poem had the answer to this question

He spent over 25 years reading, studying and teaching it to students

Here’s the poem, and what it taught him about God, grief, and finding hope in the face of death…🧵
The Culturist (@the_culturist_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why would a good God create a world full of evil and suffering? C.S. Lewis wrestled with this question for years until it finally hit him: There is no "evil" — only a corrupted form of good... (thread) 🧵

Why would a good God create a world full of evil and suffering?

C.S. Lewis wrestled with this question for years until it finally hit him:

There is no "evil" — only a corrupted form of good... (thread) 🧵
Just Maps (@justelexmaps) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Map of the largest religious group in each constituency in England and Wales as of the 2021 census. (1/11) #ukpol #ukparliament

Map of the largest religious group in each constituency in England and Wales as of the 2021 census. (1/11) #ukpol #ukparliament
Sammy Woodhouse (@officialsammyuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Women have had to flee the country to ensure the man that raped them can’t get access to their child. Our government are not only neglecting victims of rape, they’re neglecting children born from rape. It must stop.

Damien Lewis (@authordlewis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Very timely, in today's Mail on Sunday - "Ex-defence chiefs lead calls for SAS legend to get posthumous VC for wartime heroics." Please share to spread the word - let's get this over the line and a great wrong rightly corrected. Thanks.🙏 dailymail.co.uk/tv/article-142…

Llanelli Evangelical (@lfec82) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re back with coffee morning TODAY! Join us between 10-12 to escape the rain, enjoy a hot drink and maybe even a leftover mince pie! Everyone is welcome!

We’re back with coffee morning TODAY!
Join us between 10-12 to escape the rain, enjoy a hot drink and maybe even a leftover mince pie! Everyone is welcome!
☧ Today in Christian History (@historicalrook) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OTD January 6, 1850: Charles Spurgeon, who would become one of the most renowned preachers in history, converts to Christianity. Amid a snowstorm, he sought shelter in a small Primitive Methodist chapel in Colchester. There, a lay preacher delivered a simple sermon on Isaiah

#OTD January 6, 1850:
Charles Spurgeon, who would become one of the most renowned preachers in history, converts to Christianity. 

Amid a snowstorm, he sought shelter in a small Primitive Methodist chapel in Colchester. There, a lay preacher delivered a simple sermon on Isaiah
Justin Brierley (@jusbrierley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last year Tom Holland invited me to attend a service of Evensong with him at London’s oldest church, St Bartholomew the Great. Holland, who co-hosts the phenomenally popular The Rest is History podcast, has been a regular congregant for a few years. He began attending while

Last year <a href="/holland_tom/">Tom Holland</a> invited me to attend a service of Evensong with him at London’s oldest church, St Bartholomew the Great. 

Holland, who co-hosts the phenomenally popular The Rest is History podcast, has been a regular congregant for a few years. He began attending while
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On this day 6 years ago, I made a plan to end my life. This could have been the last photo taken of me. I'm glad I got help. I'm glad I'm still here. If you're struggling, please know - You're not alone - It's good that you are here - There is hope mind.org.uk/information-su…

On this day 6 years ago, I made a plan to end my life. This could have been the last photo taken of me.

I'm glad I got help. I'm glad I'm still here. 

If you're struggling, please know
- You're not alone
- It's good that you are here
- There is hope

mind.org.uk/information-su…