David Bunce
@davidbunce.bsky.social
Baptist Pastor in Bad Ischl, Austria; General Secretary Austrian Baptist Union; at heart still a youth worker. Passionate about the local church, safeguarding and mission. British person in Austria, stumbling through learning Romanian.
Die Hitzebilanz vom heißesten Tag der Messgeschichte in Österreich: 41,2° Bad Deutsch-Altenburg 41,0° Wien Stammersdorf 40,4° Mistelbach 40,4° Langenlebarn 40,2° Wien Innere Stadt 40,0° Laa an der Thaya Bis zum heurigen Sommer gab es einen einzigen Tag mit >40° in Österreich, allein heuer 6 Tage.
🗺️ NEW EPISODE 🗺️ Europe is secretly at war… in 34 disputed territories where rival nations face off over the same land. 🗺️ Foreign corr and author @hannahluci.bsky.social talks dangerous border hotspots with king of the wild frontiers @jonnelledge.bsky.social 🗺️ Listen linktr.ee/bunker_pod
There was only one thing I could write about in this week's edition of The Vienna Briefing, and that was the ongoing heat wave. open.substack.com/pub/viennabr...
Thrilled that a new episode of @originstorypodcast.bsky.social dropped so that @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social could accompany me for my morning run and swim
This is the third time this year that Vienna has beaten its own heat record.
Manuel Oberhuber@manueloberhuber.bsky.social · yesterday40,2° aktuell hier in Wien-Stammersdorf und damit erneut ein Hitzerekord für die Bundeshauptstadt - zum dritten Mal heuer. Und es steigt noch...
Guten Morgen von einem wohl geschichtsträchtigen Wettertag. Ost-Österreich liegt heute im europäischen Hitze-Hotspot, und genau hier dürften auch Hitzerekorde fallen. Der bisherige Allzeitrekord liegt bei 40,5 Grad, aufgestellt 2013 in Bad Deutsch-Altenburg.
An ganzen 54 Wetterstationen liegt eine Tropennacht hinter uns, darunter auf der Loferer Alm oder am Feuerkogel in 1600m Höhe! In Neudorf bei Landsee gibt es einen neuen Burgenland-Rekord mit 26° Tiefsttemperatur. Mehr dazu in der ZIB 9.
Another record broken. Temperatures hit 40.1°C in Vienna today, up from the previous high of 40°C recorded during the last heat wave.
40,1 Grad: Hitze erreichte neuen Höchstwert
In Wien ist die Temperatur heuer zum bereits zweiten Mal kurzzeitig über 40 Grad gestiegen. Bei der Messstation in Stammersdorf wurde mit 40,1 Grad ein neues Allzeithoch erreicht. Auch für die kommend...
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I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.
Nearly 28C inside our flat, despite all blinds closed during day and windows only open between 5am and 7am to let cool air in. No wonder the kids are grouchy today...
Barclay on Romans 14: Their faith is labelled weak not because it is timid, but because it is vulnerable, attached to cultural traditions that they cannot abandon without abandoning Christ. If they were pressured by fellow believers to discard their way of honoring Christ, they would be "destroyed"
One of my parishioners says this is legit, so I think it’s legit. (The parishioner is Peter Brown) www.fox5ny.com/news/newly-d...
Newly discovered St. Augustine sermons offer fresh insight into early Christian theology
Two previously unknown sermons by St. Augustine have been authenticated after being discovered in a 12th-century medieval manuscript, offering scholars new insight into one of Christianity's most infl...
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It's depressing that this moved me so much, but did. First time I've heard a politician praise a group of immigrants, without caveat, for a long while.
Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · last wk.Andy Burnham, "To me, carers should be the best paid people in society, not the worst" "Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad" Andy Burnham praises migrants to the UK who care for our elderly, a stark contrast to Keir-island-of-strangers-Starmer
I've written a few books and checked all the quotes (deleting some bangers because I doubted their authenticity) and if you're letting fabricated ones slip through then you're cutting corners in an egregious way. It is not the copy-editor's job to check every source, it's yours. Do the damn work
One of the few times that local Bad Ischl news was also very much global news
World War I As It Happened (1914)@warhappened.bsky.social · last wk.Franz Joseph has signed off on the declaration of war brought forth by his government, and as of today, Austria-Hungary is in a state of war against the Kingdom of Serbia. The mobilisation of the armed forces continues: Soldiers in Budapest await the order to move out.
🧵 Imagine you're in your eighties or nineties, you have dementia and you're in a care home. Then your life savings, which have been covering the cost of your bed at £1,000 per week or more, start to run out. It could be the most vulnerable moment of your life. (1/13)
Preaching on Matthew 18:15-17 this morning - in a wider context where there is a lot of misuse of this text. Hoping I can say something that is helpful and healing for someone.
Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.
Rather lovely piece by @henrymance.ft.com on why language learning still matters to him in a world of AI translation on.ft.com/3Jviyry
Tributes have been paid to the journalist and broadcaster #EdwardStourton, who died on Saturday, aged 68 The #ArchbishopofCanterbury posted a tribute on social media: “Edward Stourton was a curious, compassionate and fiercely intelligent journalist.”
Archbishop and others pay tribute to Edward Stourton, journalist and broadcaster
TRIBUTES have been paid to the journalist and broadcaster Edward Stourton, who died on Saturday, aged 68. Mr Stourton, a Roman Catholic, hosted Sunday on BBC Radio 4 for many years (Books, 1 December 2023), having been a presenter of Today from 19...
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My instinct when someone says this shit is not 'you're so hardcore', it's 'you are not going to perform well'.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w agoJapan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said she gets just “zero to three hours” of sleep a night, prompting a debate in the country over work-life balance.