Fr Ian
@frianmaher.bsky.social
Priest in the Church of England, serving at Sheffield Cathedral. Trying to share a bit of light in an often dark world. All views expressed on here are my own. Welsh, British, European.
'The parable [of the net] pushes us to consider how people with whom we differ considerably, have no less a share in the kingdom of God.' imaherblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/s...
Strange fish
Matthew 13.47-53 Jesus uses various images to convey something about the mystery of God’s kingdom; a kingdom that turns conventional wisdom on its head. The people at the bottom of the pecking orde…
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‘Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.’ - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Ridiculous questions to Emma Reynolds on BBC Breakfast this morning.
So, I encourage you to read the parables of Jesus. Just take them one at a time, with your eyes and ears open to see and listen. Let them get under your skin, and you will be surprised by what God might be saying to you through them.
Under the skin
Matthew 13.10-17 Like many of his contemporaries, Jesus often used parables as a means of helping people to think for themselves. He was, in fact, a master at using parables to get under the skin o…
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'Yet through it all, the risen Jesus is present with us, longing to help us carry whatever load we must bear. The Lord’s shoulders are broad enough . . . Life is difficult, but we are not alone.'
Life is difficult, but we are not alone
Matthew 11.28-30 ‘Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is di…
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BBC - Please invite Farage and Count Binface on to Question Time.
'Simply put, be faithful to Jesus Christ, be yourself in sharing your faith when opportunities arise, and leave the rest to God.'
Be yourself
Matthew 10.7-15 It’s not always easy to share your faith. All sorts of concerns can get in the way. ‘Will I say the right thing?’ ‘Will people think I’m a Bible-basher?’ ‘What if can’t answer a que…
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Calling a by-election over the sovereign right of every MP to take secret gifts from a convicted criminal. What a time to be alive.
🚨 Breaking news: 🚨 Trump and Infantino announced as joint winners of the inaugural annual FIFA Corruption Prize.
'One of the root causes for the tensions that so often surface within religion is the temptation to define the limits of God’s love, grace and mercy; to make God too small; to put God in a box; reducing the mystery of God to an idol of our own making.'
Don’t put God in a box
Matthew 9.1-8 One of the dangers of religion is that it can become an end in itself. Instead of bringing people into an encounter with God, religion ends up pointing only to itself, becoming a mech…
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'Words are hypocritical and meaningless if not backed up by how we live. It’s always easier to talk about Christian faith than it is to live it out, but actions speak louder than words. We are seen by others and judged for good or for ill accordingly.'
Actions speak louder than words
Matthew 7.21-end There is a saying attributed, probably incorrectly, to St Francis of Assisi that says, ‘Preach the gospel always, use words when necessary’. They are, however, words certainly in k…
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GOOD MORNING. Andy Burnham has triumphed in Makerfield. Nigel Farage has been brutally humiliated. The sun is shining and the world is a beautiful place iandunt.substack.com/p/triumph-in...
‘When politics abandons a long-term perspective and reduces itself to short-term calculations or sterile polarisations, then the language of the common good loses credibility and, at the same time, social inequalities and divisions grow.’ Pope Leo XIV in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (para. 67).
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'Barnabas remains for me - perhaps for you, too - an inspiration, and a practical example of how to live the Christian life.'
A good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith
Acts 11.19-end, John 15.12-17 The Feast of St Barnabas was the day on which, in 1978, I received the sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time. Barnabas has since held a special place on my spi…
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But but but he’s already completely obliterated them. And negotiated a glorious ceasefire. And leveraged them in to total surrender. And completely obliterated them. And negotiated a glorious ceasefire. And leveraged them in to total surrender. And completely obliterated them. And negotiated a glo…
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 2mo agoQ: You said that now Iran will have to pay the price. What did you mean by that? Trump: Well, we're going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard Q: Resuming bombing? Trump: Yeah. We have the right to do that
