Peter Carrell
@petercarrell.bsky.social
Anglican Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. Gospel first. Cricket, Rugby, Politics (NZ, UK, US, Oz, etc), Philosophy, global church interests: all second equal. Views my own but said with episcopal care.
Out now! 📚 Moleli Alama’s Holistic Reading of Chronicles with a Samoan Hermeneutic 🌏 This strikingly original work discusses themes of land tenure, sovereignty & the divine, engaging with Chronicles while firmly grounded in the Pacific context. 📜Read more:🔗 brill.com/display/ti... #AcRel #Samoa
That would be when the Lions toured NZ … and didn’t win the series?!
The Cricketer@thecricketer.com · 10mo ago"This isn't a theoretical idea. In rugby union, where I work, we've already seen what happens when a seasoned political operator is embedded within a high-pressure sporting environment" | Tim Percival
King Charles and Pope Leo to make history with prayers together at Vatican ⬇️
King and Pope to make history with prayers together at Vatican
King Charles and Pope Leo to make history with prayers together at Vatican
thetimes.com
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “America is closer to a religious revolution, and the difference between revolution and revival is immensely important for the health of our country — and of the Christian church in America,” our columnist David French writes.
Opinion | Something Is Stirring in Christian America, and It’s Making Me Nervous
Don’t mistake a revolution for a revival.
nyti.ms
Open enrollment for ACA plans began yesterday in Idaho. One couple got notice that their monthly premium next year would jump from $51 to $2,232 as subsidies expire. 25,000 Idahoans are expected to be priced out of coverage. This is what's at stake in Trump's shutdown.
The best backlash would be zero use of AI by us ordinary internet denizens.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 10mo agoA nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing. And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power. When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
Me @newrepublic.com on Pope Leo, Liberation Theology, and the future of American Catholicism: newrepublic.com/article/2016...
Pope Leo Declares Whose Side He’s On—and It’s Not JD Vance’s
Leo XIV’s first apostolic exhortation focuses on loving the poor. Conservative American Catholics are sure to lose their minds over it.
newrepublic.com
Interesting take on things: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pale... Not quite credible, IMHO, that Trump is immaterial to ceasefire ...
Palestine and its global supporters secured this ceasefire, not Trump
DONALD TRUMP, the self-aggrandising showman, has no need of a praise-giver. He is his own PR machine and seizes every opportunity for boasting without the slightest sense of the ridiculous.But if to t...
morningstaronline.co.uk
Is Leo faithful to Jesus? That is the only question, not whether he is (too/not) conservative or (too/not) liberal. As far as I can see, there is an affirmative answer to the only question that matters.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 10mo agoAs Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”
A canny politician and, as always, to the point
BBC Newsnight@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 10mo ago“92-year-old Lord Heseltine is out of touch and deeply offensive to millions of voters.” A Reform UK spokesperson responds to Lord Heseltine who described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. #Newsnight
Becoming A Christian Leftist!! flip.it/I_wgiJ
New book calls for a politics that mirrors Jesus' Beatitudes
In Why Christians Should Be Leftists, Phil Christman argues that Jesus' teachings "[lay] out an ethic that would make it next to impossible for any human being to successfully hang onto power forever....
flip.it
A good a story, well told, as you are likely to read this weekend ... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
“‘I’m leaving,’ Trump said. ‘There’s no reason to be here any more’”: inside the meeting that brought Nato to the brink
Former secretary general Jens Stoltenberg recalls the rollercoaster ride of dealing with Donald Trump – and how close the US president brought the alliance to the point of collapse
theguardian.com
With +Sarah Mullally being chosen, we can confirm there was no clear frontrunner. +Sarah was mentioned but the 2 "more mentioned" women bishops were +Rachel and +Guli. Male bishops were also proposed in media reports. Ultimately there was no frontrunner. Full marks for confidentiality in t'process.
Peter Carrell@petercarrell.bsky.social · 10mo agoAm very interested in who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. No one seems to know (aside from those who do know because they are the appointers). No clear front runner has emerged (which could, of course, be a sign that that person will not be the ABC).
If only drones and military jets weren't criss-crossing the skies of Europe, while ships on European seas do strange things, this might be fair comment ...
The Times and Sunday Times@thetimes.com · 10mo agoThe Russian president accused European leaders of ‘whipping up hysteria’ about an escalation of the war with Ukraine
Am very interested in who will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. No one seems to know (aside from those who do know because they are the appointers). No clear front runner has emerged (which could, of course, be a sign that that person will not be the ABC).
