David Sim
@davidrsim.bsky.social
Walker, camino-er, technology enthusiast, Jesus follower.
"We and all people, we and those who have gone before us, we and all creatures, we and the universe are traveling together in one river of life." (JP Newell)
"We and all people, we and those who have gone before us, we and all creatures, we and the universe are traveling together in one river of life." (JP Newell)
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OPINION: Clergy are playing an increasingly significant advocacy role, voicing their opposition to policies that hurt their communities.
religionnews.com/2025/07/22/c...
religionnews.com/2025/07/22/c...
Clergy: It's time to lead the fight for families at state and local levels
(RNS) — Clergy and community members believe the No. 1 policy priority for the church is securing high-quality, affordable child care.
religionnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
OPINION: Clergy are playing an increasingly significant advocacy role, voicing their opposition to policies that hurt their communities.
religionnews.com/2025/07/22/c...
religionnews.com/2025/07/22/c...
Trump issues executive order preventing AI used in the Federal Government including concepts like "critical race theory, transgenderism, unconscious bias, intersectionality, and systemic racism; and discrimination on the basis of race or sex." in its responses.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
July 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Trump issues executive order preventing AI used in the Federal Government including concepts like "critical race theory, transgenderism, unconscious bias, intersectionality, and systemic racism; and discrimination on the basis of race or sex." in its responses.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Gaza is starving. So are its journalists | Jodie Ginsberg
Gaza is starving. So are its journalists | Jodie Ginsberg
A desperate situation has become catastrophic. If we do not act now, there will be no one left to tell anyone’s story
www.theguardian.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Gaza is starving. So are its journalists | Jodie Ginsberg
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Joint statement on mass starvation across Gaza
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Joint statement from over 100 humanitarian organisations
As mass starvations spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away.
www.quaker.org.uk
July 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Joint statement on mass starvation across Gaza
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
July 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
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‘Hungry aid staff fainting’ as Israel’s criminal starvation plan spreads in Gaza & truce hopes fade
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/24/hamas-sends-ceasefire-proposal-to-israel-as-starvation-spreads-in-gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/24/hamas-sends-ceasefire-proposal-to-israel-as-starvation-spreads-in-gaza
July 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
‘Hungry aid staff fainting’ as Israel’s criminal starvation plan spreads in Gaza & truce hopes fade
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/24/hamas-sends-ceasefire-proposal-to-israel-as-starvation-spreads-in-gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/24/hamas-sends-ceasefire-proposal-to-israel-as-starvation-spreads-in-gaza
"What was troubling is that in our church, for all that is good about it, all that we love about it, it is nonetheless not the most compelling witness for Jesus’ love in our time, because we are stuck, stuck in trends of decline and the pressures of a declining institution.”
(Bishop Marianne Budde)
(Bishop Marianne Budde)
January 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"What was troubling is that in our church, for all that is good about it, all that we love about it, it is nonetheless not the most compelling witness for Jesus’ love in our time, because we are stuck, stuck in trends of decline and the pressures of a declining institution.”
(Bishop Marianne Budde)
(Bishop Marianne Budde)
Sadly, governments are playing catchup with a technological environment that is moving far faster than regulation. Social media companies turning away from their responsibility for safety doesn't help.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Molly Russell's dad urges Keir Starmer to act on online safety in letter
In an exclusive interview, Ian Russell tells the BBC that he believes there is
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sadly, governments are playing catchup with a technological environment that is moving far faster than regulation. Social media companies turning away from their responsibility for safety doesn't help.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I once tried to explain cricket to a German. This is even more mindboggling
Justin #Welby ist nicht länger Erzbischof von #Canterbury. Sein Nachfolger wird nicht in einer Art #Konklave gewählt, sondern ist das Ergebnis eines längeren Auswahlprozesses, an dessen Ende der König steht – und kein weißer Rauch:
So wird der neue Erzbischof von Canterbury gewählt
Ex-Geheimdienstchef führt die Suche nach dem Nachfolger an
www.katholisch.de
January 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I once tried to explain cricket to a German. This is even more mindboggling
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Gaza: Doctors Warn Thousands of Palestinians Could Die This Winter from Cold, Hunger, Disease
Doctors Warn Thousands in Gaza Could Die amid Winter Conditions
International outrage is growing over Israel’s abduction of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Jabaliya refugee camp, who was detained after Israeli forces raided and...
www.democracynow.org
December 31, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Gaza: Doctors Warn Thousands of Palestinians Could Die This Winter from Cold, Hunger, Disease
"ABC News recently settled a defamation suit brought by Trump by making a $15 million donation to his future presidential library, despite experts saying the case was easily winnable"
Trump Escalates War on Press & Some Outlets Are "Capitulating Preemptively" to Pressure
Trump Escalates War on Press & Some Outlets Are “Capitulating Preemptively” to Pressure
We speak with The Nation's Chris Lehmann about President-elect Donald Trump's escalating attacks on the press and how major media figures and institutions are “capitulating preemptively” to the pressure....
www.democracynow.org
January 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"ABC News recently settled a defamation suit brought by Trump by making a $15 million donation to his future presidential library, despite experts saying the case was easily winnable"
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This article is 112 years old. And we still aren't doing enough to act on climate change.
#ClimateCHANGE
#ClimateCHANGE
January 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This article is 112 years old. And we still aren't doing enough to act on climate change.
#ClimateCHANGE
#ClimateCHANGE
If you were looking for evidence humanity cannot save itself, I give you "Kelius Maximus".
Elon Musk apparently renamed himself “Kekius Maximus” and changed his profile pic to Pepe the Frog last night
These are all symbols associated with the so-called “alt-right” / online far-right, white nationalists, etc
www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/20...
These are all symbols associated with the so-called “alt-right” / online far-right, white nationalists, etc
www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/20...
January 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you were looking for evidence humanity cannot save itself, I give you "Kelius Maximus".
Prayer, our true home,
Hearts find peace, spirits purpose;
With God, we belong.
(Inspired by today's sermon on a Jesus, His Father and the House of Prayer youtu.be/MtB86DDEHsQ)
#haiku #christianity #sermon
Hearts find peace, spirits purpose;
With God, we belong.
(Inspired by today's sermon on a Jesus, His Father and the House of Prayer youtu.be/MtB86DDEHsQ)
#haiku #christianity #sermon
2024-12-29 Jesus, His Father and the House of Prayer
YouTube video by Fort William Kilmallie l/w Kilmonivaig Church
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December 29, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Prayer, our true home,
Hearts find peace, spirits purpose;
With God, we belong.
(Inspired by today's sermon on a Jesus, His Father and the House of Prayer youtu.be/MtB86DDEHsQ)
#haiku #christianity #sermon
Hearts find peace, spirits purpose;
With God, we belong.
(Inspired by today's sermon on a Jesus, His Father and the House of Prayer youtu.be/MtB86DDEHsQ)
#haiku #christianity #sermon
When the carols have been stilled,
When the star-topped tree is taken down,
When the family and friends are gone home,
When we are back to our schedules,
The work of Christmas begins:
When the star-topped tree is taken down,
When the family and friends are gone home,
When we are back to our schedules,
The work of Christmas begins:
December 29, 2024 at 3:23 PM
When the carols have been stilled,
When the star-topped tree is taken down,
When the family and friends are gone home,
When we are back to our schedules,
The work of Christmas begins:
When the star-topped tree is taken down,
When the family and friends are gone home,
When we are back to our schedules,
The work of Christmas begins:
Why being with God is (infinitely) better than self-help.
#serenityprayer #letthemtheory #christianity
#serenityprayer #letthemtheory #christianity
December 28, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Why being with God is (infinitely) better than self-help.
#serenityprayer #letthemtheory #christianity
#serenityprayer #letthemtheory #christianity
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The word "spirituality," used so often now in Christian discussions, tends toward a transfer of agency from God's prevenient grace to an emphasis on human qualities, preparation, readiness, or effort.
The Christmas story is not "spiritual." It is a radical announcement of God's inbreaking.
The Christmas story is not "spiritual." It is a radical announcement of God's inbreaking.
December 18, 2024 at 3:48 AM
The word "spirituality," used so often now in Christian discussions, tends toward a transfer of agency from God's prevenient grace to an emphasis on human qualities, preparation, readiness, or effort.
The Christmas story is not "spiritual." It is a radical announcement of God's inbreaking.
The Christmas story is not "spiritual." It is a radical announcement of God's inbreaking.
Love colours her days,
Each pause whispers His presence—
Heart turns back to Him.
#haiku #christianhaiku
Each pause whispers His presence—
Heart turns back to Him.
#haiku #christianhaiku
December 27, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Love colours her days,
Each pause whispers His presence—
Heart turns back to Him.
#haiku #christianhaiku
Each pause whispers His presence—
Heart turns back to Him.
#haiku #christianhaiku
Haiku:
Glory shines around,
Fear not—good news, joy for all:
The Saviour is born.
Glory shines around,
Fear not—good news, joy for all:
The Saviour is born.
December 25, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Haiku:
Glory shines around,
Fear not—good news, joy for all:
The Saviour is born.
Glory shines around,
Fear not—good news, joy for all:
The Saviour is born.
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