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David Moloney
@dlted.bsky.social
Editorial Director of Darton, Longman and Todd.
Intelligent, Inspirational, Inclusive spiritual books.

www.dltwritingforyou.com
Post a picture of you and your dog to win a free copy of @h3nrymartin.bsky.social's Dog Leads to God!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
In an extract from the new edition of Bleeding for Jesus @andrewgraystone.bsky.social recalls the eventual publication of the Makin Review – and its immediate aftermath – on 7 November 2024.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Margaret Silf explains how the closing chapters of our lives can become the most fruitful, and explores the practice of ‘letting go’.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
‘Stories and storytelling had become the focus of both my intellectual and spiritual explorations,’ wrote the late Ewan Bowlby.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
‘In prison, I became aware of my sense of purpose,’ writes Tim Hewes.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
‘So much about God becomes clearer when we consider not just the birds or the lilies but also the dog trotting alongside us,’ writes @h3nrymartin.bsky.social.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Ahead of a major new Channel 4 documentary on John Smyth and the resignation of Justin Welby, @andrewgraystone.bsky.social has written a substantial new edition of Bleeding for Jesus. dlted.substack.com/i/176925510/...
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In the wake of the Bishops’ withdrawal from LLF, a stirring call from Charlie Bell to celebrate the extraordinary gift of LGBTQI people to the Church, before it is too late: dlted.substack.com/i/176925510/...
October 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Mukti Barton has written some useful theological reflections on imperialism, biblical interpretation and Israel's genocidal assaults on Gaza. tinyurl.com/kzv2d3f3
September 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Reflections of a pedal pilgrim: Bishop John B Thomson writes on faith and the world from the perspective of a cyclist, in the latest free DLT Writing for You newsletter.

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July 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Can you crack the cypher and discover the (possibly illegal) key to a great sermon?

‘Clerical Errors’ by Thomas a Quiznas (translated by Fay Rowland). Check the answer at:
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July 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Tim Darton, Michael Longman and John Todd: the perfectionist, the preacher, and the enfant terrible – fascinating pen portraits from the official DLT history of 1980.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Borrowed Stories by Ewan Bowlby is now in stock. It’s about how we find our story, make sense of our life, using the creative resources of the world around us. A moving and hugely rewarding book – please take a look.
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July 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
‘We need inclusive voices wherever the Church shapes its future,’ says Chantal Noppen @inclusivechurch.bsky.social
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July 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This week's DLT Writing for You newsletter shares a recent blog post by theologian Grace Ji-Sun Kim dlted.substack.com/i/167998733/...
July 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A good read for anyone interested in the history of DLT, the Jerusalem Bible, or mid-C20th publishing.

What led to an emergency pulping and reprinting of the JB’s first print run? And – Holy Bible, Batman! – what brought the Caped Crusader to the party?

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July 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
‘Taking time to reflect, mindfully, on our experience turns that experience into wisdom – a gift that takes time to grow and ripen. This process lies at the heart of what the vocation of our later years.’

Margaret Silf introduces The Wisdom Years dlted.substack.com/p/alice-and-...
July 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Here’s a reminder of the latest DLT Writing for You newsletter, in which Peter Selby reflects on the legacy of Ewan Bowlby, Chantal Noppen asks what’s in a Pride flag, and I worry about some aspects of Christian book publishing.

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June 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Hit snooze? Some reflections on cognitive dissonance in Christian book publishing.

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June 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
From this week's DLT Writing for You's puzzles (thank you Fay Rowland):

Fill in the words on each line then use the circled letters to find why saying, 'I don’t get it, God' might not be a disaster.

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June 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
‘Your true colours aren’t shown in fabric alone.’ Revd Chantal Noppen of Inclusive Church on the Pride flag.

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June 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Bishop Peter Selby reflects on the remarkable life, thought and legacy of Ewan Bowlby, whose book 'Borrowed Stories: Facing cancer with culture from Breaking Bad to The Divine Comedy' will be published next week.

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June 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Rising ableism and the treatment of the elderly sick and disabled during Covid suggest safeguarding is far from sufficient to support the Assisted Dying Bill in its current form, argues Virginia Moffatt.
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June 13, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Ahead of tomorrow's debate on proposed amendments to the Assisted Dying Bill, here is a valuable resource for Christians and churches from Virginia Moffatt.

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June 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
CLERICAL ERRORS by Thomas a Quiznas
In the attached picture, the letters have fallen from their squares into piles below. Can you put them back to discover which animal doesn’t need glasses?

Answers: dlted.substack.com/i/165279946/...
June 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM