Charity CEO and accredited Baptist Minister focused on justice, inclusion, hope, and compassion. https://thebrokenchurch.net/https://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lnibeng6z22qI think it's great that guy who's father was Greek and mother was Palestinian Syrian, who almost certainly never set foot in England, and is said to have died for his faith is celebrated as a symbol of our beautifully diverse, multi-cultural and multi-faith country. Happy #StGeorgesDay!23 Apr 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnibeng6z22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lnb7l66rkc2mA little something I wrote for Easter... Easter doesn't erase the wounds—it honours them. Resurrection is for the weary, the doubting, the grieving. Hope rises, scarred and shining. https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/04/20/hope-that-bears-scars/ #40DaysofHope #Easter #HopeScrolling20 Apr 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnb7l66rkc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3ln4b7z3tms2dA reflection I've written for #GoodFriday “Even on Good Friday, hope isn’t entirely gone. It’s just quiet. Hidden. Like a seed in the soil, not yet sprouted. But it’s still there. Still alive. Still coming.” https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/04/18/hidden-seed-of-hope/ #FaithInDarkness #HopeScrolling18 Apr 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln4b7z3tms2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3llggxvrauk2iHope Scrolling 24 of 40 Hope Is Not... By Paul Hicks https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/28/hope-is-not/ #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling28 Mar 2025 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3llggxvrauk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3llerounhvs2wHope Scrolling 23 of 40 Hope Is The Thing With Feathers By Emily Dickinson and @fauxkie.bsky.social https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/27/hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers/ #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling27 Mar 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3llerounhvs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3llerkwz6ik2wNick Parker is not only a wonderful musician whose songs have somehow been a soundtrack since my yoof, and become a good mate, but also a crazy talented animator. Check out the video that must have taken hours to create, it's delightful and deserves lots of views. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3MJKjS3Nv9E&pp=0gcJCdgAo7VqN5tD27 Mar 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3llerkwz6ik2whttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3llbyagifb22kHope Scrolling 22 of 40 Abundance By Anon #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/26/abundance/ https://thebrokenchurch.net/hope-scrolling/26 Mar 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3llbyagifb22khttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3llaf3wqh222bHope Scrolling 21 of 40 Loved and Home By Esther Day #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/25/loved-and-home/ https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/25/loved-and-home/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0PMWp9erMegApfD1HBWcLv_RmUNzLgFEkpWYGFwj9CsFdHHdhaTRj7O4A_aem_2Kst-WCqcbfqVMkl6kYP5w25 Mar 2025 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3llaf3wqh222bhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3ll7bm4bdwk27I want to put a playlist together of songs about hope or that are hopeful. Hit me with you suggestions. Links so I can listen are most helpful! Thanks25 Mar 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7bm4bdwk27https://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3ll5p3yfl422xHope Scrolling 20 of 40 Hand in Hand By @abrokenpastor.bsky.social #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/24/hand-in-hand/24 Mar 2025 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5p3yfl422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3ll5p2eioo22xHope Scrolling 19 of 40 The Pear Tree By Fran Bellingham #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/23/the-pear-tree/24 Mar 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5p2eioo22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3ll5oxqnr5k2xHope Scrolling 18 of 40 Befriended By Jonathan Brewer #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/22/befriended/24 Mar 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll5oxqnr5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lkut7dqda22fI'm rocking my socks for #WorldDownSyndromeDay and adding my voice to #ImproveOurSupportSystems... are you? Come on, show us your socks... 🧦21 Mar 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkut7dqda22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lkukcgzdaw2qHope Scrolling 17 of 40 Blooming By Anon #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling http://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/21/blooming/21 Mar 2025 06:07 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkukcgzdaw2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lkhxrx5xul2cHope Scrolling 12 of 40 Anticipation By Anonymous #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling http://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/16/anticipation/16 Mar 2025 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkhxrx5xul2chttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lkfhezl4va24Hope Scrolling 11 of 40 Love Walks Alongside By Ruth Partridge #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling http://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/15/love-walks-alongside/15 Mar 2025 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkfhezl4va24https://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lkcwrruwun2kHope Scrolling 10 of 40 Treasures in Dark Places By Jenny Spouge #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling http://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/14/treasures-in-dark-places/14 Mar 2025 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkcwrruwun2khttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lkc53bz44k2zHope Scrolling 9 of 40 Hope in Dark Times By Hannah Land https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/13/hope-in-dark-times/ #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling... https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/13/hope-in-dark-times/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2Oa2g-YxnbVRgoH2W8MgJixVb0QPXmOhQyjWqXxhu5OtVgK1XuCnjW_5g_aem_BeoHOYCWIsm700pH2n_Upw13 Mar 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkc53bz44k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lkc5226iz22zHope Scrolling 8 of 40 So, We Travel in Hope https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/12/so-we-travel-in-hope #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling... https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/12/so-we-travel-in-hope/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0iU6PGdWQHsFwRlTLQ427LV1omHUYb-f7W-rKlNhRjIjWvvHVF0Jf-NLw_aem_GaWzBzLfTc3mX5JDRF332w13 Mar 2025 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkc5226iz22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lk4qdjdi7k2q🌱 A week ago, I started the Hope Scrolling, and we’ve already got posts for the first 10 days filled with amazing stories, art, and positivity. But now, I need your help to keep the momentum going for the next 30 days! 🙌 https://thebrokenchurch.net/hope-scrolling/11 Mar 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4qdjdi7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3lk3mmjpmo22qHope Scrolling 7 of 40 Letting go of Hope By Ruth Gouldbourne https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/11/letting-go-of-hope/ #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling11 Mar 2025 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk3mmjpmo22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3ljzryojkuk2zHope Scrolling 6 of 40 Resisting Hope in Estrangement By Graham Conway-Doel https://thebrokenchurch.net/2025/03/10/resisting-hope-in-estrangement/ #40DaysofHope #TheBrokenChurch #HopeScrolling If you're wondering where 1 to 5 are, well I wasn't on #Bluesky to share the start of this last minute Lent idea.10 Mar 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljzryojkuk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/abrokenpastor.bsky.social/post/3ljxzhtlkws23Starting my @bsky.app journey, the excitement is almost too much. What’s the best advice you’d give to a newbie? #FirstPost09 Mar 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:rqk7gtsu7o7n3y32fk6bm37c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxzhtlkws23