David Shervington

Good preparation for the upcoming 5 test series where the Penguins will travel to the other side of the globe to take on the Tim Tams in their own backyard, in a bid to win back the urn (/biscuit barrel) 🏏⚱️

I mean I love a Tim Tam just as much as the next guy but that is a cracking result, and the perfect consolation for yesterday's humiliation.

Plus pleased to see Jemi Rodrigues produce such a special innings. She is up there as one of my favourite players outside of England.

#CWC25 #INDvAUS 🏏

Front cover of a book titled “The Missing Peace” by Chris Whittington, Founder of The School of Contemplative Life. The cover features a minimalist design with a brown-and-white palette, a lotus flower illustration, and a puzzle-piece‐shaped cut-out silhouette. A quote at the top praises the School of Contemplative Life. The subtitle reads: “Meditation as a Spiritual Path to Peace, Community and Oneness.” The book is photographed on a light wooden desk next to a computer keyboard.

Publication day...congrats to Chris Whittington and the School of Contemplative Life

Order here: canterburypress.hymnsam.co.uk

@canterburypress.bsky.social

It's every bit as good as the RS Thomas one. GMH's poetry is perfect for Lebt.

More lovely books. I've been banging on about how extraordinary Decomposing Holy Ground is for a while, but I'll do so again now.
Trust me: It. Is. Breathtaking.

Three books arranged side by side on a wooden surface. From left to right: Giving Thanks: Rediscovering the Heart of Gratitude by Philip Plyming, featuring a beige cover with red title text and a prayer excerpt in black. Safer Faiths, Safer Followers: Understanding and Countering Spiritual Abuse in Faith Communities by Tom Wilson, with a white cover and a vibrant watercolor design in green, yellow, and blue at the top. Dappled Beauty: Through Lent with Gerard Manley Hopkins by Carys Walsh, showing a scenic painting of a mountainous landscape in shades of blue, purple, and green.

Freshly baked and in the office, the excellent @canterburypress.bsky.social October frontlist.

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel by Susanna Clarke

I am a late-comer to this but so far it is an extraordinary, bewitching, transporting read. To get some measure of how much I am enjoying it, consider that I am currently *actively looking forward* to my journeys on the 0645 to Waterloo.

Is there a more completely dominant team in any sport than the Australia women's cricket team? They've only lost something like 5% of their ODIs in the past 5 years.

They can win from anywhere. And they almost certainly will. Terrifying.

A screenshot from an email: "It is on every Sunday morning at 9am, with a really fun warm up starting at 8:45am. Junior parkrun is positive, welcoming and inclusive, there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is welcome to come along!"

School trying to persuade us about the value of family park run, but accidentally selling us church:

Cracking match that.

#ENGvIND

At the Frankfurt Book Fair with our wonderful translation rights representative, Hosung Maeng. He's responsible for selling foreign language rights of our titles globally.

(Also, look carefully for a sneaky peek at Canterbury Press's shiny new logo, coming soon)

Among other things today is a good day to recognise and appreciate the excellent journalism from my colleagues at @churchtimes.bsky.social Their coverage today, from what I saw, blew that of the larger mainstream media outlets out of the water...

First woman appointed to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, has been announced as the next Primate of All England

BREAKING: The next Archbishop of Canterbury is to be the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London since 2018, Downing Street has announced. She is to be the first woman to hold the post

#archbishopofcanterbury #nextABC #Archbishop106

www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

Our demands are simple:
Claudia Winkleman saying "and the next Archbishop of Canterbury is...", followed by a teasingly long pause, dramatic drum beats, spotlights, and the camera panning to a close up of each candidate in turn.

Huge day, with a significant announcement:

The 6 year old is now a 7 year old.

BBC Local Radio - In Detail..., Sanctuary: An Act of Defiance, Introducing... Sanctuary: An Act of Defiance A man begs for Sanctuary in a church. The vicar protects him, defying the government.

This is a fascinating story, compellingly told by Azariah France-Williams, now the vicar of the church where it all took place. Fully recommend.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

a man in a suit and tie says oh my god ALT: a man in a suit and tie says oh my god

There has never been a more appropriate moment to post this meme.
Thank you Steve Carell. Thank you Church of England.

Immigration: Fear, Compassion and the Real Enemy with Rod Dreher and Elizabeth Oldfield

Not a comfortable listen, but a fascinating one.

Adopting "talk me through how you got there" as a helpful question for our times.

pca.st/episode/07b8...

County Championship: All you need to know for the finale to the 2025 season Nottinghamshire and Surrey vie for the title and five sides battle to avoid a bottom-two finish in Division One in the final round of the County Championship.

Proper finale this is going to be.
As an armchair Surrey fan, it's not ideal but as a general cricket fan, it's perfect.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Loved tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. Babel is on my list, good shout. Enjoyed Yellowface, albeit a v different book I think.

Yes, probably not really my thing... My fluff is more likely to be a Robert Harris thriller or similar But I fully echo the importance of a purely fluff option in one's reading pile.

Scenario: You have £40 birthday cash to spend on books. You want a pile of riveting, immersive reads which take you to other worlds or times. Real escapism.
Also, nothing too taxing (books are your day job, this is for your down time).
What are you getting?

#booksky #findmeabook

Screenshot of a WhatsApp chat. One message at 08:43 says: “Does anyone have any recommendations for dog friendly sunday lunches please?” A reply at 08:45 reads: “Think they quite like Pedigree chum? They do need to avoid chocolate gateaux though. Hope that helps.”

Absolutely delighted with this, tbh

Title page of the manuscript "Hurricanes Roar: Reflections on Black Spiritual Poetry" by Elizabeth S. Dodd and J.A. Robinson-Brown, forthcoming from Norwich Canterbury Press in 2026.

Well, this is just as phenomenal as I'd expected...

@scholarpriest.bsky.social and Beth Dodd have gathered a veritable feast of poetry. Coming 2026.

Alt text: Screenshot of a phone note written on September 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM. Text reads: “Travelling through London on Saturday afternoon with my daughter after a football match; the city I love felt hostile and deeply divided. This was not the city I recognised. I am a Londoner & have grown up appreciating our diversity, vibrancy & togetherness. Yet there is so much mistrust, fear and animosity right now. I’ve always supported freedom of speech; I value our right to peaceful protest. But I am deeply concerned to see some masking racism within the language of patriotism and, even worse, the Christian faith. We need to do all we can to call out the infiltration of violence and racism, so that we can create space for open, honest and necessary conversations about migration, race and how we build a thriving society in the UK for everyone. My fervent prayer is that we, the church, model a better way. Lord, help us to we do all we can to unite across all ethnicities, generations & classes. Help us say & show that all are created equal, all people bear God’s image and that Jesus died for all. There can be no place for prejudice in our society. Come on church! Let's unite, love one another & work together as one to make Jesus known.”

This seems to me a good statement from Gavin Calver, CEO of Evangelical Alliance. We could do with a few more of these.

On a train from Waterloo on Sat, some protestors sat near me started singing the name of a well-known far right activist.
It's not like I was a journo looking to the extremes for a good story. It was just there, loudly, unashamedly, in my carriage.
Let's be discerning, and careful, but not naive.

Bonhoeffer said "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."

Quite the day. Moving and energising to spend the day reflecting with 200 preachers on the theme of "Preaching Truth to Power". More so to be doing so in Southwark cathedral not far away from 100,000 far right protestors. And even more so with Southwark Cathedral's peace doves hovering overhead.

Just a few days now until the Festival of Preaching day event 'Preaching Truth to Power'. Still some tickets available, and you can also buy livestream tickets to watch live or later at your convenience. It's going to be a cracking day

festivalofpreaching.hymnsam.co.uk

Just a week to go until the Festival of Preaching day, 'Preaching Truth to Power', with speakers including Bishop Mariann Budde, who famously preached at Trump's inauguration.

Tickets going fast, but still some left...don't miss it.

festivalofpreaching.hymnsam.co.uk