@paulrfoth.bsky.social
Sparrow, lichen, music fan account Bird guide in the BC Cariboo Occasional scholar of of religious history Exile from the Salish Sea
Manchester Orchestra drummer Tim Very has died at 42
stereogum.com/2489296/manc...
My thesis was about US evangelical appropriations of St. Francis of Assisi in this era, and this movie was a big part of the popularization of St. Francis.
15.02.2026 05:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oh no!!
15.02.2026 01:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0"It is winter..."
14.02.2026 13:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Post your favourite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.
14.02.2026 07:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 2Ol' Raspy
14.02.2026 02:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We met up at a book store where I bought Dostoeveky's Poor Folk, then coffee down the road.
14.02.2026 02:13 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lil Jidit
14.02.2026 02:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0NOT!
14.02.2026 02:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Me, watching hawks: "Geez that shin is sharp!"
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@shadkmusic.bsky.social
13.02.2026 16:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just spin a globe, close your eyes, stop it with your finger.
12.02.2026 03:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I still regret not buying women's curling tickets from a scalper on the SkyTrain during the Vancouver Olympics. I should have watched a real life Olympic sport.
12.02.2026 03:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More typically just going independent. Giuliani is the highest profile switch I can think of, and he was just a mayor. Or, like, RFK Jr and Gabbard, but that's more of a move for power and position.
12.02.2026 03:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0But who's to say chickadees and ravens aren't iconic?
12.02.2026 03:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'll have to make sure to remember to set it to "All Months." In February, local locations are showing me chickadees and ravens.
11.02.2026 23:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Historical theology professor: Ah, but does "Hypostasis" really translate as "Prospon"?
10.02.2026 23:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lil Wayne Grudem
08.02.2026 19:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Paradise if you like lots of logging trucks
08.02.2026 16:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Balmy here in southern central BC (-3).
08.02.2026 16:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hypogymnia tubulosa there
07.02.2026 23:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0PrΓ³xima is easily my favourite album that mentions lasagna
05.02.2026 23:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0That Manu Chao album rules
05.02.2026 23:09 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0Karl Bart Simpson
05.02.2026 16:03 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Pleopsidium flavum, the Gold Cobblestone Lichen, a yellow patch with cracks growing on a rock
Rhizoplaca melanophthalma, the Green Rock-posy, a collection of light yellow cup shaped bits growing on a rock
A gray-brown foliose lichen with black spots. Umbilicaria phaea, the Emory Rocktripe Lichen
Rhizocarpon geographicum, the Yellow Map Lichen growing on a rock
Lichens seen on the Old Kiln Trail today πΏ
Names of what I think they are in alt-text
The "anointed leader" language and structure among independent charismatics and some Pentecostals (where stronger denominational structures are not in place) create so many opportunities for control and abuse. Bentley, Bickle, Bolz come to mind recently, but there's a long history.
04.02.2026 17:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Their template has been copied a lot. One reason for declining theological education is that some larger evangelical churches and some denominations copy this model or Acts 29 or similar in lieu of seminary.
04.02.2026 17:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Birders learning lichens:
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Dippers gonna dip?
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