Author: Jonathan Morgan
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Song of the week 27/07/25
I’m really enjoying S.G. Goodman’s latest album. I like the deep resonance of the production. In this track, the guitar reminds me of West Coast by Lana Del Rey.
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Google without AI for the climate
As soon as my Google searches began returning answers provided by their AI LLM Gemini, I began to simmer with frustration at the amount of additional energy (electricity, water, etc.) consumed by each search. Thankfully, I am not alone and a number of people have offered ways to exclude AI from these searches. First, a…
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Charles Taylor on learning from those who came before
In a Secular Age, Taylor proposes two ways to engage with Christian thinkers from the past, either dismissively, or as having a perspective which can shed light on our own. We have to grasp the historical differences bi-focally; in one way, we are dealing with right/wrong issues, in which each change is a gain or…
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Franklin Graham and Freedom of Religion
I find many of the things that Franklin Graham says extremely frustrating. Whether he is talking about Muslims, or Donald Trump, it seems like he represents a brand of religio-nationalism more than he does the teachings of Christ. However, I thought this post defending his work (through Samaritan’s Purse) in New York was very insightful…
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Enjoying quarantine: something for those with more time on their hands, and something for those with kids
There are some of you who have found yourselves with more time on your hands than you had before Covid-19 emerged. According to the media, some of you are finding this to be a hellish experience. As someone doing home quarantine with a high-energy 3-year-old and a 6-month-old, I find this difficult to imagine, but…
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A life online
Today our church met for the first time online. I don’t mean that we listened to a band, and then listened to a sermon as they appeared in a one-way ‘livestream.’ We met (via Zoom) and sang together, we learned a Jesus story, we discussed a Psalm, and we prayed together. It wasn’t quite like…
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What I learned from my month without Twitter
At the start of Advent I decided to take month long break from Twitter, the last remaining social media platform that I use. During the autumn I had noticed myself feeling on edge, running towards distractions, and I wanted to see if I could spend Advent focussing on its original purpose: anticipating the coming of…
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Why I’m celebrating Advent for the first time by fasting Twitter
This December is the first time I’ve observed Advent. I mean really intentionally observed it. While I love this season as much as anyone, I usually don’t make the most of it. I’m usually distracted by whatever it is I’m working on and, by the time Christmas comes around, I get swept up in whatever…