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David Rowe
@mrdavidrowe
Connoisseur of simple things, panoramic Trinitarian, writer/musician/chaplain ⚓️ I wrote 'The Proverbs of Middle-earth' (see link below) & paraphrase Psalms.
Dec 9 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
It's Monday, so here's a thread of Christian traditions, and the blessing each has been to me.
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METHODIST
I love to belt out a hymn, tears in my eyes; I love to see holiness worked out in community; and as an immigrant/pilgrim 'The world is my parish' has been a great comfort. PRESBYTERIAN
When I lived in NZ, my adopted grandmother was a retired missionary whose mother got saved in the Welsh Revival. She showed me the warm, gentle, humble heart of the Calvinist tradition. I adored her.
Aug 27 • 68 tweets • 25 min read
Five years ago, @holland_tom suggested that someone should find a song to represent each of the 66 Biblical books (sorry Catholics, Orthodox, etc.). The following is what I came up with.

Rules: no bad songs, no church songs, no repeated artists, and nothing too obscure. Read on! Image GENESIS
'Man Gave Names To All The Animals', Bob Dylan

There are SO MANY options for Genesis songs, and that's not including songs by Genesis. They're mainly super-serious. But Dylan at his love-him-or-hate-him best starts us off with a whimsical reimagining of Genesis 2:19-20.
May 28 • 31 tweets • 11 min read
The BBC Dramatisation of LOTR was my 'wardrobe' into Middle-earth. Plus I was born on a Saturday night in the Spring of 1981, and my Dad listened every Sunday, so it may be my first literature experience!
Here is a thread of the lovely artwork by Eric Fraser, for the Radio Times. Image It's a bit annoying that Gandalf is seen carrying the Ring here, but whatever. This was the cover of the box-set of cassettes we had when I was growing up – I took it with me when I moved to NZ, but it never made it back. Sorry Dad. Image
Apr 5 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I was teaching a class 'How to love your neighbour who is sad'. To illustrate 'secret sadnesses', I shared that our dog has just died, and started to well up a bit. One girl came up to me afterwards, looked me in the eye and gave me a piece of paper. "This is for you," she said. Image That was yesterday – I opened it this morning. She's a lovely 4th Grader, very kind and thoughtful, so naturally I wondered how she had decided to comfort me in my distress. I unrolled the paper to reveal...
Jan 25, 2023 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
WHAT ARE THE INSTRUMENTS OF GOOD WORKS?

[thread, from The Rule of St. Benedict] In the first place, to love the Lord God with the whole heart, the whole soul and the whole strength.

Then one’s neighbour as if oneself.
Nov 13, 2020 • 49 tweets • 7 min read
1 Like, 1 LOTR opinion that probably isn't that interesting anyway... The word 'holy' only appears once in Lord of the Rings, and then as a translation of a Quenya word. I find that striking but I'm not exactly sure why.
Sep 23, 2019 • 69 tweets • 38 min read
Inspired by (the always inspiring) @holland_tom here are the 66 books of the Bible each represented by a song. Rules: no bad songs, no church songs, no repeated artists, and nothing too obscure as to be no fun. @holland_tom GENESIS
Man Gave Names To All The Animals, Bob Dylan
There are SO MANY options for Genesis-songs, mainly super-serious. Dylan at his love-him-or-hate-him best starts us off on a different footing, reimagining Genesis 2:19-20.
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