I am me. Most of the time. Views not necessarily those of my employer (God)
A small village in N.Yorks
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People say that as a Christian, I believe in fairy tales & then I look at those who go on about the 'Deep State', Britain being taken over by sharia law, the woke conspiracy, @UKLabour being commies & cancel culture & I think 'it's not me who believes in fairy tales...'
I was going down to London on Friday & wanted something to read & I saw this @shaunhamill book in the library, was intrigued & read it & kept reading. It's fabulous- horror, but not yet horror; family, love, pain, dysfunction, yet hope- recommended.
I generally stay on Threads: it seems a bit like the little blue bird before it was Xed out, but when I post on here I like to post nice things- here's some photos from Mount Grace , just 6 miles from us, yesterday. @EnglishHeritage
Today I dropped our older son off in Wimbledon*: he now works in London as does his younger brother.
Proud of them both making their way in the world, although it is combined with pangs of sadness that it's so far away from us & Oop North.
(* view from his window)
I went on a wilderness retreat a couple of months ago & I wrote something. Writing (& thinking) helps me sometimes.
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We can confirm that we don't wish to add Gautam Gambhir to our coaching staff. He clearly has talent, though. To take those Indian players and deliver those results in Ireland takes truly remarkable gifts.
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We really need to get away from the idea that being boring is bad for politicians. It's not a game show.
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At yesterday's Unite the Kingdom rally one speaker said:
"It's not too late to get Islam out of that building (Parliament)"
"It is not to late to get Islam out of every single official office in this country"
"It is absolutely vital, if we want to save this country, we have to remove Islam from every single place of authority"
If these comments were directed at British Jews, they would rightly dominate headlines nationwide, because antisemitism is wrong.
Anti-Muslim rhetoric should be treated with the same seriousness and scrutiny.
I took this during Lockdown, 6 years ago; it has its limitations, but I like it. It does make me feel a mite sad about that time though.
I'm just about to start the long journey back south to N.Yorks after a wilderness retreat. A friend leads a disparate group of us each year in temporary community, silence, talk, openness, survival & reflextion. It was challenging, but lovely in an isolated part of Mull.
My work laptop has developed a glitch; it shuts down at random moments during Teams meetings.
Obviously I'm going to report it, but I'm so tempted to not do so & regard this as a perk, & not a hindrance...
We live just over 5 miles from Mount Grace @EnglishHeritage ; it is so lovely - I could go every week!
My brother in law kindly gifted me a £60 book token for my 60th birthday.
I rarely buy new books, so this has been a rare gift. This is where I've got so far & still have £13 to go.
Reading is great isn't it?
22yr old son got through his finals @sheffielduni by playing 'Is it wicked not to care' . He's doing the same for his Law exams with 'Century of fakers'.
Those times when he was little & I played him @bellesglasgow @nee_massey prove I've done something right as a parent!
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I will never stop speaking the truth, says a man who faked quotes in his self-published book and exonerates himself from wrongdoing.
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When our Christianity begins to look like vengeance, animosity, and hostility towards the world, rather than love, humility, and compassion, that is when we know we are following someone other than Jesus.
A birthday with a '0' in:-
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