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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 1d

From this coming Sunday’s lectionary reading. Seems quite relevant……
Who said the Bible can’t be relevant today 😶😉
#truth #myths

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 1d

There is a transformation that takes place
within the warmth of your embrace…
#prayer

John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 1d

ouch…!

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 2d

‘Travellers Joy’, a lovely name for this wild clematis we passed yesterday on the South Wales coastal path.
#photo #nature #flowers

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 2d

Teach us, Creator God,
to be better and more
considerate stewards
of this precious garden…
#prayer #creation #planet

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𝖼𝗋𝗄Ⓥ @crk5.bsky.social · 3d

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 2d

Fishing…
#photo #nature

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 3d

The reasons vary from drug and alcohol use, and suicide in North America, to infectious diseases and injuries in sub-Saharan Africa, the researchers said, but warned that their data should serve as “a wake-up call”.

High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns

Alcohol, suicide and injuries driving rises among teenagers and young adults despite overall rates falling, authors say

www.theguardian.com

John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 3d

Good to see he’s had his Covid and flu jabs!

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 3d

We pray for the many….
#prayer #pray

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 3d

Is it acceptable to scatter a loved one's ashes in the countryside? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Is it acceptable to scatter a loved one's ashes in the countryside?

Some hillwalkers are concerned they are coming across piles of ashes during treks in wild areas of Scotland.

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 4d

God’s peace
be in you,
God’s love
enfold you,
God’s word
direct you,
God’s joy
uphold you,
God’s strength
protect you,
today and always.

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#blessing #prayer

John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 4d

‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts say

www.theguardian.com

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Shanna Lee James @2bdynamic.bsky.social · 9d

The parting message from the late Jane Goodall. Passed on October 1, 2025. Her extraordinary legend of endless love will live on. ❣️🕯️

𝖼𝗋𝗄Ⓥ @crk5.bsky.social · 11d

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 5d

Fly-tipping in Wales is at a 10-year high with 42,171 incidents in 2023-2024, the latest StatsWales figures show

Fly-tipped asbestos in Newport dubbed Wales' 'fly-tipping capital'

Locals in some parts of Newport describe new rubbish appearing as soon as old waste is cleared.

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 5d

Where’s the incentive to tell gamblers to stop, if that lowers your yearly bonus?
#gambling

High street slot machine shops pay staff bonuses linked to how much gamblers lose

Exclusive: MPs and campaigners condemn ‘appalling’ reward scheme for Merkur venue managers

www.theguardian.com

John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 5d

Oooh, someone’s not going to be happy about this 😆

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump

www.theguardian.com

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 5d

God’s love surround you
God’s Word inspire you…
#prayer #blessing

John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 6d

Lovely to see this Peacock butterfly in the garden this afternoon. So missed them last year when the weather was against them
#photo #butterflies #nature

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 6d

When Marks & Spencer announced that it would be closing 11 of its in-store cafes this week, it didn’t sound like much – until you realised it marks the quiet end of a national ritual.

The real reason M&S is closing its cafes and we’re all saying goodbye to a very British institution — The Independent

Tea, traybakes and a place to park your shopping while having a natter – the department store cafe was never cool, but it was ours. As M&S prepares to wind its own down, Hannah Twiggs looks at how the...

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 6d

Change is, gracious God
that we might change the world
#MorningPrayer #peace #healing

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 7d

Grant wisdom to all those
struggling to make ends meet…
#prayer

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 7d

“There are people I don’t like, and I would like to put them on one of Musk’s spaceships and send them all off to the planet he’s sure he’s going to discover,” Goodall tells interviewer Brad Falchuk during the revelatory 55-minute special discussing her life, work and legacy.

Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space

Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship

www.theguardian.com

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John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 8d

More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed inside Gaza by Israeli attacks. Most are civilians. At least 20,000 are children – about 2% of Gaza’s child population.

The ruin of Gaza: how Israel’s two-year assault has devastated the territory

IDF’s bombs and ground offensive have killed tens of thousands of people and reduced entire cities to rubble

www.theguardian.com

John Birch @fandw.bsky.social · 8d

Police say they have dismantled an international gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China in the past year.
Wow!

One iPhone led police to gang who sent 40,000 snatched phones to China

BBC News is given access to what the Met Police says is the UK's largest operation against mobile phone thefts.

www.bbc.co.uk