Rev Peter W Nimmo
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Opening Prayers for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Year A (February 8 2026)
Part of a series of opening prayers for Sundays in the Revised Common Lectionary. They take their inspiration from the Scripture readings in the Lectionary. Worship leaders are welcome to use them for worship, but if you print or display any part of them, please credit the author. Comments welcome. The following prayers are for based on the readings for the…
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May the God of justice send his Spirit anew among us, that we might care for the hungry, the homeless and all in need; and strengthen us in doing good and seeking justice that our lights shine in the darkness of the world. #LectionaryPrayers for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Year A February 8 2026
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“The scale of solar being deployed in such a short period of time has not been seen, I think, anywhere ever before.”
This is my take on solar adoption in Pakistan covered by National Geographic.
education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/pow...
This is my take on solar adoption in Pakistan covered by National Geographic.
education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/pow...
The Power of the Sun
While its implementation as a renewable energy may seem new, humans have used solar energy for hundreds of years.
education.nationalgeographic.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
“The scale of solar being deployed in such a short period of time has not been seen, I think, anywhere ever before.”
This is my take on solar adoption in Pakistan covered by National Geographic.
education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/pow...
This is my take on solar adoption in Pakistan covered by National Geographic.
education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/pow...
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Foreign Minister Sikorski:
We as Europe have already contributed much more to the efforts of sustaining Ukraine,now we are financing the war entirely.The US financing ended in January last year.
We've spent roughly 200 billion euros,we've extended 90 billion to sustain Ukraine for the next 2 years
We as Europe have already contributed much more to the efforts of sustaining Ukraine,now we are financing the war entirely.The US financing ended in January last year.
We've spent roughly 200 billion euros,we've extended 90 billion to sustain Ukraine for the next 2 years
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Foreign Minister Sikorski:
We as Europe have already contributed much more to the efforts of sustaining Ukraine,now we are financing the war entirely.The US financing ended in January last year.
We've spent roughly 200 billion euros,we've extended 90 billion to sustain Ukraine for the next 2 years
We as Europe have already contributed much more to the efforts of sustaining Ukraine,now we are financing the war entirely.The US financing ended in January last year.
We've spent roughly 200 billion euros,we've extended 90 billion to sustain Ukraine for the next 2 years
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Charles Spurgeon warns that charity can grow so cautious it stops imitating Christ. When we restrict mercy only to the “deserving,” we become judges, not helpers. Christianity, he says, is called to mercy—not merely the careful distribution of justice.
#justice #Baptist #imitationofChrist
#justice #Baptist #imitationofChrist
February 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Charles Spurgeon warns that charity can grow so cautious it stops imitating Christ. When we restrict mercy only to the “deserving,” we become judges, not helpers. Christianity, he says, is called to mercy—not merely the careful distribution of justice.
#justice #Baptist #imitationofChrist
#justice #Baptist #imitationofChrist
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Help us to quiet our minds to hear You call us, to feel You transform us, to know Your fierce love, and to seek Your way.
February 4, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Help us to quiet our minds to hear You call us, to feel You transform us, to know Your fierce love, and to seek Your way.
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Is Maggie Chapman calling for state-run prostitution here?
Am I hearing this right?
The Greens all voted against the bill to protect women working in prostitution.
These people really have wreaked havoc on our country
Am I hearing this right?
The Greens all voted against the bill to protect women working in prostitution.
These people really have wreaked havoc on our country
"Scotland for Decrim argues that only by fully removing punitive laws do sex workers gain 'the power to choose when and how we work'."
Green MSP Maggie Chapman speaks at Unbuyable Bill debate and says there is 'another way'
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Green MSP Maggie Chapman speaks at Unbuyable Bill debate and says there is 'another way'
LIVE blog: www.heraldscotland.com/news...
@gabymckay.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Is Maggie Chapman calling for state-run prostitution here?
Am I hearing this right?
The Greens all voted against the bill to protect women working in prostitution.
These people really have wreaked havoc on our country
Am I hearing this right?
The Greens all voted against the bill to protect women working in prostitution.
These people really have wreaked havoc on our country
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Delighted to report that the councillors on the relevant committee unanimously rejected the application.
Does Edinburgh really need or want an AI data centre that will consume as much electricity as Edinburgh & Glasgow combined? Dear councillors use your human intelligence & say no!
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Delighted to report that the councillors on the relevant committee unanimously rejected the application.
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This Sunday at St Columba’s, Pont Street: worship, Sunday School, Holy Communion, shared coffee and our Glass Door Night Shelter. A full day of prayer, welcome and community. All are very welcome.
February 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
This Sunday at St Columba’s, Pont Street: worship, Sunday School, Holy Communion, shared coffee and our Glass Door Night Shelter. A full day of prayer, welcome and community. All are very welcome.
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Ceterum autem censeo Officio Domum esse delendam
As ever, a Home Secretary is the mouthpiece of Hell.
As ever, a Home Secretary is the mouthpiece of Hell.
"Are you worried that there will be an impact on child poverty?"
Home Secretary "This is a system of economic migration ... they chose to bring their families with them" is the underlying principle.
Home Secretary "This is a system of economic migration ... they chose to bring their families with them" is the underlying principle.
February 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Ceterum autem censeo Officio Domum esse delendam
As ever, a Home Secretary is the mouthpiece of Hell.
As ever, a Home Secretary is the mouthpiece of Hell.
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Die Fastenaktion "7 Wochen Ohne" der evangelischen Kirche lädt von Aschermittwoch bis Ostern zu mehr Mitgefühl mit sich selbst und anderen ein. Die besondere Zeit soll helfen, inneren Ballast abzuwerfen und sich selbst und anderen neu zu begegnen.
Ev. Fastenaktion wirbt für Gefühl statt Härte
Die Fastenaktion "7 Wochen Ohne" der evangelischen Kirche lädt von Aschermittwoch bis Ostern zu mehr Mitgefühl mit sich selbst und anderen ein.
www.evangelisch.de
February 5, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Die Fastenaktion "7 Wochen Ohne" der evangelischen Kirche lädt von Aschermittwoch bis Ostern zu mehr Mitgefühl mit sich selbst und anderen ein. Die besondere Zeit soll helfen, inneren Ballast abzuwerfen und sich selbst und anderen neu zu begegnen.
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Landmark case against Nigel Farage’s Reform reaches the High Court
Landmark case against Nigel Farage’s Reform reaches the High Court
When voters asked Reform about their data, the party ignored them – now they’ll have to explain in court why they don’t listen
goodlawproject.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Landmark case against Nigel Farage’s Reform reaches the High Court
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Sorry (not sorry) but breaking my own pet hate of screenshotting Twitter just so I can enjoy my "CALLED IT" moment about the kerosene-powered "electric airline" bullshit (which it turns out actually has no assets so doesn't even have the green-painted turboprop in the artist's impression).
February 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Sorry (not sorry) but breaking my own pet hate of screenshotting Twitter just so I can enjoy my "CALLED IT" moment about the kerosene-powered "electric airline" bullshit (which it turns out actually has no assets so doesn't even have the green-painted turboprop in the artist's impression).
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Can I be clear here and say that the fact that they had access to it in the first place is a complete outrage and why Europe should invest in shooting those damn satellites out of the fucking sky?
According to reports from the front, the situation is close to critical. Over the two years of active Starlink deployment, almost all operational command and control—communication between units, fire coordination, and UAV data transmission—has been tied to the American satellite infrastructure.
February 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Can I be clear here and say that the fact that they had access to it in the first place is a complete outrage and why Europe should invest in shooting those damn satellites out of the fucking sky?
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January 19th 1932, Prince George, Duke of Kent, visits the North British Rubber Company mills in Fountainbridge and looks, quite literally, down on the workers with the Managing Director Alexander Johnston. The assembled men of the press eagerly snap photographs from the staircase.
February 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
January 19th 1932, Prince George, Duke of Kent, visits the North British Rubber Company mills in Fountainbridge and looks, quite literally, down on the workers with the Managing Director Alexander Johnston. The assembled men of the press eagerly snap photographs from the staircase.
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‘The gun's not quite smoking, but the barrel's plenty hot, and there are Russian shell casings all around.’ Today’s column on why the Epstein scandal lays bare security vulnerabilities that malign forces relish👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/258...
Epstein scandal lays bare security vulnerabilities that malign forces relish
SUCH is the kaleidoscopic swirl and twist of information and misinformation that a serious dose of discernment is the order of the day right now.…
www.thenational.scot
February 5, 2026 at 10:08 AM
‘The gun's not quite smoking, but the barrel's plenty hot, and there are Russian shell casings all around.’ Today’s column on why the Epstein scandal lays bare security vulnerabilities that malign forces relish👇 www.thenational.scot/politics/258...
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“As Euromaidan Press reported in 2017, the central Labour Party apparatus's contacts with the KGB remain "one of the major taboos in Norwegian politics," according to Norwegian journalist Alf R. Jacobsen.”
This is their 2017 report ⬇️
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This is their 2017 report ⬇️
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They called him “Yuriy”: the KGB past of the man who advocates restoring Russia at PACE - Euromaidan Press
The recent campaign by Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland to reinstate the Russian delegation…
euromaidanpress.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:09 AM
“As Euromaidan Press reported in 2017, the central Labour Party apparatus's contacts with the KGB remain "one of the major taboos in Norwegian politics," according to Norwegian journalist Alf R. Jacobsen.”
This is their 2017 report ⬇️
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This is their 2017 report ⬇️
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The ex-KGB colonel Butkov described the Norwegian ex Prime Minister during his time as a Labour party youth leader as ’a useful source of political information" and "a channel for active measures"—including Soviet campaigns for nuclear-free zones in Scandinavia.’
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February 5, 2026 at 10:05 AM
The ex-KGB colonel Butkov described the Norwegian ex Prime Minister during his time as a Labour party youth leader as ’a useful source of political information" and "a channel for active measures"—including Soviet campaigns for nuclear-free zones in Scandinavia.’
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🇳🇴 “Ex-PM Thorbjørn Jagland offered to connect Jeffrey Epstein to Lavrov. 🇷🇺 KGB defectors had named him “Yuri” decades earlier.”
According to ex-KGB major Mikhail Butkov—operating undercover in Oslo in 1990, “Jagland had been cultivated in the 1970s when he chaired the 🇳🇴 Labour party's youth wing.“
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According to ex-KGB major Mikhail Butkov—operating undercover in Oslo in 1990, “Jagland had been cultivated in the 1970s when he chaired the 🇳🇴 Labour party's youth wing.“
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Ukrainians warned for years that Europe's human rights chief was a Kremlin conduit. The Epstein files just proved them right. - Euromaidan Press
Epstein files reveal how Council of Europe chief Jagland offered to connect the convicted sex offender to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.
euromaidanpress.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 AM
🇳🇴 “Ex-PM Thorbjørn Jagland offered to connect Jeffrey Epstein to Lavrov. 🇷🇺 KGB defectors had named him “Yuri” decades earlier.”
According to ex-KGB major Mikhail Butkov—operating undercover in Oslo in 1990, “Jagland had been cultivated in the 1970s when he chaired the 🇳🇴 Labour party's youth wing.“
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According to ex-KGB major Mikhail Butkov—operating undercover in Oslo in 1990, “Jagland had been cultivated in the 1970s when he chaired the 🇳🇴 Labour party's youth wing.“
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I'm beginning to think that ecocide ought to be a prosecutable offence
meanwhile ...
Shell paves way for CEO Wael Sawan to get a multimillion-pound pay hike
- max pay package would soar to over £19m (excluding pension contributions)
what #climatecrisis?
news.sky.com/story/shell-...
Shell paves way for CEO Wael Sawan to get a multimillion-pound pay hike
- max pay package would soar to over £19m (excluding pension contributions)
what #climatecrisis?
news.sky.com/story/shell-...
Shell paves way for multimillion-pound pay hike for boss Sawan
The oil giant is to hand CEO Wael Sawan a long-term incentive award worth £13.8m, taking his total maximum pay package to over £19m, Sky News can reveal.
news.sky.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I'm beginning to think that ecocide ought to be a prosecutable offence
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meanwhile ...
Shell paves way for CEO Wael Sawan to get a multimillion-pound pay hike
- max pay package would soar to over £19m (excluding pension contributions)
what #climatecrisis?
news.sky.com/story/shell-...
Shell paves way for CEO Wael Sawan to get a multimillion-pound pay hike
- max pay package would soar to over £19m (excluding pension contributions)
what #climatecrisis?
news.sky.com/story/shell-...
Shell paves way for multimillion-pound pay hike for boss Sawan
The oil giant is to hand CEO Wael Sawan a long-term incentive award worth £13.8m, taking his total maximum pay package to over £19m, Sky News can reveal.
news.sky.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:09 AM
meanwhile ...
Shell paves way for CEO Wael Sawan to get a multimillion-pound pay hike
- max pay package would soar to over £19m (excluding pension contributions)
what #climatecrisis?
news.sky.com/story/shell-...
Shell paves way for CEO Wael Sawan to get a multimillion-pound pay hike
- max pay package would soar to over £19m (excluding pension contributions)
what #climatecrisis?
news.sky.com/story/shell-...
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Russia expels German diplomat in tit-for-tat move reut.rs/4qePQe9
Russia expels German diplomat in tit-for-tat move
Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it had expelled a German diplomat in response to what it said was Berlin's unfounded expulsion of a Russian diplomat accused of espionage in January.
reut.rs
February 5, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Russia expels German diplomat in tit-for-tat move reut.rs/4qePQe9