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Sorry to hear of Jesse Jackson's passing, what an absolute star he was. Unlike some influential figures today, he rightly and powerfully supported the marginalised in the USA.
Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.
Updates: Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 84
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February 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
It's a lovely sunny morning, so it was a surprise to see a snow warning from the Met Office.
February 17, 2026 at 10:20 AM
I'm posting to JHM a bit more frequently again now. Today's Image of the Day is a brewery plaque in Cirencester's Cricklade Street.
February 17, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Come and join the party, food, fun, friends; one big, happy family where everyone is welcome.
February 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Time to begin your task as a prophet? Make a start ASAP!
#Prophet #Prophecy #APEST #Church #Ekklesia
February 13, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I'm glad to see that Bluesky has now introduced a drafts function so you can save an unfinished post and come back to it later. Hopefully this means fewer typos from me and more clarity for my readers. Now when you start a new post you can post it or save as a draft.
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I've been struggling to keep up with things like tax returns recently, and car insurance and, and, and. The world demands ever more effort on such things and my capacity to get them done has been noticeably shrinking.
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
You might recognise this place if you live in Cirencester.
February 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
A sky reflected in water gets double the impact. Nice.
February 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I'm just starting work on the gift of prophet to add to my series on activating the church. I hope to get that done by early next week.

jhm.scilla.org.uk/2026/02/04/i...
February 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Getting down to the nitty-gritty of spiritual gifts - the apostle heads out.
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Ebley Mill, a fantastic old building. I've walked past it many times on the canal towpath between The Ocean and the centre of Stroud. Love it!
February 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The more you look at this one, the more strange it seems - surreal in several ways at once.
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I've just started reading John Green's 'The Anthropocene Reviewed' and I'm loving it so far.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered P…
A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of person…
www.goodreads.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
End of January 2025, one year ago. How time flies!
January 31, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Reposted by Chris Jefferies
Here's another post on the themes of who we are being more fundamental than what we do.

#foundation #Jesus #Church

jhm.scilla.org.uk/2026/01/30/w...
Who am I? What do I do?
He’s the alpha and omega, first and last, top and bottom; the church begins in him and ends in him. He saves us and now supports us but he also commands us; we are complete in him, but withou…
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January 30, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Sand shifts, to put up a lasting structure you can't just build directly on the beach.
January 29, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Today, another post from Yara, she (like all Ukrainians) is suffering great hardship daily and I want all my friends to have a chance to read her message and see her photos too.

tinyurl.com/YaraKyivLetter
Sunday Letter from Ukraine. When Infrastructure Becomes a Weapon | Yaroslava
Get more from Yaroslava on Patreon
tinyurl.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:36 PM
A year ago - I posted this article about #truth and #facts. They matter, A lot. A year ago I had no idea how MUCH they matter; but they do, they really do...

jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/02/26/t...
Truth and facts
Physical facts can often be pinned down rather well by careful measurement using accurate instruments; but there are other kinds of fact and some of those may be much harder to assess.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM
‪Dear Mr Trump, People around the world have had enough of your nonsense. If YOU've had enough of him, try this...

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A bit of a hero
I’m only one person, so my effort will have very little effect. If everyone in the UK, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and so forth took down their signs in the same way it would have a huge…
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January 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
If you are angry at the way #Trump and the #USA are treating your country, take a look at this and see what YOU can do to help.
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 AM
If you are following Jesus you need to understand that he's the foundation and you are part of a structure (the church) that stands on that foundation. It's who you are!
January 23, 2026 at 11:35 AM
We live in a crazy world with some really crazy people in it.
January 22, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I listened to most of Mark Carney's speech live, and all of it later with my wife. Mark Carney spoke really well, so did Sir Keir Starmer a few days ago. I listened to that speech a second time with my wife and two good friends from St Neots who were visiting us.
January 21, 2026 at 8:27 PM
If you have not already listened to Mark Carney's excellent speech at Davos, then you should. This is a political and economic statement built on truth, justice, wisdom and experience. Don't miss it.

#MarkCarney #Canada #USA #EU #Clarity #Vision #Hope

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvF...
FULL SPEECH: Canada’s PM Carney Says US-Led World Order Is Breaking at World Economic Forum | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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January 21, 2026 at 11:46 AM