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I love people; and God’s Creation and to photograph them in all their ways. Retired Non-Stipendiary Church of England priest. Instagram quaker1940

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@Moosefluff I was born in and lived in Swindon,Wiltshire, until I moved to Devon in 2014. We often spent time I in Avebury . Fascinating place.

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Our world is full of people living unfulfilled lives. Only when we live each day and moment in step with, and awareness of God’s loving presence do we find true happiness and harmony. @sttexeter and @achurchnearyou need people open to God’s ways to help change the world.

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#moon over @sttexeter God’s Creation is beautiful and breathtaking.

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@profntwright I want to say thank you. Thank you for enriching and illuminating my Christian life. At 86 years old I am delighted to have come across your books/studies. Thank you especially for God’s Home-Coming.

[Tom Wright @profntwright]

The aim of the Christian life in the present time—the goal you are meant to be aiming at once you have come to faith, the goal which is within reach even in the present life, anticipating the final life to come—is the life of fully formed, fully flourishing Christian character.

-After You Believe / Virtue Reborn

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It’s almost breathtaking to see bees busy seeking out pollen. #godscreationisbeautiful

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@profntwright Once again I feel heartily grateful for the insights and illumination you bring to us. My heart and soul is still ringing with joy from your book God’s Home-Coming.

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In the crowded coffee shop I unavoidably contemplated the messaging before me for several minutes. When this giant of a man eventually stood up it was to reveal a diminutive mother figure; and heart-warming to see his obvious love and tenderness towards her. #corinthians13

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I am longing to see churches like @sttexeter bearing the fruits of @profntwright book God’s Home Coming; fruits of unadulterated love of God and Creation - as Dolly Parton sees and sings in her song God’s colouring book 🎶

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#heatwave continues…. Takes me back to the cool; and the joy and happiness of #christmas . Choose to let #jesus into your life and know #foreverchristmas. Help change the world for the better. As Cliff Richard sings “love and laughter…just follow the Master” @sttexeter

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#godscreationisbeautiful #insect #potatovine

[Revd Canon Fr Phil Harris† 🇬🇧🇮🇱🇺🇸 @PhilHs10]

The Church has one instruction: to go and make disciples. This is not that.

This is what apostasy looks like: a broken Church in massive decline.

Mission happens at the parish level, not with policy akin to government.

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@TheReverendVet @StGeorgeStckprt As an NSM I had an identical, demanding experience in 1996. Well done Rev Dr Jenny. I applaud you too 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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@TheReverendVet We know the depth of your heartache - such love, but such devastation at the loss of our animal companions. 💔

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I do so hope this helps to inspire the Church anew. Perhaps, too, this is timely for @stthomas

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Learning from @profntwright book ‘God’s Home-Coming’ is like a breath of fresh air. Where Christians do so we will rise to our calling and turn the vacuity of people’s lives to joy. Don Williams song ‘Fair Weather Friends’ declares “..And he’s holding out a saving hand to me”

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#godscreationisbeautiful #jimreeves song ‘The flowers, the sunset, the trees’ captures our astonishment here in @sttexeter parish.

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Turning a page of book written by @profntwright suddenly I was taken back 36 years and realised that in that recent book ‘God’s Homecoming’ Tom Wright was describing my own then spiritual experience, which had become all but buried in the busyness life! Please rejoice with me! 🙏

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I had passed by the ancient old church similar to @sttexeter many times as man and boy but never felt it had any meaning for me - I WAS WRONG! The short story is that years later (32years ago) I entered that same church as a newly ordained Church of England priest. 🙏

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#seagulls #herriinggulls peering over the rooftops to @stthomas church, where #god is regularly remembered and praised for #creation and #jesus