I don’t very often ask for anything, but I am today!
HELP ME SAVE A CHURCH ⛪
For speaking up and out, for the marginalised and for worshipping in an orthodox way, my congregation lost their building, and we need to buy a new one to save another beautiful closed church and give this priest and his deacon a home…
https://t.co/DXkGp5CCbS
One of the most interesting things about Anglo-Saxon England was the strip field system.
Instead of each farmer owning one big field, the land around a village was divided into long narrow strips. Farming families worked several strips scattered across the fields. This meant the land was shared fairly. Some soil was fertile, some poorer, so each household received a mix of good and bad ground rather than one family taking the best land. It was a simple system built around fairness, cooperation, and hard work.
And the remarkable thing is that you can still see it today. Across parts of England the ground rises and falls in long waves called ridge and furrow, the marks left by centuries of ploughing those same strips of land.
Next time you’re driving or walking through the English countryside and notice those long rolling waves in the fields, remember what you’re looking at. Those ridges were shaped by generations of farmers working the land strip by strip. They are the quiet marks left by your Anglo-Saxon ancestors, still written into the landscape more than a thousand years later. 🏴
This Sunday, I start a new in depth bible study on the book of Leviticus at our church from 5pm. If you cannot attend but want to hear the talks, then please email [email protected] and ask to be added to the WhatsApp bible study group.
So many people are saying the same thing. The decay across Britain (especially since the Covid era) is noticeable almost everywhere. Weeds growing on pavements. Filthy streets and signposts. Potholes strewn everywhere. Overflowing rubbish bins. Dirty buildings. Blocked road drains. Boarded up shops. What exactly are we paying our council tax for? We are paying more and getting less. Local councils are failing to deliver on the basics. It’s absolutely disgraceful. Britain is being left to rot.
The late @LiddleRod exposed the muslim gang mentality back in the 80's.
It didn’t start with the Batley teacher.
In the 1980s, Ray Honeyford, a headmaster in Bradford, had the audacity to say Muslim children in a British school should get a British education. Learn English. Not disappear for months to Pakistan. And yes the girls should learn to swim.
For that, he was hounded by a mob. Police lines outside his school.
Children forced to hold “Honeyford is a racist” signs. Threats to occupy the building. He was driven out of the job he loved. Career destroyed.
They called him a bigot. History called him right.
Multiculturalism wasn’t “enrichment.” It was the deliberate refusal to demand integration and the vicious punishment of anyone who did.
Same playbook, decades later: intimidate the teacher, silence the critic, protect the parallel society.
Honeyford warned them. They destroyed him for it. And now we live with the consequences.
Watch this.
Then tell me nothing has changed.
Q: "Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?"
Pastor Josh's answer is worth your time... 🙏
🚨 The @ShawnRyan762 x @howertonjosh episode is out now: https://t.co/hcRFYprw29
🚨 500 YEARS OF CHURCH BELLS COULD SOON FALL SILENT!
The bells at St Peter, St Paul and St Thomas of Canterbury Church in Bovey Tracey, Devon have rung for around 500 years, but now they're at risk of falling silent.
The steel supports holding the bells are rusting and starting to crack the stonework, meaning urgent repairs are needed. The church is trying to raise £120,000 to save the tower and keep the bells ringing for generations to come.
The campaign is being led by veteran bell-ringer Mike Wigney, who has rung bells in more than 2,800 church towers across Britain despite using a wheelchair after a spinal injury.
Would you support preserving historic church bells like these before they're lost?
Can Christians Defend Themselves?
Many Christians today are told that the only biblical response to evil is to "turn the other cheek." But is that really what Jesus meant?
In Matthew 5:39, Jesus teaches, "Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." In its context, this is speaking about personal insult, retaliation, and the spirit of revenge.
Christ calls His followers to endure personal offence without seeking vengeance. Likewise, He teaches us to love our enemies, pray for those who persecute us, and go the extra mile (Matthew 5:38–48).
However, this is not the same as saying Christians must passively allow murder, rape, or violent assault against themselves or those entrusted to their care.
Consider this: if someone broke into your home intending to kill your family, most Christians would immediately call the police. Why? Because, according to Romans 13:1–4, God has established civil authorities to restrain evil. Paul writes that the governing authority "does not bear the sword in vain" but is "God's servant, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer."
If it is legitimate to call upon those who bear the sword to protect innocent life, then Scripture clearly recognises that force may sometimes be lawfully used to restrain evil.
The ministry of John the Baptist also provides an interesting example. When soldiers asked him, "What shall we do?" (Luke 3:14), he did not tell them to abandon military service. Instead, he instructed them not to extort money, not to make false accusations, and to be content with their wages.
Likewise, when Jesus encountered the Roman centurion (Matthew 8:5–13), He praised the man's remarkable faith. He did not command him to leave his profession before receiving God's favour.
Jesus also told His disciples shortly before His arrest, "Let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one" (Luke 22:36). Whatever the precise interpretation of that difficult passage, it demonstrates that the subject is more nuanced than simply saying Christians may never possess the means of protection. At the same time, when Peter used his sword to prevent Christ's arrest, Jesus stopped him, saying, "Put your sword back into its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword" (Matthew 26:52). Christ's mission was to accomplish redemption through the cross, not to resist His Father's will by force.
Scripture therefore distinguishes between personal vengeance—which is forbidden—and the legitimate restraint of evil, which God has ordained through lawful authority.
Jesus also instructed His disciples that when they were persecuted in one town, they were to flee to another (Matthew 10:23). They were not required to remain in every dangerous situation unnecessarily.
Throughout church history, Christians have wrestled with these questions. Around AD 397–430, laid the foundations of what became known as the Just War tradition. Augustine argued that while Christians should never delight in violence or seek revenge, there are circumstances in which the protection of innocent life and the restraint of grave evil can be morally justified. His ideas were later developed further by in the thirteenth century.
Christians should therefore be known as peacemakers, not aggressors. We should willingly endure insults, slander, ridicule, and even persecution for Christ's sake. We are not called to be quarrelsome or violent people.
But neither does Scripture teach that a husband should stand by while his wife is assaulted, that a father should watch his children be murdered without intervening, or that a shepherd should abandon those under his care to violent attack. Love of neighbour often includes the duty to protect the vulnerable.
Turning the other cheek forbids personal revenge. It does not abolish justice, nor does it necessarily forbid the lawful defence of innocent life.
Rev. Chris Wickland
The words of our Lord come to mind:
«"While everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat." — Matthew 13:25»
Whether through spiritual apathy, moral compromise, or indifference, evil thrives whenever good people become complacent.
The desecration of a statue of Our Lady of Medjugorje and the reported attempt to set fire to the altar of St. James Church should concern every Christian. Regardless of denominational differences, attacks on places of worship and sacred symbols are attacks on the freedom to practice one's faith peacefully.
For years, many have warned that Europe's Christian heritage is steadily being eroded—not only by acts of vandalism but also by growing indifference toward the faith that shaped its civilization. Too often, there is a reluctance to confront hostility toward Christianity for fear of causing offense or appearing intolerant.
Scripture is clear that believers are not called to spiritual passivity:
«"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." — 1 Peter 5:8»
And again:
«"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil." — Ephesians 6:11»
History reminds us that great Christian centers—including Egypt, North Africa, Sicily, and Constantinople—underwent profound religious and political transformations over centuries. While every historical case has its own unique causes, they serve as reminders that no civilization should assume its spiritual heritage is guaranteed forever.
This is a moment for Christians to pray, remain vigilant, strengthen their communities, protect their places of worship through lawful means, and boldly live out the Gospel. The Church has overcome persecution before, and Christ Himself promised:
«"I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it." — Matthew 16:18»
The question is not whether Christ will preserve His Church—He will. The question is whether this generation of Christians will remain watchful, courageous, and faithful in defending the truth with wisdom, conviction, and love.
Your Brother O.C. Victory ✌️
@cvickright
🇬🇧🇺🇸 PRAYER FOR THE NATIONS 🙏
Britain and the West stand at a critical moment.
Join us on July 30th as we come before Almighty God to pray for the United Kingdom, the United States, our leaders, our churches, and the future of our nations.
"If my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray... then will I hear from heaven." — 2 Chronicles 7:14
📅 July 30th
🕣 8:30pm (UK)
This is not about politics.
This is about repentance.
This is about revival.
This is about seeking the face of God before it's too late.
Please join us live, and invite others to stand with us in prayer.
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