TimHackett

Christian and lawyer practising in child care law

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@roger_grafton I reckon hilarious

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@roger_grafton Looks like lovely hotel with a great view.

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@roger_grafton @militaryhistori Saumur?

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@roger_grafton I agree . Loved it

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@roger_grafton Amazing. Looks like you are having a fabulous time

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@archeohistories I was christened (baptised) in the same font as Anne and most of her children at Alford Parish church in Lincolnshire England and my dad did an exhibition about Anne at the Manor House museum in Alford

[Fr. Daniel☦️ @Fragbaza]

Three traps of the devil that you fall into every day. You will notice them yourself now.

The first is fear of the past: mistakes, sins, grievances.

The second is fear of the future: what will happen tomorrow, what will people think, and what if everything collapses?

The third is ingratitude to God for the present. This is where despair begins: anxiety, panic, fear of acting.

How to get out?

The past: the devil brings you back to old sins and whispers: "God will not forgive you." And a person believes not in God's mercy, but in this whisper. This is no longer repentance, but disbelief. The saints simply said: if you have sinned, stop, repent, and move on. The Lord is waiting for you to rise.

The future: the devil wants you to go through terrible scenarios and get tired in advance, so that you do not pray and do not come to God. But it is said: do not worry about tomorrow. The future is not here yet, and fear is already stealing today.

The present is the most dangerous trap: we do not thank God for what we have. The past is no longer there, the future is not yet there, and the present is the only thing we have: this morning, the sky, the roof, food, life. You wake up — and you already have something to say: praise be to God.

All three traps converge in one — in despair. It diverts you from prayer, from work, from loved ones. It speaks of the past: "You can't fix anything." Of the future: "You won't succeed." And it paralyzes you now.

But we have a weapon — as the elder Anatoly of Optina taught: the Jesus Prayer. Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner.

It returns you to God — not to the past or to the fear of the future, but here, to the present.Repent for the past. Trust in God for the future. For today — be thankful.

And stand up. And go on. And fear nothing.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

This is one of the most beautiful paintings of Christ ever made, and for over a century people have walked past the one detail that holds its entire meaning...

It is called The Light of the World, painted by the English Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt. Christ stands at night in an overgrown garden, holding a lantern, his hand raised to knock at a wooden door.

It illustrates a line from the Book of Revelation:

"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock."

The door is choked with ivy and weeds. It has clearly not been opened in a very long time.

Now look at the door itself, and you will see what holds the key to understanding the entire artwork… there is no handle. No latch, no knob, nothing on the outside at all.

Hunt left it off on purpose: this door can only be opened from within.

The door is the human soul, and the point is that Christ can stand there and knock forever, but he cannot let himself in. The handle is on the other side. It has to be you who opens it. The ivy has grown thick over the frame because this particular door has stayed shut for years, and yet his lantern is still burning, and he is still standing there, still knocking, waiting for a door that may never open.

Fifty years after he painted it, Hunt felt he had to spell the meaning out: the shut door, he said, was “the obstinately shut mind.”

The light has not gone out and whether that door ever opens was always, only, up to you...

[TimHackett @timhackett97]

Had emergency alert. Isn’t that for an immediate danger not a public information broadcast. If you are in an area where there is a fire fine . Also was only in Welsh here initially causing us worry until the English 5 minutes later.cant it be in both at the same time @SDoughtyMP

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@roger_grafton Thinking of you and praying for you tomorrow. Have a great day!

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@roger_grafton You very much look the part!

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@roger_grafton Yes ! When can I come and stay!

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@roger_grafton Certainly is

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@roger_grafton 😂

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@roger_grafton They are blessed to have you there. Enjoy this new exciting phase

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The Lord has risen! Death is defeated! For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but will have eternal life.

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For God so loved the world:

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Vineyard site Penarth has its first service on Easter Day at 11a.m at St Joseph’s school Cog Road Penarth. Come along

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@whencyclopedia She was born in Alford Lincolnshire England and both Anne and her elder children were baptised in St Wilfrid’s Church Alford in the church font. I was also baptised in that font!

[Jake @JakeCan72]

Extra-Biblical confirmation of Jesus — from a NON-Christian source.

Flavius Josephus (c. AD 93), a Jewish priest and historian writing for Romans, records Jesus in Antiquities of the Jews (18.3.3), known as the Testimonium Flavianum.

Scholars widely agree the core passage is authentic, with later Christian embellishments removed. The accepted core affirms:

• Jesus existed
• He was a teacher known for wisdom
• He was executed by crucifixion under Pontius Pilate
• His followers did not abandon him after his death

That’s a hostile, independent Jewish source confirming the basic Gospel outline — without relying on the New Testament at all.

This isn’t theology -> It’s history.

#HistoricalJesus #Josephus #AncientHistory