Les Howard
@leshoward.bsky.social
Husband to 1; Dad to 2; Grandad to 5.
Occupant of modest house in Cambridgeshire, UK
Learning to be a follower of Jesus Christ in this messy & broken world.
author of http://blog.biblenotes.org.uk/
founder of www.vatadvice.org
Occupant of modest house in Cambridgeshire, UK
Learning to be a follower of Jesus Christ in this messy & broken world.
author of http://blog.biblenotes.org.uk/
founder of www.vatadvice.org
‘A parable, however, a story. A metaphor, an indirect approach can conceal ‘the cunning of the serpent within the innocence of a dove.’’
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
‘A parable, however, a story. A metaphor, an indirect approach can conceal ‘the cunning of the serpent within the innocence of a dove.’’
‘Catch us the little foxes.’
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/little-foxes/
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/little-foxes/
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
‘Catch us the little foxes.’
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/little-foxes/
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/little-foxes/
Not the most sophisticated viewing, but entertaining & amusing nevertheless.
#ToBoldlyGo #SplitInfinitives
www.imdb.com/title/tt1232...
#ToBoldlyGo #SplitInfinitives
www.imdb.com/title/tt1232...
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV Series 2022– ) ⭐ 8.2 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
52m | TV-PG
www.imdb.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Not the most sophisticated viewing, but entertaining & amusing nevertheless.
#ToBoldlyGo #SplitInfinitives
www.imdb.com/title/tt1232...
#ToBoldlyGo #SplitInfinitives
www.imdb.com/title/tt1232...
Not the most obvious Rolling Stones song to be covered; but great job from Blackberry Smoke.
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
#SetTheVolumeToStun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr2R...
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
#SetTheVolumeToStun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr2R...
Blackberry Smoke - Can't You Hear Me Knocking (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Blackberry Smoke
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November 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Not the most obvious Rolling Stones song to be covered; but great job from Blackberry Smoke.
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
#SetTheVolumeToStun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr2R...
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
#SetTheVolumeToStun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr2R...
‘love is as strong as death,’ as the scripture says.
This book well illustrates this truth, based around a French railway line!
This book well illustrates this truth, based around a French railway line!
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
‘love is as strong as death,’ as the scripture says.
This book well illustrates this truth, based around a French railway line!
This book well illustrates this truth, based around a French railway line!
‘A vital secret of the Church’s power and glory in history lies in its calling to be ‘against the world, for the world.’’
O.S.Guinness
O.S.Guinness
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
‘A vital secret of the Church’s power and glory in history lies in its calling to be ‘against the world, for the world.’’
O.S.Guinness
O.S.Guinness
Beyond the headlines, US Churches are stepping up to support households which are struggling in the wake of the Government’s deep cuts to food aid.
www.faithonview.com/federal-snap...
www.faithonview.com/federal-snap...
Federal SNAP Halt: Urgent resources for families and congregations
SNAP benefits are frozen with the federal shutdown. Learn how churches, food banks, and local resources are stepping in to help families now.
www.faithonview.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Beyond the headlines, US Churches are stepping up to support households which are struggling in the wake of the Government’s deep cuts to food aid.
www.faithonview.com/federal-snap...
www.faithonview.com/federal-snap...
I too hope that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will increase taxes (yes!) - we have too many public services struggling to operate. Well targeted increases on the wealthy, not the poor, please!
Be brave Rachel!
Be brave Rachel!
Ruth Curtice explains why tax rises are needed (tl;dw: to avoid more expensive borrowing).
This will need to be done carefully though, to avoid damaging growth, raising inflation or hitting households struggling most with the cost of living.
This will need to be done carefully though, to avoid damaging growth, raising inflation or hitting households struggling most with the cost of living.
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I too hope that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will increase taxes (yes!) - we have too many public services struggling to operate. Well targeted increases on the wealthy, not the poor, please!
Be brave Rachel!
Be brave Rachel!
Church Leadership transition is so important. Never perfect, of course, but too often neglected!
Here is a great video from the wider family of Churches to which we belong.
#Newfrontiers.
Disciple Nations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEiM...
Here is a great video from the wider family of Churches to which we belong.
#Newfrontiers.
Disciple Nations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEiM...
04 NOV // NEXT GENERATION TRANSITION
YouTube video by DNa CHURCHES
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Church Leadership transition is so important. Never perfect, of course, but too often neglected!
Here is a great video from the wider family of Churches to which we belong.
#Newfrontiers.
Disciple Nations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEiM...
Here is a great video from the wider family of Churches to which we belong.
#Newfrontiers.
Disciple Nations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEiM...
Same.
@mrzeke.bsky.social story is all too common. Twitter could be enjoyable, X (PRAVDA) rarely so.
Welcome to a much happier place!
@mrzeke.bsky.social story is all too common. Twitter could be enjoyable, X (PRAVDA) rarely so.
Welcome to a much happier place!
Leaving a 12-year-old Twitter account just killed me. I loved that place back in the Old Days.
This place is a habit and there are some people I really like following here, but l could drop Bluesky without any stress at all. I cannot be alone in this.
This place is a habit and there are some people I really like following here, but l could drop Bluesky without any stress at all. I cannot be alone in this.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Same.
@mrzeke.bsky.social story is all too common. Twitter could be enjoyable, X (PRAVDA) rarely so.
Welcome to a much happier place!
@mrzeke.bsky.social story is all too common. Twitter could be enjoyable, X (PRAVDA) rarely so.
Welcome to a much happier place!
Jesus’ comments about ‘the salt of the earth’ & ‘the light of the world’ concern character & integrity, rather than merely the keeping of rules.
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Jesus’ comments about ‘the salt of the earth’ & ‘the light of the world’ concern character & integrity, rather than merely the keeping of rules.
The trend at the #BBC has long been to promote right wing politics, with little serious challenge. (HIGNFY being an obvious exception.)
Regretful but inevitable move away from the centre.
Regretful but inevitable move away from the centre.
The thing about the moment we are in is we have been here before. During the Brexit Referendum campaign, the Johnson years, and now with Farage's ascent. Our established press has played a role in why we have got to this point in British politics. What's happening at the BBC now was an inevitability
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The trend at the #BBC has long been to promote right wing politics, with little serious challenge. (HIGNFY being an obvious exception.)
Regretful but inevitable move away from the centre.
Regretful but inevitable move away from the centre.
‘At our baptism ceremonies we now serve a certain dessert, helva, that is only served in Turkey at funerals.’
Powerful image to communicate the unchanging message of Jesus in the local culture.
Powerful image to communicate the unchanging message of Jesus in the local culture.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
‘At our baptism ceremonies we now serve a certain dessert, helva, that is only served in Turkey at funerals.’
Powerful image to communicate the unchanging message of Jesus in the local culture.
Powerful image to communicate the unchanging message of Jesus in the local culture.
‘But what if, instead of building higher walls, we opened our doors and extended our tables?’
David Smyth, EA, NI.
www.eauk.org/news-and-vie...
David Smyth, EA, NI.
www.eauk.org/news-and-vie...
idea
Representing our members since 1846, the Evangelical Alliance is the oldest and largest evangelical unity movement in the UK.
www.eauk.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
‘But what if, instead of building higher walls, we opened our doors and extended our tables?’
David Smyth, EA, NI.
www.eauk.org/news-and-vie...
David Smyth, EA, NI.
www.eauk.org/news-and-vie...
‘The unity, the wholeness, the reality of the Christian faith are presuppositions that (Martin) Luther never for one moment abandoned.’
{Benjamin Drewery}
{Benjamin Drewery}
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
‘The unity, the wholeness, the reality of the Christian faith are presuppositions that (Martin) Luther never for one moment abandoned.’
{Benjamin Drewery}
{Benjamin Drewery}
Everyday local heroes. Samir Zitouni & Stephen Crean both risked their lives in the #Huntingdon stabbing incident.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cambridgeshire MPs want train attack heroes to get George Cross
Pippa Heylings says Samir Zitouni and Stephen Crean should receive the honour after their bravery.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Everyday local heroes. Samir Zitouni & Stephen Crean both risked their lives in the #Huntingdon stabbing incident.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I have updated my review of this important book.
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/book-review-...
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/book-review-...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I have updated my review of this important book.
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/book-review-...
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/book-review-...
Many of our Christmas traditions have Christian origins. Explore them here: www.cpo.org.uk/the-light-we...
The Light We Long For - Booklet
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23/10: Stocks now available.
www.cpo.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Many of our Christmas traditions have Christian origins. Explore them here: www.cpo.org.uk/the-light-we...
Stories of abundance - illustrating God’s grace.
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/grace-elijah...
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/grace-elijah...
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Stories of abundance - illustrating God’s grace.
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/grace-elijah...
blog.biblenotes.org.uk/grace-elijah...
Many of our Christmas traditions have Christian origins. Explore them here: www.cpo.org.uk/the-light-we...
The Light We Long For - Booklet
Prices shown include postage.
23/10: Stocks now available.
www.cpo.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Many of our Christmas traditions have Christian origins. Explore them here: www.cpo.org.uk/the-light-we...
When one person receives a $1 tr pay award at the same time as families struggle to put food on the table, something is seriously wrong.
❗ Families are having to choose between putting the heating on or food on the table. Parents are skipping meals. People are terrified of rising bills.
It's so wrong. We desperately need a social security system that protects us when we need it most.
It's so wrong. We desperately need a social security system that protects us when we need it most.
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When one person receives a $1 tr pay award at the same time as families struggle to put food on the table, something is seriously wrong.
A big shout out to my friends at The VAT team.
VAT is complex; do keep The VAT Team's contact details to hand.
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VAT is complex; do keep The VAT Team's contact details to hand.
www.thevatteam.co.uk/about/our-team
Meet The VAT Team experts
Choose to work with our team of highly experienced and friendly specialists.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A big shout out to my friends at The VAT team.
VAT is complex; do keep The VAT Team's contact details to hand.
www.thevatteam.co.uk/about/our-team
VAT is complex; do keep The VAT Team's contact details to hand.
www.thevatteam.co.uk/about/our-team
I was disturbed but not surprised to watch this report of extreme right-wing views dominating X.
Another good reason to enjoy @bsky.app !
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Another good reason to enjoy @bsky.app !
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I was disturbed but not surprised to watch this report of extreme right-wing views dominating X.
Another good reason to enjoy @bsky.app !
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Another good reason to enjoy @bsky.app !
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
This Friday morning, do read this!
Meanings of the word for November in various languages
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
▪️ Leaf fall (Czech)
▪️ Freezing moon (Ojibwe)
▪️ Dark period month (Inari Sami)
▪️ Wind slender (Navajo)
▪️ Month of goats (ChiShona)
▪️ Month of slaughter (Welsh)
▪️ Time of drumming (Yup'ik)
▪️ Arrival of the scorpion (Thai)
▪️ Death month (Finnish)
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This Friday morning, do read this!
“For Christ did not enter a manmade sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, not to appear for us in God’s presence.”
#GemsFromHebrews
#GemsFromHebrews
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“For Christ did not enter a manmade sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, not to appear for us in God’s presence.”
#GemsFromHebrews
#GemsFromHebrews