Revd Dr. Brenda Wallace SCP 🌈✝️🌳
@revbrenw.bsky.social
Sort of retired parish priest with a passion for inclusion and equality, plus gardening, cats and sewing. Essex UK.
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The former #ArchbishopofCanterbury Lord Williams has called for questions to be asked about “how we snap out of the hypnotic trance that allows billionaires to buy people and communities”
#epstein #mandelson #churchnews #churchtimes
#epstein #mandelson #churchnews #churchtimes
Lord Williams warns of ‘moral hypnosis’ created by extreme wealth
THE former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams has called for questions to be asked about “how we snap out of the hypnotic trance that allows billionaires to buy people and communities”. Lord Williams made the comments on Monday evening, after ...
www.churchtimes.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The former #ArchbishopofCanterbury Lord Williams has called for questions to be asked about “how we snap out of the hypnotic trance that allows billionaires to buy people and communities”
#epstein #mandelson #churchnews #churchtimes
#epstein #mandelson #churchnews #churchtimes
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'There is no pearl without grit – for us the grit often comes in the challenges of difference'
The image of the pearl of great price used in Abp Sarah's Presidential & our internal church conflicts compared to grit 'not just uncomfortable, but at times deeply painful'
#synod #GeneralSynod
The image of the pearl of great price used in Abp Sarah's Presidential & our internal church conflicts compared to grit 'not just uncomfortable, but at times deeply painful'
#synod #GeneralSynod
February 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
'There is no pearl without grit – for us the grit often comes in the challenges of difference'
The image of the pearl of great price used in Abp Sarah's Presidential & our internal church conflicts compared to grit 'not just uncomfortable, but at times deeply painful'
#synod #GeneralSynod
The image of the pearl of great price used in Abp Sarah's Presidential & our internal church conflicts compared to grit 'not just uncomfortable, but at times deeply painful'
#synod #GeneralSynod
First green shoots on this route! Elder leading the way into spring. Meanwhile, appreciating the variety of evergreen foliage before the deciduous trees strut their stuff. Holly, euonymus, pittosporum, conifers.
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
First green shoots on this route! Elder leading the way into spring. Meanwhile, appreciating the variety of evergreen foliage before the deciduous trees strut their stuff. Holly, euonymus, pittosporum, conifers.
Wonderful
Applause rings out at St Paul's Cathedral at the moment that Dame Sarah Mullally becomes, legally and officially, the 106th - and first female - Archbishop of Canterbury:
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Wonderful
Another footpath cleared by the council, hooray! Sunlight after a frosty morning. Eagerly awaiting first green shoots of spring on the trees and hedges. Meanwhile, tiny bulbs in the garden, aconites, cyclamen, crocus. TinyBulbs, #TinyJoys.
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Another footpath cleared by the council, hooray! Sunlight after a frosty morning. Eagerly awaiting first green shoots of spring on the trees and hedges. Meanwhile, tiny bulbs in the garden, aconites, cyclamen, crocus. TinyBulbs, #TinyJoys.
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Tell that to the guy in my last parish who still has PTSD and a limp from the IED that killed his mate, you draft-dodging coward.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Tell that to the guy in my last parish who still has PTSD and a limp from the IED that killed his mate, you draft-dodging coward.
No, that's not the stream, but the bridle path round the perimeter of the Country Park!
Birds' nests awaiting refurbishment, and first daffodil buds.
Birds' nests awaiting refurbishment, and first daffodil buds.
January 22, 2026 at 3:14 PM
No, that's not the stream, but the bridle path round the perimeter of the Country Park!
Birds' nests awaiting refurbishment, and first daffodil buds.
Birds' nests awaiting refurbishment, and first daffodil buds.
Riverside walk
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Riverside walk
The Country Park was rather uninspiring today, noticed bright red tree roots in the stream, and oddly discarded bananas in the hedge.
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The Country Park was rather uninspiring today, noticed bright red tree roots in the stream, and oddly discarded bananas in the hedge.
Winter walks week 3.
Silvery skyscape and golden lichen on elm branches.
And what looked as though a whole new swathe of trees had been planted on the recreation ground, but the tubes are empty!
Silvery skyscape and golden lichen on elm branches.
And what looked as though a whole new swathe of trees had been planted on the recreation ground, but the tubes are empty!
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Winter walks week 3.
Silvery skyscape and golden lichen on elm branches.
And what looked as though a whole new swathe of trees had been planted on the recreation ground, but the tubes are empty!
Silvery skyscape and golden lichen on elm branches.
And what looked as though a whole new swathe of trees had been planted on the recreation ground, but the tubes are empty!
Don't forget Gaza.
Child mortality crisis continues in Gaza, with more than 100 killed since ceasefire
Child mortality crisis continues in Gaza, with more than 100 killed since ceasefire
Eight children have died of hypothermia this winter, says health ministry, amid reports maternal and newborn care in territory has been dismantled
A 27-day-old baby died in Gaza on Saturday from severe cold, bringing the number of children in the region who have died of hypothermia since the start of the current winter season to eight, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
Medical sources confirmed to the news agency Anadolu that the newborn, named Aisha Ayesh al-Agha, died as a result of freezing temperatures, and that when she was brought to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis it was already too late to save her. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Don't forget Gaza.
Second week of daily walks completed. (12 walks, had to miss 2 days for good reasons). Thank you for the 'likes' and comments. The photos aren't brilliant but it's keeping me motivated to go out if I post on here and Facebook each day. #TinyJoys. There are so many joys even in January.
January 17, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Second week of daily walks completed. (12 walks, had to miss 2 days for good reasons). Thank you for the 'likes' and comments. The photos aren't brilliant but it's keeping me motivated to go out if I post on here and Facebook each day. #TinyJoys. There are so many joys even in January.
First snowdrop! ( just the one!).
Horses, ducks, teasels and birdsong. Birds and squirrel too fast to take photos.
Horses, ducks, teasels and birdsong. Birds and squirrel too fast to take photos.
January 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
First snowdrop! ( just the one!).
Horses, ducks, teasels and birdsong. Birds and squirrel too fast to take photos.
Horses, ducks, teasels and birdsong. Birds and squirrel too fast to take photos.
Beautiful and sunny first thing (well mid morning really). The church looked lovely, arum leaves breaking through, the lovely stems of elm branches, and amazing to see surface water on the field after such a dry autumn.
January 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Beautiful and sunny first thing (well mid morning really). The church looked lovely, arum leaves breaking through, the lovely stems of elm branches, and amazing to see surface water on the field after such a dry autumn.
Beautiful
A couple of hours birding before lunch today. I started with the very showy Snow Bunting at Hartlepool, had then brief views of a Waxwing at Saltholme RSPB car park and, finally, connected with the WaterPipit by the Saltholme Pools Hide. #NEbirding @teesbirds.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Beautiful
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On the ‘Bishops’ Letter’ and its inadequacy, see Robert Thompson: viamedia.news/2026/01/15/m... “there comes a point where continued compliance … ceases to be morally neutral”
viamedia.news
January 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
On the ‘Bishops’ Letter’ and its inadequacy, see Robert Thompson: viamedia.news/2026/01/15/m... “there comes a point where continued compliance … ceases to be morally neutral”
That moment when you're just about to apply lip balm, then remember that you were chopping garlic, ginger 🫚 and chilli 🌶 ten minutes ago. One of those daily 'thank you God' moments.
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
That moment when you're just about to apply lip balm, then remember that you were chopping garlic, ginger 🫚 and chilli 🌶 ten minutes ago. One of those daily 'thank you God' moments.
Another slightly different walk, a little wander into hyperspace.
January 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Another slightly different walk, a little wander into hyperspace.
What next? Fahrenheit 451 or a Bonfire of the Vanities?
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
What next? Fahrenheit 451 or a Bonfire of the Vanities?
Reposted by Revd Dr. Brenda Wallace SCP 🌈✝️🌳
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
A quick amble round the Country Park for a change of scene. All a bit muddy, gloomy and drizzly but lovely wide open space. Today's pics are all 'twiggy' - tangled twigs, coloured twigs, twiggy bird's nest, and a heap of rusting agricultural equipment half-buried under ivy twigs. #TinyJoys
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
A quick amble round the Country Park for a change of scene. All a bit muddy, gloomy and drizzly but lovely wide open space. Today's pics are all 'twiggy' - tangled twigs, coloured twigs, twiggy bird's nest, and a heap of rusting agricultural equipment half-buried under ivy twigs. #TinyJoys
Today was a "D-day" walk (Didn't-go-very-far day).
Still... daisies, deadnettles, dried oak leaves and dappled bark, and first shoots of daffodils. There's always something interesting to catch the attention.
Still... daisies, deadnettles, dried oak leaves and dappled bark, and first shoots of daffodils. There's always something interesting to catch the attention.
January 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Today was a "D-day" walk (Didn't-go-very-far day).
Still... daisies, deadnettles, dried oak leaves and dappled bark, and first shoots of daffodils. There's always something interesting to catch the attention.
Still... daisies, deadnettles, dried oak leaves and dappled bark, and first shoots of daffodils. There's always something interesting to catch the attention.
Sunday's Weird things Walk. Sunday afternoon,weird growth on a dog rose stem, weird tree-trunk sculptures, and specially weird, massive lantern hanging, just above the ground, in the wild woodland behind the old Rectory. Or have the aliens landed?
But #TinyJoys, first new leaves and buds spotted.
But #TinyJoys, first new leaves and buds spotted.
January 11, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Sunday's Weird things Walk. Sunday afternoon,weird growth on a dog rose stem, weird tree-trunk sculptures, and specially weird, massive lantern hanging, just above the ground, in the wild woodland behind the old Rectory. Or have the aliens landed?
But #TinyJoys, first new leaves and buds spotted.
But #TinyJoys, first new leaves and buds spotted.
Loved this!😃😃😃
All these news are dragging me down, can't wait for #Caturday...
January 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Loved this!😃😃😃
Despite the first photo I haven't inadvertently wandered into Ambridge!A longer walk today, having opted not to get totally soaked again yesterday. Stayed on the road as I thought the footpaths would be rather squelchy. #TinyJoys today were
tree trunks, fircones and ducks.
tree trunks, fircones and ducks.
January 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Despite the first photo I haven't inadvertently wandered into Ambridge!A longer walk today, having opted not to get totally soaked again yesterday. Stayed on the road as I thought the footpaths would be rather squelchy. #TinyJoys today were
tree trunks, fircones and ducks.
tree trunks, fircones and ducks.