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John Birch
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Faith | folkie 🎵 | writer | birder | rambler | gardener | photographer | justice | peace www.faithandworship.com
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Looking across to Edinburgh Castle.
#photo #landscape #Scotland
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Lord, we would seek you…
#prayer…
November 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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I note that Trump has been talking about the Bible recently, about caring for the vulnerable!
Well, with his fleet off the coast of Venezuela perhaps he ought to look at what the Bible says about this….
#Trump #war #greed
November 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Be a soothing voice
within the storms…
#prayer
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Brighten up your day with a lovely Raphael- ‘The Holy Family and a Palm Tree’ from National Gallery in Edinburgh
#photo #art #Scotland
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal
#photo
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Gracious God, you reveal yourself
through your Word and this world….
#prayer #prayermeme
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Small group Advent Bible studies aplenty on the website at buff.ly/4q5eoO8 !
Small group Bible studies for Advent
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Leaf scrunching on the path to school was always my favourite activity through Autumn!
#photo #autumn
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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For the power of the gospel…
#prayer #gospel
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Your love surrounds us…
#prayer
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Common Darter… though ‘common’ does seem a poor title… why not ‘Dapper Darter’?
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Lovely Autumn colours in the grounds of the National Botanic Garden in Wales yesterday
#photo #landscape #Autumn
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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All I am, and all I have,
I offer to you, Lord…
#prayer
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Hello autumn!
#photo
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Book of Common Order or Knox's Liturgy printed in Middelburg, the Netherlands, 1602, 'for the use of the Kirk of Scotland'.
National Library of Scotland
#photo
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Gracious God, in you I find
the strength to persevere…
#pyayer
November 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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may we see this world
with your eyes…
#prayer
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Reflection in a large puddle after rather a lot of rain in South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
#photo
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Portrait of Pieter Verdonck by Frans Hals, 1627. The jawbone, the same weapon used by the Biblical hero Samson, probably refers to Verdonck's ability to wound with his cutting words. National Gallery, Edinburgh
#photo #art
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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In this confused
and fragile world,
strengthen our faith….
#prayer
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Bless the good neighbours, Lord…
#prayer #blessing
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The Honourable Mrs Graham, painted by Thomas Gainsborough, National Gallery, Edinburgh
#photo #art
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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For all who give..
#prayer
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Edinburgh Castle in Autumn. There has been a royal castle on the rock since the reign of Malcolm III in the 11th century, and the castle continued to be a royal residence until 1633.
#photo #Scotland
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM