It's tempory but l will ask are not most things in life.

                                                                        Just asking!

Precious encounters.

I never parked how important community and youth work is to myself. Still grasp the preciousness of having encounters with each other but more espically for myself ..encounters with youth.

Who at the most important period of their life's growth plus development. It's precious also urgent those you going into this special vocation. You must fully grasp that element. It's precious and relationships formed are unique. These encounters have to be carefully nurtured with space and patience. 

That's not a sub text it's important we allow space for work to grow. Lots of LIFE events can develop at certain pace but relationships need space by that statement unhurried but more substance then that. Allow growth as we gain more understanding of the individuals.

Again and again return to importance of gathering in community. Something youth setting with age range of 11 plus age,  happens organically. For the 11 to 26 age range gatherings help them discover boundaries being placed they grow as they evelop own relationships. Ones they have chosen to be in. The other youths they chosen to gather with. It's sometimes first inroads into making shuttle use of power.

Youth work is precious. I repeat these encounters are vital for you the leader and the young people using your device to them.

Faith not a get out tough uncomfortable moments.

                                         I struggle.

It's fact some maybe can't grasp. Pretty sure hold certain resilience got sense of faith l hold values feel are precious. In good relationships. Comfortable alone not got special female friend but beautiful ladies are in my LIFE. Enrich me as also do other friends in various ways.

Church remains place were getting support offer me sense of purpose finding grow among the fellowship. But l struggle like you perhaps this thing identified as Heaven. The LIFE tried, failed, plus risen again from own personal ashes to struggle on. Believe some don't expect this of me but it's just worth stating....it's this l struggle too. Can't always work stuff out ..thinking gets too difficult and the TV bored me the news grieves me the treatment l witnessed hurts. I fail and struggle.

That's the hope Faith not a get out of LIFE and it tough uncomfortable moments. LIFE upside down moments, difficult hard and very uncomfortable. But something shines ...it's that light that never goes out.....It's that echo that remains. It's the hope in a  word of a scripture it's the promise of a better way a different way of being.

 Morning prayer

Lord Jesus, hold our attention, and keep our focus on you and on your way; let us not be swayed by empty philosophies, by the lure of possessions, by the love of power, or position, or pride. Give us a proper humility and confidence in your love, for we are yours.

LIFE well you know....it is ...

Returning to the gym sessions it felt good to stretch oneself physically. Fortunate can still be active, work on areas of my physically this of course impacts areas of our mental wellbeing being. Which then philosophy affects leisurely pursuits have more energy to think and ponder.

My good fortune carried on as before the bus arrived had chance to enjoy a cuppa. Need to reflect on life and how lucky, blessed, fortunate, a person is and hope you can count the little things as blessings worthy of you recieving them.

The storms of yesterday still raging bringing further destruction even lose of LIFE the services have been out putting stuff in place. Shocking evidence lack of support along with the high costs of heating making LIFE difficult. We learnt at Unie that the book a road less travelled begins with these words a line so relevent from 1960 to the present these words resonate. 

LIFE is tough.

Northern Power are pretty powerless

 The very strong wind is impacting  Northern Powers ability to work at height and get the power back on quickly. 

These very strong winds which have been predicted several days ago ...those very strong winds....yes them one's. ..

Once Northern Power....have assessed the extent of the damage,

( just guessing here ..) 

Northern Power will have more certainty about when power will be restored.

Just put my BS detector on ..yeah high reading here.

The rivers have been full of the Algie for quiet a while no one's made any real effort to clean up. The prices in supermarket have been master rated to remain high the greed of the bosses allowed this fact. The TV stations been running the same repeats so often now can't understand with such a varied film catalogue why war films and western repeats are the only choices made. BBC Question time is championing again the thought of this country returning to European common market..Guess reached the conclusion that l don't belong to these times.

Overall we are living in Leadership crisis times. Moved so far from reality any truth is accepted so louder ones get listened to more easily.

Harder to believe then not.

          It's harder to believe then not too.

Look at the colours of this glorious wonderful creative season captured on the mechanics of a mobile phone. The image of a building up can walk around plus upon it's city walls Outer walls of a castle in York. The mixture of oranges reds yellows fading green in the leaves alone. Coulers plus  texture of the bark of the tree stood there for hundreds of years 

Then there is the way my body allows me to move along castle walls up stairs and along narrow parkways. Safely l traverse my journeys walking along paths that for thousands of years others have walked same route for very many different reasons. Song of birds sometimes echo these walks through a heritage town in haunted atmosphere of buildings stood for centuries. You see nothing got here without a creators hand. Without a force a source larger bigger more loving then l can imagine. But some they don't believe this stuff the God stuff the Lord Jesus stuff. It's all a fairy tale.

I believe in the hand that controls time space and everything so l invested much of my life following the kingdom principles of the king of kings.

One thing l know it's harder to believe then not too.

Funny growth opportunity stories in stormy UK.

 RAYE has won the 2026 Mercury Prize for her critically acclaimed second studio album, This Music May Contain Hope. The singer collected the prestigious £25,000 award 

Doesn't sound like a lot of money. But this wonderful Lady with good character is a worthy winner. Surprised the Album has got a concept theme very different found maybe need to give it few more listens as yet to me got no stand out tracks. Not featured on anything come across nor overplayed on the Radio.

Community are seldom established. They should be organic in a business setting, there's a community gathering around some old sheds, some movement out away from this starting. When others get established they develop business ideas then start processing from an  organic happening, to establish themselves in retail area. Growth and development. 

That's what community can be people come together often then we feel that can be creative and enthusiasm begins. Individuals find opportunity to chat, voice deep concerns, and try stuff. Some of the basics for gatherings to develop then become Community.

Who personally do you belong too ?

Where around you are people gathering ? 

Do you witness growth  ?

Relationships always work in progress.

" There's a light a certain kind of light, that's never shone on me."

It just hasn't in a Bee Gees kind of knowledgeable way. I'm at something of a crossroads nevertheless less it's time for me to move on.

 When people don't communicate with you there comes a time when wasting your words, wasting your efforts and end up communicating into a vacuum. It's disheartening. 

It was Gladys knight who sang on the soundtrack to the film ..'The Butler'.. film worth investment of your time.

" You and me we ain't nothing no more" , real painful song to listen too and imagine. Life brings uncertainty it brings stress. Everyday challenges but we all need rewards of knowing our efforts hold value. Or we are not human we just AI nonhumans playing at relationships. Relationships are person centered they need to be worked at. But sometimes just space along with time to evaluate if a relationship mainly friendship is worth effort.

Your journey can be a useful guide here but value yourself.
Invest in you.

It's our time ..Time for US.

 Despite the horrors going on in Europe. Awful incident where in Australia MP got hit by a car then the assailant returned to drive the car over her. Despite poverty increasing food equality fading young families struggling. We can still be beautiful.
You and l have to be this thing of being a BHP. Beautiful human being.

Maybe it's us having to find the beauty,maybe we have to remain silent, maybe we have to seek God's counsel. Maybe we have to share our limited resources better. Maybe we have to ignore the hatred. Maybe we have to sit with someone and listen longer. Maybe we have other ideas better then different then those l suggest.

Beetroot a hard vegetable not the easiest to cook takes lots of boiling. It's ugly doesn't go as an accomplishments with very many other foods. But when tasted it very worthwhile and very good for a person. Like maybe we have to be as the storms approach. They are approaching not just the ones bringing the tidal waters over a wet cold harsh promenade. Life's storms are often near at difficult times. But we are. Called to be of good cheer to spend time on the frontiers with the lost and broken. . . . yes you. Yes us.
Our hope is in the Kingdom values that Jesus calls us to live out in relationships encounters and acts of love, kindness,  listening and sharing.
If we don't or we won't....it will not get done.

Wherе was I when childhood died And manhood came to take me...

Days of ice creams, chilly waters in the middle of summer, soul music playing loud enough to hear but not intrusive, paddling a boat. Looking at the girls and your first loving conversations. Childhood 1968.
First football match Hull city V French side Nice. Iced drink of watermelon, burger with cheese. A bus ride, pocket money and stuff taking home. Slice of pizza and glass of coke. Talks about preparing for a Halloween trick. Childhood 2026.

Beds of grain and sheets of rain

And hold tight nights of thunder

Owls that hoot and Lash Larue

And heroes gone asunder

Nightmare fears and grandma's tears

And gingerbrеad to bake me

Wherе was I when childhood died

And manhood came to take me

Saturdays alright for....lots of things ...

Tend too try not get results till watched the old classic ..'match of the day'... Treat yourself TV stable. If lucky that should be breakfast treat in early hours of Sunday. 

Looking forward to supplementing the day of the Lord with period among local Church folk. Worship songs prayers and biblical discussions.

Health leisurely pursuits been good in the gym today despite the system error of AI generated sounds vulgar, loud creat aggressive undertone. Further staff young tending get upset when older people challenge them about volume. Yet sending tweets plus likes to older cliental social media posts. My Biotrax readings showing favourable results including slow gradually losing weight with muscle dexterity developing.

Holistically the weekend been growth present and low key issues addressed. Good connections with friends time of chats laughter.

Kind of kingdom value days when individual growth happening in gatherings with others. Away from a society falling in on itself .

                      Calvery......

Watched this uplifting film, yes it's a tough watch. Mainly about plodding on when to give up is the easier way,for myself it is about Faith when in a place of struggle. Acceptance and battling the Life we live when the tears threaten
 every new born seed.

Damaging daily the social cohesive of British society

What l am witnessing far too consistently is very concerning. It's concerning because l am committed to establishing the Kingdom of God here on earth 

But struggle with accepting the behaviour see daily several times in my locality  mainly two ethnic groupings. Muslims and Africans often from very same group mainly males between 20 to 35 age range.

Like to sometimes have on a cold day a hot drink in pleasant environment occasionally with female friends. They now look around themselves.  If as it often can be in  Hull , full of 3 and 4 of the men from these groups stay round a table with one cup of coffee.

They say
 …." Let's get elsewhere "...
We do. Today l was on my own , this gave me birdseye view. There was only few spare seats , our ethnic groupings, well they would not let anyone with trays of drinks (elderly or female) sit near them. Despite or rather enjoying refusing reasonable requests to allow seating to be used.

They even put own feet, ( on spare seats near by) in way that found difficult and alarming. When challenged by males they made threats. The sense of entitlement was disturbing.

Another African was watching a film of girls being shot and hiding from their captives . Some of the girls in this movie  ?  Visible on his phone while he sat not drinking a drink , when asked,  refused to switch it off. These actions may be acceptable to any liberal minded people.  Got search your mind explore .What message have they decide to send to those infidels that sharing space with...well at moment that space is supposed to be shared.

But l cite them as an evil that's has eroded and has damaged already the social-cohesion of our society. The further work of evil.

Blessed.

 Blessed . We often enter into non formal contracts with each other and certainly as mission oriented holders of the Christian faith. That's a trauma around need to evenglise and purpose of community social commitments. We gather with young people in their spaces on streets corners 

Or we gather with them when enter the project  we have attempted or successful and historically provided. We may want to get to know them.

They may wish to just use the space as a break from parents. We find common ground. It develops.

On the Bus ride the meadows folded onto these beautiful couples of Autumn. The warm soon struggled to exact it's warmth because the chill of the morning remained longer then it has done since the early part of the year. The hedges are thinning out the birds are out later in the morning as nature comes out later now temperatures dropping. Blessed.

I get to see the Buzzard for longer hunting high and low across the damp meadows oddly enough close to Matthews collage. Few friends been in touch with drama plus the excitement of the days they have ahead of them. Blessed.

Hope you can understand the everyday ordinary stuff are huge blessings . So count them one by one. Hold them close thank the lord for people, the places, nature and technical community development you are integral part of. Blessed.

Starting a gathering in the Lords house.

We trying to do Church by starting a gathering. We got time to project  happening the pace is not rushed. Neither is it traditional nor normal. It's a community social non Contract. With our own resources sometimes our own money. Lots of encounters. It's that simple.

This is 2026 in what the Church venue for youth work could look like. Encounters with youth at a period of thier life's when they grow most independent. All at present is a start. Somewhere to be with pizza hot chocolate, kind of a place of safety. Oh yeah the music...that's pretty loud.

“So if you hear something… even if it’s a little thing, you’re at the gym on the treadmill and someone makes a crack, say something.”

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a public inquiry into the deaths of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, who were killed during the terror attack at Manchester’s Heaton Park Synagogue in October 2025.

My first memory of a visit to a synagogue was to one when as a child went to sing with our school Choir, all really remember leaving stuffed with sweets and enjoyed wonderful cakes.  Later perhaps about 8 years. Going into my first paid employment working for a beautiful human being, who had survived the concentration camps. the camp was actually liberated by the Russians.

Spoke about that event here before plus in my Life often.
This great man who apprenticed myself into Life. 

He made me proud and affected who l am today. Cherish his memory alongside my own precious son.
Hatred begets hatred which further begets more hatred but please don't forget.... now socially acceptable to show disdain or intolerance towards the Holocaust. It begins with words.  “So if you hear something… even if it’s a little thing, you’re at the gym on the treadmill and someone makes a crack, say something.” Labour Party has made “softcore” Holocaust denial acceptable.

I found this to be true even Polish people had open conversation leaned towards ..`oh yeah that's not true`..but don't imaging it is going to be easy to speak up. Will not be easy to suggest someone owns an untruth. Never acceptable to query

a lie or state your truth there will be a consequence and that may well cost.

But going to ask you this are you ready ? Are you brave enough? Are you `conucchies` large enough ?  All around are people trying to rewrite history, challenging every truth. 

• This is the society that begins with dismantling individual values,
•  prevents gatherings where agreement conversation growth and discord happen organically.

When when the individual has been muted, the community meets less often. this happens ...

• The very fabric of society is threatened and eroded..

This is a bit of classic Kevin Waller ;- Its is Life time learnt logic, values presented accepted and followed. Its northern spirituality and Christian ethical teaching ...Also worth look at again. 

• This is the society that begins with dismantling individual values,
•  Prevents gatherings, where agreement conversation,  growth and discord happen organically.
• The very fabric of society is threatened and eroded..

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Not here, to influence you with their @@@@@@.

 Metallica front man James Hetfield took a swipe at artists who use their concerts to lecture audiences about politics during the band's Las Vegas residency. In what could easily be seen as a dig at the likes of Macklemore, Hetfield told the crowd:

"Unless you live in Vegas, you've come a long way to spend some time with Metallica. We're grateful for that. Your travels, the money you spend, the time it took, thanks for coming to celebrate with us,. I just gotta say, Metallica is We are here to forget about all the outside shit. Metallica's agenda is love, energy and heavy music, baby!"

Some rescue news.

Coastguard crews winched down the cliff to get to the four people while the RNLI waited in the choppy water below as it pushed the orange rescue boat closer and closer to the rocks below. RNLI, coastguard and emergency services were praised for their efforts in getting the trio to safety.

Sadly to say know something about this actual situation.l got into a real mess around 10 years ago with much missed Matthew. We had gone looking at the seals. Excited about the wildlife  and Matty was animal crazy. Going through the cave at thornwick bay it was ankle deep while on the other side we suddenly within minutes were knee deep then waist deep in water 

It took courage to get through the cave where the water resided. It was shallowest heading back too the beach. We recovered but learnt a solum lesson. Another of life's dramas we faced. 

North Yorkshire Coast: Four boys clinging to the side of a cave were rescued in a multi-agency operation involving the RNLI and HM Coastguard after becoming trapped by the rising tide.

 

The recent news plus the abandonment by our Government means need to examine my place in society.

Done my last task for this week. Prepared the vegetables placed them in slow cooker.

Communicated with my friends sadly via social-media. Read through emails nothing urgent. No diaries dates ahead lies lazy self day walking history. Enjoying nature avoiding the news. Reflective cups of tea. Hopefully some reading.

I am on downtime as was reminded for my only 'holiday of the year' with my sabbatical taking place. Looked at some Bod Dylan actual artwork. Walked the history plus heritage of this environment. Like in Valletta it gives myself good reason to remain cheerful.  

The recent news plus the abandonment by our Government means need to examine my place in society. For sure this northern guy experienced poverty all his Life cannot commit to political system who keep leaning away from the faith community and tribes l recognise as honest. E.G. Christian  and Jewish along with hindu.
The casualness that our society has slipped into a wicked anti-Semitism hate filled WOKE agenda. Where kidz who can't perform get registered as ADHD( AD?S DHP) or whatever gets most PIP benefit. Lack moral compass that we can sail a ship through difficult times giving them limited opportunities while burdening them with limited involvement with any gathering community, nor chance of improving as an individual.

Less and less.

So done a bit of work spread out all over rural town.

Lot less gym

Money very very tight.

Petrol expensive most l have ever witnessed.

Even the Sopranos threw up a surprise ..couldn't recall Pauline walnuts getting his nails done. Gangster at nail saloon see everything now.

The bus ride on a real chilly Autumn day was through nature displaying Llama newly sheared moved more briskly near Bishop Burton pool. The. Cattle walking across westwoods while bus drove slowly past observing that cattle have right of way. Sheep returned down from high ground.. it's changing moments but humanity hatred and ignorance takes little rest.

Job ..(Book in the Bible).. is about what happens when a Nation turns away from God's guidelines. Calling for people to return often the disobedience remains society plus order breaks down. Situations we are in presently with no leadership nor guidance again and again we see lack of solutions. Individuals can not suggest help or directions to enable development or change.

The beds are burning still people get involved in wasted practice vaping spreading filthy germs around. Low cost clothing , because got no money for better, people less social, little cohesion, quality of food provisions is more expensive, less is sold. Self indulgence heads down on mobile prisons they hand carry. Poverty increasing.  Rich again has always getting richer. Injustice screams out nothing changes.

...not sure it's ....

 Listening to very early Bod Dylan ..'Song for woody 1963...masters of war ..blowing in the wind. .. 

It was different time then it was intense thoughtful listen up in my space in overcrowded room shared with siblings. Now hear them still fresh more critical of the tone of the voice. The instrument is sparce uncomplicated. Simple times but same songs start wonder do l love them old songs less. No it's myself who has changed l'm in a better place time evolved but message from lyrics still resonates. Vile harsh statement in Masters of war still hits home. The all for fun frolics in ...'Subterranean blues'...

I change deconstructed evolved still loved the songs and enjoying today. But not the intensity some songs sound rightly dated. Others songs still fresh inviting. But me not sat listening intently in my own room. My sojourner daily struggle espically during changing seasons as cold returns.

That's true of life in general we move on and retain some values don't stay the same person.

 

Disjointed..lack of social cohesive..bankrupt morally 0,

 Divided country not communicating but next to know reason for each little ghetto to communicate together. We live in a country where we do less together. No need to meet as we are somewhere not interest in each other 

Our rules, the faiths we hold are poles apart no expressing same concerns not renowned for getting job done but time has past. Sad but we can also witness rage against God hasn't helped low moral base just brought.

Detached means not connected. But still alongside each other in many situations.

We have walked mute liked into a cosmopolitan hell hole government forced.

 Listening to someone on radio Having to walk through police roadblocks in Gosport to get to also from your own home isn't very nice. Really felt uncomfortable the feeling of violence then threats from the Police was clear and obvious as well. Those now described as 'oppressive authorities' questioning every driver few pedestrians arriving home.

Some residents been lawfully informed they cannot leave their homes until 6th October. Uncomfortable also disturbed with Fact our government in UK . Well let's be honest - they'll stop you going about your business, daily life .

Unable or unwilling to prevent 1 thousand 200 men entering illegally into our land by dingies. They hassle local residents in Gosport hampshire but they won't or cant stop the boats.

Strong harmful evidence is posted on the social media but main news agencies are not reporting. I witnessed the immoral evidence in my home town of Hull ..where full facial coverings worn by many women and young children in city shopping centres. Large gangs of Ethiopia further Eritrean black man gather in coffee shops. One third of buses are African Asian travellers often spread them selves across 2 seats as they journey. In remote villages like Pocklington plus other East riding towns Turkish and Kurdish barbers ply a trade in entrapment drug services while posturing as barbers.

Most often next door are the vapes shops or nail bars staffed by non indegionous persons.

We have walked mute like into a cosmopolitan hell hole government forced.

Listen to ladies saying we aren't staying out late at night as we are so fearful. Many are curtailed into remaining quite so has not to cause offence. If my view going to upset the apple cart by stating this truthful reflection 

I say Amen to that 'upsetting the apple cart'. Something is happening here and it's not correct.

Greens are pretty dirty in Politics of UK

For the first time, the Green Party has hired a private security firm to provide extra protection for attendees at the three-day conference at the Brighton Centre, in Sussex.

Party insiders confirmed that both Jewish and non-Jewish members have been given safety instructions for the conference. Jewish News has agreed not to disclose the specifics.

Being on the frontiers saved my true soul and furnished my life with real meaning

The diamond and rust of any relationship is really about going along with each other. All long time relationships will have Diamond experiences along with days of rust. That's Life it really is we struggle we have glory days  and of course it's all those days in-between which makes us.

Found many times people of course it includes myself. Tend only see value in the diamond periods. As l've got older reaching these days recognise the importance everyday stuff 

Faith has periods like that we want mountain top experiences sometimes wonder if Church leaders try to create such experiance. Missions are promoted always away some place. Seldom did we experience mission in our areas. Talk like super spiritual warriors numbering off conversations from conversations. Joining groups to use these collectives as place to evenglise.

These experiences make us grow. 

Except they don't it hurts when people move away from city , when stop coming to Church. Find a better ingredient check list with another tride. Deconstruction identified these converiabelt shopping list of faith requirements as simple shallow practice. Damaging.

I too was guilty communicating took part in words that found useful. Bought books hunted down Christian music. Found very little that was acceptable. All the books felt high literature. Even tried to sing the latest worship songs. Went to few concerts. But arrived at a place more social gospel being in cultures where the hurting was taking place. Being on the frontiers saved my true soul and furnished my life with real meaning. But it not a sneaky soft option. It's hard it's costly it's difficult and still  occasionally times was Lonlie.

Vocation....commissioned to do this.

 I am good at community and youth work actually do have a pastors heart. A way of being pretty knowledgeable about YCW  Youth Community Work. It's my life's vocation. Expert in this field regerious about practice and how we do what we do and why it doesn't help me as an individual  when others praise me. Not do l find it useful when others praise myself.
I don't grow in environments when l am heralded. It puts me in difficult place. Not vanity nor shyness because not empowering. Treat me has someone with experiance knowledge and understanding.
That is all.

Still got bit to learn.