There has to be connection and relationships at front of individual growth There has to be connection and relationships developing if Church/Community's want to grow. Society must embrace close connections not leaving a digital poverty excluding the poorest.

We drove out to lover's point
Shared our last kiss eye to eye
Spoke of tender times long past
Said they weren't meant to last
Too many different dreams to satisfy

She wants
New shoulders to cry on
New backseats to lie on
And she always gets her way
She wants to see other guys
Get lost in other eyes
Baby's in the black books
Yes she's in the black books today

The hardest truths don't have a why
Often true love will just die
And leave a grief to haunt
The lonely nights and days

She wants
New shoulders to cry on
New backseats to lie on
And she always gets her way
She wants to hurt other guys
Put tears in other eyes 
Baby's in the black books
Yes she's in the black books today

She wants to hurt other guys
Put tears in other eyes
Baby's in the black books
Yes she's in the black books today

Songwriters: Nils Lofgren

Black Books lyrics 

LUV THE WORDS IN THIS SONG . . . . .  DRAMA... OPERA ....THE LIFE...RELATIONSHIPS

Spirituality is hidden in our present social understanding

 I have been asked 'is spirituality out of fashion?'

Thousands of ways where the message whatever that may be,is echoing....

TV music poetry... religious beliefs... educational and social behaviour, lyrics in songs

Films , solitary walk... relationships..economics...ethics...

It may be Hidden like dance music

May not be felt to be spiritual

Fact of everyday life

Not always a big deeply meaningful thing.....often awareness can be just to one individual

Also we talk around community spirit like fishing or mining communities.

Society fearful as it may be regarded as a specific religion

But it's not limited

It's around us.hidden to many but present to some.

My need to understand more of God is still great

Blessed are the unemployed for we need a role ,even though there is no 'signing on' in heaven.

Blessed should be the single parents, they don't get a break but just want best for the child.

Let's bless the corner shop guy for when we need milk and bread ...

Bless the till workers ,shop floor cleaners ,trolley pushers they just get on with it.

Bless those who sit watching TV wanting to be in real conversation.

In time God will hear those prayers.

May the day begin when humble are recognised and blessed for just being....just being...

Bless the peace makers in the middle East......where like a virus hatred 'returns and returns'

Bless them Lord.

Bless the old folk ..feeling like they are not required,...fill their minds with acceptance of the journey 

still not finished,happy times ,sunny days, resilence... 

Bless the energy of the young may they find counsel with aged folk and listen wisely.

May we have enough stupidity to believe we can change ourselves and community we live in...

Amen 

---(more soon)---

At present struggling finding community!

 It's says and accept must should go to Church

But like so much in communities ...not evident

Further oddity that l am....not fitting in with you!

Self excluded

Marginalized myself

Left me outside alone

Looking in from the outside

Not walked away... neither am l missing company.nor angry with others

Journey placed me here ...on the edge.

Unhappy some teachers of the word.....maybe l was born this way..good at something else.

Being an outsider.

Clifftop walker...views  panarama is wider...but sheer fall.

To be dissatisfied with one self....that is personal development further growth ahead

Loved my day up coast at Bridlington... drinking cuppa, eating chips on harbour wall

I was only one in group,who was not heading home..all others staying away

Looking at others talking as departed was good feeling.

Earlier shared some music as we pilgrimed down the country roads

Coming back alone was fine.

Listened deeply music in car oddly was..Madonna.

(and some Prince extended tracks)....

Fields full of gold coulered harvest 

Joy is what we discovered as the group shared

Good openness....almost silently we collected shells from beach 

place called Danes Dyke.

<Used as Dover in remake of DADS ARMY>

Silence

Talking

Sharing

Reflection

Goodbyes. . . .

What makes you grow?.....how do you measure enjoyment?......Are you happy?

Starting to prepare for some  Church growth debate l am leading.

There has to be connection and relationships at front of individual growth

There has to be connection and relationships developing if Church/Community's want to grow.

Society must embrace close connections not leaving a digital poverty excluding the poorest.

If we don't grow together....then like the Middle East ...we have trouble a plenty.

Relationships are key to growth as person,in groups and among developing society. 

So we are coming out of this awful horror movie we starred in....

Fees in the post....

Situations been challange.

Time to reboot

Coffee up eat a maccy Dee, Rucksack packed,ready for bigger brighter happy times.....

........like the newish hymn should go like........

Everybody wants to go to heaven 

But some Christains don't wanna die ....

Found some Church folk retreated at a time when we are in massive decline.

Most evenglical hide away deep. . . 

Unsure if some congregations gonna return at all...confident few will not  emerge.

Bring on the dancin shoes...play the music loud and get ready to dance.

Communicate
Talk
Chat
Speak 

Looking forward to the new ......whatever....

Spring like day.....has winter come for myself?

 

Feel like watched to much TV
Not spoken to others enough
Ate to much
Gone into self only'
Proscrinated just  little to often
Tried to read more
Prayed deeply   

Worked to understand issues in middle East more.... working through the confusion
Certain killing and bombing not the intended way for peace for all people
Certain also that reading Bible passage from thousand years ago
Without true understanding not solution.
I got told ...God promised that land to the Jewish......oh So it's OK to kill then.....NO.

Easy to say that here...In sunshine of spring East riding of Yorkshire.
Are they not blood brothers?
Can land not be occupied by many...can they not harvest together....
Seek justice for other and you seek justice for yourself.
Neighbourhood bully get what he wants.

Infidel's like me
We want peace
Perhaps don't get all the minicia or historical
Evidence.
But know war is not the answer
You se been brought up to believe 
That justice will flow like a River
Treat humbly and love our neighbors that best way to be...better way to be...
Kingdom way to be....hell know how niavie that sounds.
But know no better inspiring way to live......
It's my winter...snow is all-around...hearts little weak...but my journey not complete.
In my soul...departed here....not content how l am leaving this place....but winter here for me.

Where do you get your theology from......(Sense of God)?

“Rabbit’s clever,” said Pooh thoughtfully.

“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit’s clever.”

“And he has Brain.”

“Yes,” said Piglet, “Rabbit has Brain.”

There was a long silence.

“I suppose,” said Pooh, “that that’s why he never understands anything.” ~A.A.Milne 

The books that get me thinking........House at pooh corner.....the boy ,horse and the fox.....

Victor Cannings triology 'Runaways'.....

TV programmes....The Wire...Hill street blues......

Music ....Bod Dylan....Dire straits.....Dance music...Tamla...Northern soul...Garth Brooke's ...

Etc...

The Bible....

Being with others

Cooking sharing meals

Walks in nature

Sandy beach

Cliff top view..........its omnipresent!

 

A grey sky threateningly dark clouds and empty beach

 Alone watching clouds above

Seagulls cry and swarm

Winds chilly shops closed  normal nower days

Promenades empty

No car's parked

All appears closed

Like feelings l have inside at this moment.

Moods kinda blue...hope sun return

Echos evident that we are returning to more open period

Hearts must open to each other

Individuals must show change

Community should develop better

Society has to reflect less oppression towards excluded

At front of this must be Faith community

Those projecting Kingdom values.

Being kinder...listening deeper... reflection...silent..

Active in embracing poor in spirit poor in economics

Poor in health...

Echo to return to chance Pandamic afforded us...

Across in Palestine

Jews and Arabs

Blood brothers

Kill each other

Shalom doesn't excist

Hatred returning

Let's pray for peace 🙏.

 Let's pray for deep Shalom to return

Outsiders test

l have heart condition it's tough 

Hence don't have to wear mask when out in with you good folks

However get others telling me that should not be among public.

Outsider

Place used to being

Occupational behaviour for likes of myself

Outsider

Music taste...not linked to TV 

Books l read

People share life amongst

Entertainment l enjoy

Belief system

Spiritual direction

Outsider

Culturally

Ethnic grouping

Class.... poverty struggle... educational expectation...

Hardworking

Northern

Male

Outsider

Don't need a mask nor do l need others reminding me

Many had benefit cut this month and had increase in rent and council tax along with general increase Back to normal... poor forgotten about even during virus

There talk and suggest action ,which may mean Cross-party MPs aim to force government to rectify DWP failure to comply with court rulings on bedroom tax ....and bereavement benefits rights breaches...along with non payments and under payments.

But warn you here....don't hold breathe waiting for results.

Poor get poorer even during virus.

Being kinda in this new age ..following C19 means recognise others efforts , politics and government,health services,even research... if you don't like them I value efforts made on my behalf ....grateful

 Thanks for your expertise and knowledge.

 God bless you and your family and friends.

Faith that getting menaced

It appears although Christian Faith is not oppressed, nor are faith holders in immediate danger in UK at least.
We are still in more challenging times.
Here an example where a school preacher was reported for sermon in school assemblies that challenged the WOKE agenda..

Randall says his sermon was provoked by pupils’ concerns over plans to ‘embed gender, gender identity and sexual orientation into the fabric’ of the nominally Christian school. He says that he used the sermon to tell pupils they should not be expected to agree with all the ideas the school was promoting – and that opposing to same-sex marriage and believing in biological sex were both perfectly legitimate viewpoints.

The TV has presenters who one day are one gender, the next they present as another gender.

One person on small programme called COACH TRIP...nice good idea for programme..

Stated....l get up in morning, am a fella sex with woman ,next day l am another person a woman who has sex with men...next day...

Get where that one is going...it all self serving but worse it's promoted.

That my real rud with it all... that promotion against nuclear or more normal acceptance.

BBC recognise 100 genders

I recognise 2.

If man luv a man ....fine....if l luv woman fine ....neither of us have right to impose that value.

But debate and discuss.like most things then you maybe get where l am plus values l hold.

There is no debate or acceptance that 100 genders is sinful.

Not a word use that ole world view.... But it leads to more incorrect behaviour.

More hurt.

More rejection

More attacks upon the 2 gender believers ......

Have we become uncomfortable with each other?

 

Whether it's religion... political.. society in general we struggle communicate among 
Ourselves.
Not finding common language..despite hearing this comment_'l get it_' we don't.
Could it be fear of opening up to each other?
Fear of new wokenisum!
Just not comfortable as people.
Game 'evil  one' happy to see being played out in small groups, communities, in friendships
Just not hearing each other.....
Leading to discourse ,overall frustrated disconnected. . .
 Lack of harmony....losing art of actively listening.
Got to work harder find out from each other . what's going on'......
John Allen wrote great book called...'Why am l Afraid to tell you who l am '.
He talks about five levels of communication...opening up more and more.
Perhaps we become too clever or we simply fine not talking.
Return to this...   WHAT'S GOING ON.. ..

Has COVID been blessing for those taking others cash

It feels like that 30% on bag of chips

Cup of tea 400% increase

Something quite wrong when people sit outside pud in snow and pouring rain under umbrella drinking expensive beer.

No not funny

Not quaint

Not resilance

Bloody stupid

Many walked away from North yorkshire (Filey Scarborough) coastal resort cafes when seen the prices 

Cup of tea £2-85 to stand outside with Watered down tea, in cold,drinking out of a small cardboard container.

.....forget about it......

£12 for small cheese pizza

......shhhhhhhhhhhhhtttttteeee.....Hell No

Stay with me on this journey...get cup of tea prices right one Day

Selected my music having packed car

Passenger had last fags.

Prayers said....we begin...sights to see,quieter on way home...Music just OK. Safe travel home...travel back always feels quicker 

It's late afternoon unpacked....big question been working on retreat as  rest up.

Yeah at stage of life....three hours in the afternoon.

Stay with me.lets keep moving this emotional intelligence, and wisdom we shared.

Politics in the United Kingdom is non event

We need strong opposition to check Government, government should be fearful firstly of the people. Then, fearful of those with different Stance...views...debate should strengthen party of power. 

But we do not have that in our Society. We have liers..thieves..small mindedness..lack of knowledge, further concern for voter's.

Hopes not evident

Poverty so high in coastal areas

But there this odd thing

People pay high prices for such simple commodity as cup of tea

From £1_20 up to £2_85......

Did COVID-19 cause tea leaves, coffee beans to rise so high?

Or am l that much out of touch?

When did we become so Apathetic, when did we lose without even a whimper?

Guess it's true we get the politicians we deserve...we get cup of tea prices we deserve.

Big questions society faces should they also be the big questions Christians address

Some say ...'followers of Jesus'... Embarrassed,so ignore word Christian.

Me not that deep...happy with either

Faith community

You decide

Now those issues

Healing 

Forgiveness

Racial equality

Poverty

Fairness

Also who is my neighbour?

Following C19 pandamic we must seek to ensure healing offered to all people.

Kinda lucky had my jab...but NHS in UK allowed some not received treatment they should have.

Cardiac issues...neurology.....cancer treatments...all suffered some have died.

That healing ...but society very broken ...low wages..underemployment ...low self esteem..

Poverty issue.. poor housing along with lack of social motility ....big big big issues.

Racial inequality .how working class treated . 

Ethnic groups face same battles same challanges...but lack of appreciation.. the cultures richness each should bring...l would highlight resilience among poor as undervalued strength...poverty leads to huge issues like drug misuse,alcoholic abuse...education...

Overall fairness is not evidence ...many left behind..lack of community cohesion in working together,to build better, there's great deal more then just this way of being.

Neighbourless must grow concern for each other...linked to so much of the above..dots easy to join ..

Kingdom values of saviour who came among us to encourage more redellious nature.

Follow me , Love ones another ,

Take on board seriousness of being a God follower..believe in this way.

Issues our society faces are also issues our society been embroiled in for hundreds of years.

What do l know.....?

Odd we've had four season in this day ........life on northern coast

Pictures to follow

Warm sunshine

Windy wet chilly North Sea blast

Wrapped up had cuppa at Filey.

Snow....several rims not laid deeply 

Wet rain on pond and lakes as we observed Yellow crest ...she'll ducks ...

Presently sunny with predicted frost this evening.

C19 recovery appears to be allowing greed

insulting way to treat us survivors...like well..increase simple cup of tea 

£2-49 is enough to pay,in anyone money.

Hailstones in May snow in summer ...frost on windscreen

I feel frustrated,really ready to give up.

Sound weak

Your right .....but still enjoy the day

Known in another country l worked in there's was snow in June 

Low in valleys among mountains

I have family and friends who can't get to work without longer journeys ..simply due to Hull city cycle lanes...empty cycle lanes...called system error

Redemption complete as Hull City win League One title with convincing Wigan victory

 

Redemption complete as Hull City win League One title with convincing Wigan win at 3_1...

Redemption what spiritual terms for victory in sports event....... defeat followed

Defeat last season,felt pretty low,the more so if invested more than you should of emotions, financial income,time and energy.

Now champions has nice sound.

Are our teams fortune restored as we returned to previous places.

Redemption huge word.Got to query suitability in this context.

But that can wait until another time.

Let's celebrate victory....

All together ..."come on you ULL..."