WHAT!!!???

   The UK to ease oil sanctions on Russia?

After The Damage She Has Done? - Bonkers!

 Reeves urges supermarkets to cap grocery prices.

Retailers describe the Chancellor’s proposal as a ‘desperate’ attempt to tackle rising costs. DE.

When I Was A Teacher: When I Was A JP.

  So often we hear 'sad' tales from the mouths of solicitors and barristers with regard to those many people 'who are simply not bright enough to know the difference between right and wrong.'

 The numbers of pupils I taught, from 11 - 18 - over decades in mainstream schools,  probably numbered thousands.

 Of these - a microscopic percentage may not have understood this fundamental concept.

 Whether they did - or did not - was, however, utterly unimportant, as I never once met a pupil who had failed to understand what was expected of him or her!

 Excuses for bad or appalling behaviour must not be tolerated.

 There are, of course, a number of people who do have very severe mental difficulties and issues. We must, indeed, treat these people with greater compassion and understanding in our courts but we must never be conned into failing to make a measured distinction.

Ephesians 2. By Grace Alone.

  3) All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4) But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5) made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6) And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7) in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8) For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9) not by works, so that no one can boast. 10) For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Deliverance.

Franklin Graham's Gospel message.

Europe

Thousands respond to Franklin Graham's Gospel message at historic Belarus evangelical festival

Hundreds of people made public commitments to Christian faith last weekend at what organizers described as the largest evangelical gathering in Belarus history, an event that followed an unusual two-hour meeting between American evangelist Franklin Graham and the country's longtime authoritarian president.

What Is Sin? - A Straightforward Explanation.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPHy_Y9qzik

Rejoice!

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Dear All, In a win for free speech, police have dropped the criminal investigation into Christian Pastor Dia Moodley, who was arrested for commenting on Islam and transgender ideology while street preaching in Bristol last November.   Pastor Dia was arrested for peacefully sharing his Christian views in the public square on suspicion of “inciting religious hatred” and committing a Section 4A religiously aggravated public order offence under the Public Order Act 1986.     That was the second time Avon and Somerset Police have arrested the pastor for commenting on Islam and transgender ideology while street preaching. After his first arrest in March 2024, the police also dropped their investigation.    After more than four months of criminal investigation, Avon & Somerset Police informed Pastor Dia that “no further action will be taken”, following his arrest. ADF International supported the pastor’s legal defence.    However, this does not take away from what the pastor endured. He was subjected to arrest, eight hours in a police cell, a police visit to his home, interrogation at the police station and the initial imposition of bail conditions that banned him from entering and therefore preaching in Bristol city centre over Christmas.    Pastor Dia said:   “I’m glad Avon and Somerset Police decided to eventually do the right thing and drop their criminal investigation. This is a win for free speech, but I never should have been arrested, treated like a criminal, and investigated for months for peacefully sharing my faith in the public square.   “Avon and Somerset Police have arrested me twice because my lawful speech was seen as offensive to some Muslims and people with a progressive worldview. Meanwhile, the police have shockingly failed to investigate violence and threats against me, committed by those who object to my speech. This is the definition of two-tier policing and must end.      “What has happened to this country, that police ignore clearly criminal incidents like this most recent one—which I perceived to be a threat of violence—and choose instead to criminalise Christian speech? I am now consulting with my legal team about taking legal action against Avon and Somerset Police, for the violation of my rights.   “I will continue to share my faith publicly, undeterred by the police’s censorship and the threats and violence I have faced and will stand for free speech not just for myself, but for the rights of all people in the UK.”   None of this would be possible without the support of people like you. We remain fully committed to standing with Pastor Dia as he considers legal action against the police for these violations of his rights and their failure to protect him from serious crime.  As you know, we do not charge for our work. To continue challenging censorship and supporting individuals like Pastor Dia, we rely on your generosity. Will you make a gift today to help ensure this vital work continues?  Give Today With gratitude for your ongoing support,   ADF UK

Macron Set The Bait: Starmer Swallowed It!

Quelle surprise! Now French admit £660million deal to stop the migrant boats will 'not change anything': 'We have no solution'.

In extremely candid remarks, French political leaders have criticised a new £662million deal Britain signed with France at the end of last month to stop migrants crossing the Channel.

DM.

Sheffield's Shame.

 Schools blasted for teaching 7-year-olds black people cannot be racist to white people.

Sheffield schools are teaching children as young as seven that white people have racial 'privilege' and that black people cannot be racist towards white people. By Michael D. Carroll.

02:02, Mon, May 18, 2026 

Birdie.

The Lord Our God.

 

Maggie Oliver Uncovers The Truth of The Young Girls Denied Justice By Labour!

 

Andy Burnham slammed by whistleblower for 'turning away' from grooming gang victims.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester "did not grasp the nettle" and thoroughly investigate rape gangs in Oldham, Maggie Oliver said.

Labour's Nationalised Steel.

 Did nationalised steel in early 70s lose a thousand pounds a minute?

Yes, that famous claim is widely used in UK political and economic history. While it is a slight exaggeration for rhetorical effect, it is rooted in the reality of the British Steel Corporation’s (BSC) enormous financial crisis in the late 1970s. [1, 2, 3]

The math behind the myth:

• The Reality: By the late 1970s and early 1980s, BSC was losing roughly \(\$1.8\) billion to \(\$2\) billion a year. In a 1979 interview, then-industry secretary Sir Keith Joseph famously stated that the corporation was losing roughly \(\$1\) million a day.
• The Exaggeration: To hammer home just how catastrophic this was, political commentators and critics often inflated the "day" figure into a "minute" figure. Losing \(\$1\) million a day equates to about \(\$700\) a minute. Losing \(\$1\) million a minute would be a staggering \(\$1.44\) billion a day, which was not the case. [1, 2]

These losses were largely driven by the global steel crisis, overcapacity, outdated plants, and government reluctance to shut down loss-making plants in deprived industrial regions like Sheffield, Scunthorpe, and Corby. [1, 2, 3]

God The Father.

The silent architect of spinning space,

Who breathes the stars and holds the seas in place.
A timeless hand, a steadfast, guiding light,
A comfort in the quiet of the night.
The first and last, the mountain and the spark,
A constant Father walking through the dark. 

Finding God in Desperate Times.

 https://www.christianpost.com/voices/prayer-heaven-finding-god-in-your-most-desperate-hour.html

Three Baptist Pastors Slaughtered.

Three Baptist pastors killed in Manipur ambush after peace conference.

By Surinder Kaur May 13, 2026 15:09 

Vehicles carrying Baptist church leaders stand along a roadside in Manipur, India, after an ambush on May 13, 2026, killed three pastors returning from a peace conference focused on reconciliation between tribal Christian communities in the conflict-hit northeastern state. Social media

Three Baptist pastors were shot dead in an ambush in India’s northeastern state of Manipur on Wednesday, May 13, while traveling home from an interchurch peace conference focused on easing tensions between tribal Christian communities in the conflict-hit state. At least five others were wounded.

By nightfall, condemnations had arrived from India’s major Christian bodies, regional governments, and community organizations across the Northeast, while the question of who carried out the attack remained bitterly contested.

The victims were senior leaders of the Thadou Baptist Association India (TBAI), a Baptist denomination rooted in the Thadou-Kuki community of Manipur. They had attended the United Baptist Convention Assembly in Churachandpur, a town in Manipur’s southern hill district also known as Lamka, and were traveling back to Kangpokpi, roughly 60 miles north, when gunmen ambushed their convoy between the villages of Kotzim and Kotlen along the Imphal-Tamenglong highway at around 10:25 a.m.

The killings struck at ongoing efforts by Christian leaders to reduce tensions between the Kuki-Zo and Naga communities, both largely Christian tribal populations whose relations have deteriorated in recent months amid Manipur’s wider ethnic conflict. One of those killed, Rev. Dr. Vumthang Sitlhou, had emerged as a prominent advocate for reconciliation between the communities. CP.

Our Garden Is Full of These Fellers At The Moment.

 

Indeed.

 

Church Unity.

 https://www.christianpost.com/news/francis-chan-james-ward-featured-in-new-film-on-church-unity.html

Welcoming and Nurturing New Believers.

 Welcoming and Nurturing New Believers.

Betty Harbottle

18 May 2026

DEVOTIONALS

The responsibility for nurturing new believers does not rest with one or two designated church leaders or in any particular church structure. It rests with all of us.

Ephesians 1. NIV.

Thanksgiving and Prayer:

15) For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16) I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17) I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18) I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19) and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20) he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21) far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22) And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23) which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.