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In Wednesday’s Daily Telegraph, Allister Heath wrote an insightful* article regarding the recent conviction and sentencing of one celebrity and the allegations made against another:

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Posted 1 day 19 hours ago

"This year alone, more Christians have been killed by Muslims in Nigeria than Gazans in three years of war. Not a single pro-Palestinian activist has protested like they do for Gaza. Weird."

-Dr. Maalouf ‏ (@realMaalouf)

Posted 1 day 19 hours ago

Gask Church in Scotland's Perth and Kinross district was built in 1800 and the whiteness of its building provided a somewhat Mediterranean feel against that deep blue, autumnal sky. Although an online source says it is left open, our visit proved otherwise, though it was still a pleasant stop off.

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St Mary’s Church at Warwick is wonderfully tall; at neatly 175 feet, its tower is further enhanced by its hilltop location, offering fine views of surrounding Warwickshire, managing to even look down upon the great castle. The internals are light and airy, giving the whole an imposing sense of stature.

Posted 3 days 8 hours ago

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. Psalm 46:9-11

Posted 3 days 19 hours ago

Posted 3 days 19 hours ago

Muir O' Fauld could not sound any less Roman, yet it is the name of the site of one of Rome’s Scottish signal stations which guarded its road through modern-day Perthshire. Visible is the circular mound, ditch, outer bank and causeway; this tower was apparently defensible as well as a means by which the Roman road, on which we walked to access it (below), could be monitored.

Posted 4 days 19 hours ago

This double-flowered clematis cultivar is a multi-layered, deep pink flower. I found it growing in a rather lovely Winchester garden and it was thriving in the well-drained soils and full sun against a rough, medieval wall. I find all clematises agreeable but the double-flowered is twice as good.

Elisha begs Elijah in 2 Kings 2:9: