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Community Cinema – Quilting – Methodist hospitality

Reel People Films - Kilmersdon One of the things I don't like about going to modern cinemas is that you have to sit through 20 minutes of percussive advertising for films that you have no intention of seeing and which are inevitably delivering information with machine gun power. Also, there is a habit among the audience of bringing in giant cardboard containers of popcorn which are noisily...

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There are good people around – Keanu Reeves

Someone owes me money I woke up this morning to a difficult mental situation. Someone had not paid me money that was due when they normally pay straight away and I was concerned that I had upset them in some way or fallen short of their expectations. I phoned up the person concerned and asked how they were in general and we made some arrangements to modify the way we worked together. I said at...

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Can you spare 60 seconds? – plus – Jesus’ real message.

A lovely way to start the day. A whole 60 seconds of video about LOVE (not lurve) is Jesus’ message misunderstood? As some of you know, I have regular conversations with my friend John who is one of the few people who are on my wavelength and he has been so over the decades. We meet on Skype and between us we generate enough alchemy for me to improve my understanding of what is important, and...

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Is there any point in responding to circular letters?

Bring on Wetherspoons! I wish this country could be run by Wetherspoons. They are very focused on customer service; I am reminded of the text in the Bible beginning ' no man can serve two masters.....' you can't have a profit-based power based globalist mind set at the same time as serving John Smith who cannot necessarily speak up for himself and who needs a listening ear. It was a joy to come...

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Golden rules of serving or being served

I'm going to ponder today on the ways that I have been served. In more informal terms I could say, being looked after. I must first of all admit that I had been very cynical about expecting to be served in anything more than a mechanical way. When people do recognise me as a person  and treat me accordingly that does make my day. I like going round to my local shop, Brookes newsagents, because...

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Nurse admits five things dying people regret most at the end of their life

Let's respond to these statements together #  I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, life (that) others expected of me #  I wish I hadn't worked so hard #  I wish that had the courage to express my feelings #  I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends # I wish that I had let myself be happier You can read the article here I have decided to see these as quiz questions and...

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