going_doing photos on Flickr

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finally gut the courage up to stick the pink moustache on the car and go do my first lyft. Was super nervous but in the end I loved it. And the highlights of 3 hours of lyfting:

1) First passenger asked me if I was gay.

2) Second passenger asked me if I was gay. There seems to be trend here.

3) Fourth passenger couldn't actually fit in the car without some seat rearranging..

4) Saw a lady on a bicycle get hit and run over by a bus. She was as OK as could be after getting run over by a bus.

5) Everyone knew how to get where they wanted so only used navigation once - which is good because I have no idea where I am going.

6) Time flew by. Could have kept going but figured 3 hours was a enough for the first day.

Good news is, I'll be back!

David, Henry and Lady in the Radiator at the Eraserhead Cinema by Myrdin Sommer

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Just some last pics at the LynchLand sim before the sim closes ( and we will go do popup events)

Taxi to the Eraserhead Venue in LynchLand:

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Arrow Inglewood as Henry

Myrdin Sommer as Lady in the Radiator

David Lynch as David Lynch ;)

Curly goes do Azeitao by Patricia Carvalho

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Yesterday I went out for a while to get some air and sun. Two of my cats have been sick since I mixed them with the new one. They are getting better now

Yesterday I went out for a while to get some air and sun. Two of my cats have been sick since I mixed them with the new one. They are getting better now and I went out for one hour with my new doll.

Rollin Down The Mississippi by aplseed photography

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A trip in Italy, Sept.–Oct. 2021 by Arsène Lupin

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[While I upload photos from 2020, I am also trying to keep up with some of my more current works by uploading a couple of photographs every day, in the afternoon or evening.]

In September and October 2021, we spent three weeks touring the Italian regions of Abruzzo, Umbria, Marches and Emilia-Romagna, which we hadn’t visited yet.

Personally, I had my sights firmly set on a series of early Romanesque churches of high architectural and artistic interest, so you will see quite a few of those, in spite of the typical Italian administration-related problems I encountered, and which were both stupid and quite unpleasant.

There will also be other sorts of old stones, landscapes, etc., and I hope you will enjoy looking at them and have a good time doing so. If it makes you want to go, do, by all means, Italy is a wonderful country.

Today, I begin a new series on the church of Santa Pudenziana, near the town of Narni in the province of Umbria.

This is a very old church, a pre-Romanesque one from, I think, the 900 at least. Roman columns have been reused in the nave and pronaos, the way the arches are supported is typical of the archaic period, even though some elements are from the 11th and 12th centuries.

It also features a very nice bell tower, the base of which is dated from the 600s or 700s.

It is said that the church was originally part of a Benedictine priory.

It is absolutely lovely, restored and managed by a group of devoted volunteers worlds away from the persnickety and obnoxious bureaucrats that make up most of the Italian administration of beni culturali (Historic Landmarks).

This column is of much rougher stone. Could be from the Italian equivalent of our Carolingian, possibly Merovingian times. Very old, at any rate, and of an overall length prohibiting the use of a capital.

Dezio Storm Cren by Dezio

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A danish guy visiting china contacted Storm earlier this week to go do a peice and so we all hooked up last night. Blazed a bit till 11 at Nine's house then the three of us where out. Didn't really have a spot till Nine told us that he recently passed by the river and noticed that our peices got buffed ... great occasion to come back.

So the mission started at 11 as I said earlier. Storm and I, pretty high, tried to direct the taxi driver to the apporpiate location but ended up geting lost and having to walk a mile the wrong way in order to get where we wanted. Along the way we found this great spot, a empty lot that's been totaly whitewashed, clean ass walls and all with a small worker hut in the far end. Checked it out for a bit then pounced over the wall to reach the spot we noticed could be best visible from the subway ... unfortunently right as we where sorting out the spaces these two dogs start barking and running up. In the night with the distance, we hadn't noticed them and they where loose ... this got our asses moving out of that lot asap. Why the F@ck couldn't they be tied up ... anyhow great spot will definently have to find a way to hit it, with or withought the mongrels. (any suggestions on geting rid of dogs?) Anyhow arrived at the river spot at 12:30pm, hiked the wall and started painting. Storm kinged it this time ... the size of his letters and highlights makes his readeable even at night and from a distance. Guess I shouldn't have gone mid-tone next to him (he was light blue/black and I bleu/brown) ... gotta see it in the daytime but I love this night flick with the reflections in the water.

Working on getting some cast critters out the door! We are moving across the country soon so work is a little slow going - doing my best! ☺️ #missmonster #casttoy #cragnog #arttoy by melita curphy

San Francisco Bay " Shelter in Place" Day Two Hundred Twenty Seven slowly easing out by bigsassysmurf

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If you haven't go do it !!!!

4/52 by Justine VDH

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Woohoo! 1 month completed, 11 more to go!

Does it show I loooooove reading? I'm a bookworm!! I even worked in a library for almost 10 years! Last week, I updated my list of books I read, and since 2000 I have read 315 books, not bad... That would be my dream job... getting paid to read all day...The books I'm sitting on are books I received for Christmas, for my birthday and that I bought lately...I don't have any space left in my bookcases...

I came out of the house this morning,wanted to go do marketing.Look what I saw flashing across the sky...Rainbow!! by Miss Wanas

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Assault Trooper Torso Armor by Jonathaɳ .

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Celebrating Duke Nukem Forever's final release! Assault troopers are basicly the cannon fodder of the alien invasion forces.

Price range seems to be around $3.00. The jet pack has studs on it so you can put parts on it. The rest of the armor will hopefully be made soon.

If you haven't played Duke Nukem Forever yet, go do it. I don't care what reviewers say, it's fun. Especially when you play it in a room full of friends.

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Walk down to the Lower Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone, Wyoming by Jelltex

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Yesterday we went for a snooze at six, and failed to wake up until nearly 11, meaning too late to do anything really, so we went back to bed.

All would have been well if the car hadin’t got bored and made the alarm go off twice. No idea what was wrong, so in the end we had to leave the car unlocked.

All was well this morning when we got up at six. Got up, but had been laying awake for at least two hours. But all was well, just now we could get up and go do stuff again. And as before, do the really popular stuff when the park is either empty or asleep, which is why we were heading for the Canyon and two sets of falls before seven, and just as the sun was rising.

As was the mist.

Mere photographs could not do the scenes justice, the morning light on the mist as it rolled down from the mountain tops, all tinged in pink. We do stop a couple of times for shots, but mostly just enjoy being some of the few people up and around at the early hour, lucky enough to see it.

We arrive at Canyon Village, and fill up the car, as it was reminding us it had only 45 miles of fuel left, and Yellowstone wasn’t the best of places to run out of fuel. However, I can say I am one of the few people to have locked the keys to his hire car, in the hire car, on the top of a mountain. You really could not make this up.

So with the car refuelled, we drive to the lower falls, and first of all go to the overlook, and with the mist wrapped round the fir trees on the edge of the gorge missing in with the spray from the waterfall, and again with the golden light, it was magical.

There was a train: three eights of a mile long, but dropping 660 feet. I knew the shots would be worth it, so we start to totter down. And down, and down. Zig zagging down the side of the gorge, with the roar of the falls getting ever louder.

With every step down, we would have to climb back up, and at over 7,000 feet, it was going to be interesting.

Once down at the bottom, there was a viewing platform right over the falls, allowing you to look down from the edge of the cataract. It was magical, and with just three young guys from Boston with us, we had it all to ourselves.

Of course, then came the walk back up, stopping every turn or two, but recovery seemed to get quicker and easier, and in ten minutes or so, we were at the top.

We have breakfast of salad and nectarines, I kid you not, before the short drive to the upper falls, where there was a less steep and much shorter set of steps to the viewing platform, made all the more magical by the mist that had risen. I snap it, and the mist wreathed trees on the far bank, then walk up where there was a small conference on what to do next.

In our preparations, we had left two days without accommodation booked, to allow us some flexibility, however, those two days were on Friday and Saturday, and all rooms in and around Yellowstone might be booked.

We drive round to Cooke City, Montana, where we had both thought the main street looked fun and nice to stay at. Once there was asked at the tourist information if they could help in finding a room, but we were told we would have to visit each and every motel and bar, casino to ask if they had rooms.

Only one did, but it didn’t really meet our standards these days, so we went back to the tourist information to use their free wifi, and after consulting a map, chose a town in southern Montana, did a search for rooms and came up with a condo with suits, and free wifi which should mean being online a little. It was all booked, so worries over, and being midday, we go over to a place opposite for lunch, our first meal in 22 hours, and have burgers. It was either that or steak.

Not the best burgers of fries in the world, but good enough to these hungry bunnies, we ate outside, the only ones to do so, but soaking up the rays, now that the sun had broken through.

On our way back to the park we see a cabin selling ice cream, so call in, and were given a waffle cone each with five scoops of creamy goodness, and these were just the singles at 3 bucks fifty each! Jools could not finish hers, but I wasn’t going to let huckleberry ice cream go to waste. I eat all mine, all except for the drips down my t shirt.

On the way back to the cabin, we stop many times to take in the views, or to look for wildlife. A friendly chap showed me where some mountain goats could be seen about a mile away, but also gave me the heads up on an Osprey’s nest near to the road further on.

At an overlook of a shallow river, Jools and I spend a fine half hou chasing butterflies, American Painted Ladies and some kind of Fritillary. All wonderful, and some photographed.

A few miles on, we see the Osprey’s nest and stop, next to the guy who told me about it. We watch to juveniles stretching and flapping their wings, and I rattle off probably 50 shots.

We move on and finally come to a place where a herd of Bison where near to the road, so we stop and I snap many of the animals, some rolling around in a dust bath. Just fabulous.

Back in Mammoth, we visit the upper terraces of the falls near to the cabin, but it is a joyless experience because of the numbers of people, but then still got some shots. But we can return in the evening or early tomorrow,

We had burgers for lunch, again, so in the evebing, in the hope of improving our diet, we go to the resoty restauratn, in the hope of vegetables, in for not other reason. We hadin’t booked a table, so had to wait 40 minutes, so retired to the bar, and where I was recommonded a pint of Moose Drihhle, a dark beer I was told. Turned out to have great depth of falvour, and it was a shame when that came to an end, but no worry as our table was ready, so we celebrated by odering a bottle of wine. We ordered bluse, but red came, but what the heck.

I had fillet of bison, showing they just don’t look good, the taste it too, it was accompanied by some mashed taters, and boccolini. Or, broccoli that had been on a diet. All good, as was the wine, and we may return to sample the huckleberry margarita.

We walked back under a clear sky with the crescent waning moon high overhead. We were pooped, and it was cold, just above freezing, so we took to our beds.

Your Spiritual Act of Worship by F J

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I was so pleased when I saw this group of youth dancing for the Lord on stage at the 2011 Jesus in the City parade in Toronto. I was particularly glad because the dancers were dressed so modestly, and so they looked so beautiful—more beautiful than any lady I have seen in a long while. Sadly, modesty was not the norm at this event: there was a worship group from Ottawa composed of two ladies who were dressed so immodesty that I didn’t photograph them (I didn’t even watch them), because I would’ve been nearly impossible for me as a photographer to edit their photos to make them acceptable with Christianity’s teaching about modesty. There was also another two ladies in the crowd who I avoided standing behind them because they wore such tight pants (both, to avoid temptation and to avoid photographing them), and so you can imagine my surprise when they later walked to the stage and started signing a worship song—they were a worship team! When I photographed them I composed my photos above the waist. I remember one young lady in particular at the Jesus in the City parade because she was dressed in a summer dress like she was going to the beach, and so I thought, “WOW! This parade has attracted even the non-Christians. This is wonderful!” A short time later I was shocked when I saw her singing worship songs on one of the floats—she was a worship leader!

When I was in my early teens (that was in Iraq) I was sitting on the school bus after Sunday school (technically, it was more of Friday school because that was the weekend day in Iraq; this Sunday school was organized by the Roman Catholic church). It was summer so it was a hot afternoon and as I looked out the window my Sunday school teacher, a young lady in her 20s, looked at me, gave me a sweet smile, and waved good bye as she walked home. I don’t remember how she looked like except that she looked like a typical Chaldean: fair skin, brown eyes, and dark wavy hair. But what I do remember is how modest her clothes were which stood as a contrast to how the other girls dressed at Sunday school. Her clothes were simple and modest, unlike the flashy, expensive, and immodest dressing of the girls who attended the Sunday school. Actually, immodesty was one of the reason I disliked attending church, because it makes no sense for a man to be more tempted with sin in the church than on the street! Until today I find modest girls very attractive, but this writing is not about my personal experiences or beliefs, and it is not about my feelings. This writing is about God’s Word and what He teaches about modest dressing. I am writing about this topic from a man’s point of view, and so I hope I do it justice.

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Immodesty, in my opinion, is an epidemic in the church—whether in the eastern churches or the western churches. It is a sin so advanced and accepted by the churches that I really don’t see how Christians will be able to turn this tide of sensuality around. I remember when I was new in Canada, that was in the early 2000s, I was watching TV and there was news about the National Day of Prayer in the U.S., and behind the reporter this “Christian” lady wearing a short-skirt came and knelt with her head down to the ground in prayer! Now, I am not going to describe to you how absurd the scene was, but I remember thinking, “What’s wrong with this Christian woman?” Another time, I went with my uncle to this Canadian church in Toronto and the pastor invited this 16 years old girl to come on stage to read some youth news and she was wearing such tight pants they looked like they were painted on her. The same thing was with their worship leader, and all the ladies who were in the rows in front of me. The whole time at that church I kept my head down. My uncle’s wife told me, “Fadi, church is a place to rejoice with the Lord, why are you sad?” I didn’t answer her. But we cannot rejoice in sinfulness—joy with the Lord must be coupled with holiness.

And that is what I have against the Jesus in the City parade: the pastors spoke and worshipped, and encouraged, but the whole event did not even start with the people confessing their sins! Lady, if your husband said a very mean and hurtful thing to you in the morning, and when he came from work he was all smiling and nice to you as if nothing had happened. Would you be smiling back or be joyful? No, you would want him to first apologize, explaining why he said those hurtful comments, and how he would not hurt you again (repentance), right? Then why do we expect God to accept us joyfully when we come to Him with our unrepented hearts?

Another time I went to a Middle Eastern church with my sister’s family because they had a play called “Heaven or Hell”, and the same scenario repeated itself: all the actors were dressed immodestly, including the worship singers! Another time, last year in April I think, I went with my sister’s church to this conference held by Arabic churches in Toronto. One lady who was standing at the door giving away brochures and she was dressed in such an immodest dress that it immediately reminded me of the sensual dresses Hollywood actresses wear! I then thought, “Who organized this?” Because not a single pastor, or a church elder, or a senior Christian man or woman thought or spoke up--as if this is how Christians are supposed to dress. Speaking about worship here is what the Bible says in Romans 12:1-2:

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”

Let me ask you a question. Before coming to Christ we spoke foul words and laughed at dirty joke, but after we came Christ we put those sinful ways away, correct? Before coming to Christ we lied and cheated and even stole, but after we came to Christ we put those sinful ways away, correct? Before coming to Christ we doubted, we rebelled against God, we blasphemed, but after we came to Christ we put those sinful ways away, correct? Before coming to Christ we lusted, fornicated, and committed adultery and all kind of sexual immorality, but after we came to Christ we put those sinful ways away, correct? Then why do women dress immodestly after coming to Christ just as they did before coming to Christ? Actually, after becoming born-again we are supposed to evaluate even our good deeds such as honouring our parents and self-control. Before, we honoured our parents because we were taught that is the right thing to do, but after becoming born-again we understand all things should be done for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). Before, we practiced self-control as a mean to “succeed” in life, but after becoming born-again we understand that self-control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). How can a Christian woman then not evaluate the way she dresses—the way she represents Christ?

I remember going with my sister’s church to a trip and there were many people at that location, and when the church ladies mixed with the non-Christian ladies you could not tell who is Christian and who is not from the way they dressed. And it is sad when a Christian woman dresses so sensually that she does not stand apart; remember what the above verse says: Do not conform to the pattern of this world. How is a Christian woman going to be a living testimony to a Muslim woman when she can not even dresses blamelessly? In Iraq, my Muslim friends used to ask me out of curiosity, “How can the priests let the girls dress like that in church?” I did not answer them, because I agreed with them.

Do you know what is blameless? Our Lord was blameless: the Bible says that when they tried to bring charge against Him none could stand because He was sinless and blameless, and they finally crucified Him because of His identity--the Son of God. Some say we represent Christ through our words and actions. That is not entirely true: we represent Christ through our minds—remember what the above verse says, “be transformed by the renewing of your mind”—and our minds are expressed through what we say, how we dress, and what we do. Some people say, “But you can’t judge me because you don’t know what’s in my heart!” You are right that I cannot judge you, but I know what is in your heart: all I have to do is take a look at your life. People love to hide behind “But you can’t judge me because you don’t know what’s in my heart”, but you know what? That is not even a Biblical teaching. The Bible says in Matthew 7:16-20:

“By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”

And it says in Matthew 15:19:

“For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.”

And I say to you, Christian lady: Can I recognize your holiness by your immodesty? A sinful woman cannon dress modestly, and a righteous woman cannon dress immodestly. Thus, by the way you dress you will be recognized.

The problem with immodesty might not be a discipline problem, it might be a much bigger problem: it might be a question of, “Am I even born again?”, and not a question of, “Do I need to take another Alpha course?” You see, if a Christian lady says, “I know I dress immodestly, I know it’s a sin, I know it’s wrong and grieves God but I can’t help it because my emotional security is tied to the way I dress—I can’t break free from the hold it has on me.” Then I would say, “Yes, there is a big chance that she is born-again but she is struggling with a sin that is gripping her and won’t let go.” Just like smoking: people do not necessarily become free from the addiction of smoking as soon as they come to Christ. But if a Christian lady who has been going to church for 10 years says, “What’s wrong with the way I am dressing? It’s not immodest. The Bible doesn’t say anything about modesty, and whatever it said that wasn’t for us—that was for the church 2000 years ago. Besides, Jesus Christ paid for my sins.” I will be very fearful of this woman’s eternal destiny because her statement shows me she does not have the discernment of the Holy Spirit, and if she does not have the Spirit then she does not have part with Christ. It also shows me that she is using our Lord’s sacrifice as an excuse to sin—she does not understand anything about salvation and regeneration.

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Now, here is what I think are some of the reasons immodesty is such a big sensual problem in the church today:

1) I believe, the biggest problem with immodesty is that it is a very well disguised idolatry. Anything that we replace God with to make us feel whole, to fulfill us emotionally, to make us feel wanted and desired, to lift our self-image, to make us reach our goals (such as attracting a husband-to-be), or to make our lives feel complete is an idol. For example, a man does not lust for the sake of lusting: a man lusts because momentary this physically attractive woman makes him feel a satisfaction he hasn’t fulfilled with his relationship to Christ. The same applies to other sins such as getting drunk--nobody gets drunk to make a fool of himself—people get drunk to escape a reality they do not like because they did not make Christ the centre of their reality. Immodesty is no exception: its root is idolatry.

2) There is no teaching in the church about modesty. For example, you can attend a church for a whole year, which means there are about 52 sermons in total, and you would never hear the preacher talk about the virtue of modesty: what the Bible teaches about it, its benefit, why it pleases the Lord, and how immodesty is actually a sin. Preachers seems to focus so much about how to pray effectively, why we should tithe, how to have a successful marriage, how to evangelize and they neglect holiness. Didn’t our Lord say, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well"? Then why are we seeking everything except His righteousness?

Do you know what is the best way to have your prayers answered? Live a holy life! The Bible says, “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” (James 5:16) Do you know what is the best way to be a good parent and husband or wife? Live a holy life! Do you know what is the best way to evangelize? Be a living testimony—live a holy life!

3) There are no role models for Christian ladies in regard to modesty. A Christian lady in her mid 20s dresses just like the rest of the world and the rest of her church, get married and pretty soon has a daughter. The child is used to wear tight clothes since she is a baby because that is the clothes her mom buys her. Pretty soon she is a teenager, and then a young lady who is getting married, and the cycle continuous.

Parents are sometimes afraid their kids will have “emotional problems” if they teach them to live a holy life, for example: to dress differently from the world. But that is not true! How can you say that if you teach your child to be Christ-like then she will have emotional problems, so instead you choose to follow Satan’s ways! As a parent your first is responsibility to teach your children how to live a holy life. Your first responsibility is not to make sure they get a “good education”, or have the “latest gadgets”, or to wear the “latest fashion” clothes.

4) It is a very well disguised sin. Let me give you a couple of examples: a little girl look up to her Christian mother, who dresses immodestly, and thinks:

-I want to help others like mommy—which is a good thing.

-I want to learn to cook like mommy—which is a good thing.

-I want to learn to play the piano like mommy—which is a good thing.

-I want to look beautiful by dressing like mommy—which is a sinful thing.

-I want to sing at church like mommy—which is a good thing.

-I want to teach Sunday school like mommy—which is a good thing.

Do you see what is happening? It is a sin that we have accepted, and we are passing our attitude toward immodesty to our children. Let me give you another example:

A bride’s maid is dressed immodestly at a Christian wedding, yet when the Christian guests see her they all smile telling her how beautiful she looks. Now imagine the best man told the Christian guests a dirty joke, they would all frown in disgust and rebuke him. They young woman and the young man both sinned—both sins were sensual in nature: she expressed it through her dress, and he expressed it through his words--but the young woman’s sin was praised and called beautiful, and the young man’s sin was rebuked and called disgusting.

The sin of dressing sensually is so interwoven in our lives--it is at: our churches, our missionary work, our Christian schools, our church trips, our weddings, our worship song, our church altars—it is everywhere.

5) Compromise. The world is simply bombarding our young women with this style, this fashion, and this brand, and promises them if they wear this then they will be more beautiful, more desirable, happier, and more content. But the sins of immodesty is very much like any other sin: it is like drinking muddy water when you are thirsty—the more you drink the more thirsty you will become. It is like standing in a hole and digging it deeper hoping that you will reach the surface!

Compromise is such a big deal when it comes to modest dressing because women usually think, “Well, it is ok to dress a bit revealing in a wedding,” or, “It is ok if someone is going to a picnic or the beach!” First of all, if you are a born-again Christian you have no business going to a beach where you are expected to dress immodestly! For example, a Christian man not only does not engage in sexual immorality, but he also does not go to places where sexual immorality is practiced! A Christian man not only does not get drunk, but he also does not go to places of drunkenness! Yes, our Lord associated with sinners, but He did not participate in their sin. Second of all, if that is how you think then your heart’s attitude toward sin is wrong, which means your heart’s attitude toward God is wrong. Because you cannot have a new relationship with God if you do not have a new relationship with sin.

6) Lack of personal relationship with God and commitment. Christians love to proclaim that Christianity is a personal relationship, but they do not live it as a personal relationship! They wait for their pastor to preach about modesty so they practice it! If that is the case then what happened to the teachings of the Holy Spirit? What happened to spiritual discernment? What happened to asking in prayer, “Lord, speak to me. Show me what You want to change in my life. What can I do to be more like Your Son?”

You know, there is a preacher from Texas that every time I see him on TV he is only talking about the State of Israel. Do you know what that means? His congregation is not getting any spiritual teachings, is not growing in their faith, and are not being continuously conformed to the likeness of our Lord! In other words: his whole ministry has missed the point of Christianity!

It is beyond me how a Christian lady can start her day with an intimate and focused prayer with her heavenly Father, and 15 minutes later dresses sensually for the rest of the day! What do you pray for, "God, please bless my sins!"? If you cannot make a single commitment to the Lord to dress modestly in the morning--which will impact your testimony for the rest of the day--how will you then continuously make a commitment to the Lord throughout the whole day before each time you utter a word, before each time you look at someone, before each time you think about something?!

As a Christian lady it is your responsibility to read the Bible on your own and pursue God’s will for your life, especially in holiness of the mundane daily things, such as your dressing.

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I am not doubting the sincerity of Christian women’s love for Christ, and so I am not saying that those Christian women who dress immodesty are doing it because they hate Christ. But the Bible does not say we are perishing because our lack of love, no, it says we are perishing because of our lack of knowledge:

“My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. ‘Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.’” (Hosea 4:6)

Also, when you love someone you have to love that person the way they want and need. For example, if my wife wants to go to a certain restaurant but I take her to the restaurant I like then I have not expressed love toward her. So it is the same with Christ: we have to love Christ the way He wants us to love Him. And the Bible says in John 14:21, “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.” Christ says if we want to love Him then He wants us to express this love by obeying Him. If you love Christ and want to worship Him you have to do it in spirit and truth. In spirit by living a life that agrees with the Holy Spirit, because we cannot worship Christ when we are grieving the Holy Spirit. And in truth by living according to the truth of the Word of God.

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Because preachers do not teach about modesty, and Christian women are not being good role models, nobody really know what modesty is. It really is a lost virtue. To make things worse, Christian ladies are not reading the Bible and obeying it because the Bible clearly talks about modesty. So what is immodest dressing?

Immodesty is a sin—disobedience toward God. I categorize it as a sensual sin in the same class as lust, adultery, and all other sexual-immorality. It is rooted in idolatry and ignorance of God’s Word. Its goal is to satisfy the sinful desires of the flesh instead of the holy desires of the Holy Spirit. It expresses itself through dressing in such a way that it draws attention to one’s body/physical appearance rather than one’s face/countenance; this includes clothes that are: tight, revealing, cut-short, or transparent.

A lot of girls think that since their pants are “not” too tight then they are more holy than non-Christian girls who wear “too” tight pants! Imagine how ridiculous it would sound if a Christian man said: since non-Christians commit adultery, and all type of sexual immorality, but lust is not “that” bad since it is not physical then I am holier than those non-Christians and lust is ok. What you are doing is really comparing your sin to someone else’s sin and saying, “Well, my sin is less sinful than this person’s sin so I am doing pretty good!” If you want to compare yourself to someone should you not compare yourself to a spiritual role model, like our Lord Jesus Christ? Why are you, a saint, comparing yourself to a sinner?

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So why is immodest dressing a sin?

1) Because the Bible says so, and the Bible, for the Christian, should be the final authority of what is sin and what is not.

“Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing. I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.” (1 Timothy 2:8-10)

”Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewellery or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” (1 Peter 3:3-4)

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your bodies.” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

The Bible is not saying that you should not wear jewellery, or that you should cover your face, or wrap yourself in a blanket! It is saying that your beauty should come from your godly character and not your physical appearance, remember the definition: modest dressing should draws attention to your face/countenance and not your body/physical appearance.

2) It tempts others to sin. Our Lord, Jesus Christ, said:

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. So watch yourselves.’” (Luke 17:1-6)

These are harsh words, are they not? What do you think will happen to a person who is thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck? They are harsh words because God takes sin very seriously: after all it did cause Him to send His Son to die on the cross. Here is a video you might like to listen to:

What Guys Think About Modesty: www.godtube.com/watch/?v=KLKZZWNX

Imagine you, a daughter of our heavenly Father, causing your brother-in-Christ to sin, to make his spiritual life miserable, to prevent him from focusing on spiritual things, from growing in his relationship with his heavenly Father, and to hinder him from being conforming to the image of our Lord.

3) Like all sins, sensual dressing destroys your relationship with your heavenly Father, it destroys your prayer life, and it destroys your testimony. It also destroys relationships. I wonder how many relationships, how many marriages, would be healed if women truly live by the standards of the Noble Woman of Proverbs 31 rather than just use ‘Proverbs 31’ as their username!

It also robs you of God’s blessings because God cannot entrust you with much if He cannot trust you with little. For example, if you are not being a good example for Christian girls, I doubt He will give you a position as a Sunday school teacher, or a Christian councillor; you can get those positions on your own but it doesn’t mean He placed you there, and His will makes all the difference in the world. I also wonder how many godly Christian men changed their minds about marrying a certain Christian lady because her dressing is immodest.

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Most Christian ladies ask by now about immodesty, “How much is too much?” My answer is this:

1) If you are a mature Christian in Christ the last question you ask is, “How much is too much?” I am not condemning you, because when I was a young believer I asked that question about a lot of things. But as I grew in my Christian life I automatically stopped asking that question because my concern was not about when do I cross the line of sin, but about how much more intimate I can be with Christ. And the more intimate we become with Him the farther we become from sin.

In Christianity, sin is not a line that we cross, or an edge we fall off. The Bible says that adultery is not only an action but an attitude of the mind, ie: lust. The Bible says that not only those who murder are liable in court, but if you say to your brother “you fool” then you are in danger of hell. The Christian life is not about doing, but it is about being: you are born-again—you are a new creation. Your new nature is so holy you should not only hate sin but hate going close to it. In Christianity you do not fall off the edge when you fall off the edge, but you fall off when you get so comfortable with sin that you actually start living close to the edge—you sin when you start liking sin.

I remember one time I visited a very popular Christian forum on the Internet and do you know what was the most common question in the “Engagement” section? “How far is too far” when it comes to physical and sexual limits. I was stunned when I read that! I realized everyone asking that question was not even mature enough spiritually to be engaged or get married!

2) To answer your question, here is what the Bible says:

“But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people.” (Ephesians 5:3)

God is not only saying that we, Christians, should not sin, but sin should be so far away from our lives that the people around us should not even start questioning if we are sinning or not. So back to your question, “How much is too much?” Not even a hint!

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When I write I target a very small percentage of Christians. In this writing I am targeting even less--no more than a handful of ladies who are actually seeking to get closer to our Lord, to please Him, to live for Him a holy and blameless life. I am seeking those few ladies who are asking, “What can I do to get closer to Him? What can I do to be more like Him? What can I do to take my faith to the next level.” Let me tell you a story:

Few years ago I was working in a warehouse as a general labourer. One day after I finished my lunch I decided to go sit in the warehouse reading my Bible for few minutes before my lunch time is over. So I sat on a box and I opened my Bible and prayed to the Holy Spirit to speak to me about anything in my life that He wants to change. I opened my Bible and started reading James 3:8,

“Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

I closed my Bible in disappointment because I thought God did not speak to me as I had hoped because I had “never” stolen in my life. Since I was a child my parents had taught me not to steal—I did not so much steal a small pencil from my school mates! As I got up and walked I could hear the Holy Spirit, “Is that right? You don’t steal?” That disturbed me, so I started thinking about everything I had to see if I had any stolen property! After few seconds I considered my computer and then it hit me: almost all the software and songs I had on my PC were stolen from online!

As soon I reached home I formatted my PC, and broke all CDs that contained software and songs I had stolen. My PC after that day looked so depressing but I was never that happy or peaceful before, because I knew I had removed a sin from my life. My relationship with Him and my prayer life improved dramatically afterwards too.

I did not ask anyone if “pirating” software and songs is stealing or not. Why should I? If God speaks who is man to approve or disapprove what He said? The apostle Paul said in Galatians 1:15-16,

“But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.”

So my question to you is this: if the Holy Spirit has convicted you of the sin of immodest dressing and dressing for sensuality’s sake, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to consult an “elder” or a “Christian councillor”? Are you going to wait until your pastor preaches about modesty? Or is the prompting of the Holy Spirit enough for you?

I am not asking you to wait until you have to buy new clothes then you start dressing modestly, because that does not show commitment or love. What I am asking you is that you first go in prayer and confess your sin of dressing sensually, and repent (have a change of heart about immodest dressing). Then to go and get rid of all your immodest clothes. The Bible says in Matthew 5:29-30:

“If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.”

This is the life of faith: doing what you know is pleasing to the Father. True worship starts with obedience. Worship is not about dressing sensually then going to church and singing worship songs, feeling goose bumps, and thinking you have been touched by the Holy Spirit. Goose bumps have to do with emotions, and not faith. Goose bumps have no spiritual value--you can get goose bumps from watching an emotional scene in a movie with an ungodly story line.

Stop being the “nice” church-attending Christian lady and do an act of rebellion against sin, Satan, and this world. An act that screams, “I LOVE YOU LORD!”

(Toronto, ON; summer 2011.)

Sun Valley Animal Shelter, Glendale, Az by Troy Snow

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My camera seems to be collecting a little dust lately, so I thought I’d better clean it off and go do something fun. So, the other day I put all chores aside, and drove down to the Sun Valley Animal Shelter in Glendale, Az, and asked permission to photograph some kitties. I feel much better now ;o)

So here, if you’re in the Phoenix area, and happen to be looking, are some of the cuties currently up for adoption @ the Sun Valley Shelter ;o)

A trip in Italy, Sept.–Oct. 2021 by Arsène Lupin

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[While I upload photos from 2020, I am also trying to keep up with some of my more current works by uploading a couple of photographs every day, in the afternoon or evening.]

In September and October 2021, we spent three weeks touring the Italian regions of Abruzzo, Umbria, Marches and Emilia-Romagna, which we hadn’t visited yet.

Personally, I had my sights firmly set on a series of early Romanesque churches of high architectural and artistic interest, so you will see quite a few of those, in spite of the typical Italian administration-related problems I encountered, and which were both stupid and quite unpleasant.

There will also be other sorts of old stones, landscapes, etc., and I hope you will enjoy looking at them and have a good time doing so. If it makes you want to go, do, by all means, Italy is a wonderful country.

These days we spend some time discovering the beautiful early Romanesque church of Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta, located in a quiet and faraway valley in Abruzzo.

Built most likely between 1000 and 1050 as part of a Benedictine monastery, it shows some Oriental influences. The fore arch was built later in lieu of a cloister which has now all but disappeared. The pronaos that was the entrance to the church still exists and stands nearby, I will show it in a photograph to be uploaded in the following days.

The church is designed on a basilica-type plan with three naves and one semi-circular apse. Inside, as in the Santa Maria del Lago church we have already seen, there is a magnificently sculpted ambone (elevated pulpit), also attributed to Nicodemo di Guardiagrele, as in Santa Maria del Lago. The sculptures on it, as well as the motifs that decorate the ciborium
above the altar and the capitals, are typical of Benedictine imagery with Byzantine and Oriental influences.

This church also retains an almost intact cancel, partly made of a long piece of carved wood from the 12th century, which is a masterpiece and a truly unique piece of artistry.

The ciborium protecting the altar shows those Byzantine and Oriental influences.

Flirty Girl Secret Models by Ed's Toy Box

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AMANDA: You don't mind one more group shot before we keep going, do you?

St Mary the Virgin, Lydden, Kent by Jelltex

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"And at the end of the day, there's always a disappointing football match."

But before then, there's a whole day to get through.

Neither of us had any ill effects from our jabs on Friday, sore arm notwithstanding. So it meant the day was all ours to do with what we wanted.

Saying that, Jools didn't feel well enough for churchcrawling, but hunter/gathering at Tesco was fine.

So, after coffee we drove to Whitfield and after filling the car with unleaded, we go to the store to buy stuff for the weekend, and the final things for Christmas, which means that we just have veg to get as everything else is either bought or ordered.

I buy a gift for the charity Christmas box, so that poor children will have something. I bought a Hey Dugee singing stick that the child will love and their parents will hate. Does this make me a bad or good person?

Maybe both.

Back home to pack the shopping away, have fruit for breakfast, followed by bacon butties and huge brews.

Although Tesco had most things, there was no fresh fruit other really than bananas, apples. And for the second week, bacon, especially smoked bacon was in very short supply.

But we dine well on our bacon butties, then, Jools confirmed she was not going out, so I could visit anywhere.

Within reason.

Well. Most churches in the area I wanted to visit or revisit I have done these past few weeks.

One I hadn't gone back to was Lydden. Its a small place, but its a short drive there, so could be a stopover on the way to somewhere else.

I go down Coldred Hill, then along to the church.

It was a glorious day, I mean no clouds, clean, sparking air, but cold and frosty.

The church was unlocked, cold by welcoming.

As expected, there wasn't much I hadn't recorded, and no glass to use the big lens on. So, I go round to recrod everything, then on to the next stop.

Bekesbourne.

I hadn't called the keyholder, but she only lives opposite the church, so not that much of a hassle to walk over the small bridge over the dry Nailbourne.

I reach the church, park outside and walk to the old palace.

I rang the bell. Dogs barked. A lot. But no one answered.

Another time, then.

Three miles along the Nailbourne is Littlebourne where the bournes changes its name to the Little Stour and flows all the time. There is a church there and I can't remember when I was there last.

I drive round the village, find the church on Church Street. Where else to keep your church?

Again, it was open, but having no real memory of this, it was good to go in again and take lots and lots of shots, mainly of the large number of Victorian windows.

Once done, I decide there were no other churches to be done that day, athough I go do Wingham and Ash again, there's plenty of other occasions to do those. But it was a ten minute drive from Preston, and I noticed during the week we were out of sausages, so decide to go in and see if they had any.

And good job I did, as they were down to a few bits and pieces, but had some venison and cranberry bangers, so I get five pounds. Also, they were selling of these very large chickens, perfect for the late Christmas dinner we're planning when Jen comes back on January 24th, so £15 gets that and it can go in the freezer.

By which time it was lunch. We have gingerbread, or mixed spice bread. Two large stars, so I pull of each point and dunk it in a coffee, so soft enough in the end.

And amazingly, football is back. In fact, below the Championship, it never stopped during the World Cup, the the Prem and Championship did, and Norwich were to play for the first time in a month, away at Swansea.

So I could watch the early game, Portugal v Morocco as well as follow Norwich.

Good news in both games, as Norwich scored in the first minute then hung on to claim all three points, and Morocco knocked out Portugal; Ronaldo, Pepe and all.

There were tears at the end. Bitter ones from Ron and tears of joy for the rest of us.

And then, France v England.

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Why isn't this charming little church better known? It is the quintessential Downland church, built of flint and constructed near the bottom of a steep dry chalk valley away from its later village which grew up on the main road out of Dover. It is mainly thirteenth century in character and consists of just west tower, nave and chancel. On the north side the church sits right into the hillside - a perennial cause of damp. Here too is a tiny low-side window indicating that the few houses that existed when the church was new would have been on this side of the valley. Inside it is very dark and at first glimpse appears to be the product of a harsh nineteenth century restoration. However, there is much of interest including a charming 1952 window over the pulpit - the only colour to be found here. The chancel has two blank wall arcades on north and south walls with rounded heads - always a difficult thing to date - and a fine two seat sedilia with plain pointed (13thC) tops. Next to them is a very simple piscina of similar age. Strangely there is no chancel step - possibly the result of the Victorians putting a higher floor in the chancel to bring it up to the nave level - a rare, but not unique thing in Kent. What makes this church really worth a visit are the two recesses for tombs in the south nave wall. Their moulded arches repay close attention - no mechanical detailing here, but something rather wonderful and varied. Late they may be, but these late medieval carvings could compete with anything in East Kent. The left hand one has armorial bearings carved into its cill. A little charmer if ever there was one.

www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Lydden

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LIDDON

IS the next parish eastward, being spelt in antient records Leddene. Part of it lies in the hundred of Bewsborough and lath of St. Augustine, and the rest of it, in which is the church and village, in the hundied of Folkestone and lath of Shipway.

THE PARISH lies in an unpleasant dreary country, having the look of poverty throughout it, the soil of it is in general very chalky, and equally poor. The village is situated in the valley, on each side of the high road leading from Canterbury to Dover, a little way beyond the 67th mile-stone from London, having the church and court-lodge at a small distance on the north side of it. The hills rise very high and bold on every side, and toward the north are open and uninclosed. It extends towards the north but a little way; but towards the south it reaches more than a mile from the village beyond Swanton-house, a large antient stone building, towards Swingfield and Alkham. In this part there are several woods, most of which belonged to lord Bolingbroke, and were sold by him to the Rev. Edward Timewell Brydges, of Wotton, the present possessor of them. There is no fair held here.

THE LORDSHIP OF THE BARONY of Folkestone claims paramount over that part of this parish which is in that hundred, subordinate to which is THE MANOR OF LIDDON, the court-lodge of which is situated near the church. It belonged formerly to the abbey of West Langdon, and on the dissolution of it came to the crown, whence it was granted, anno 29 king Henry VIII. to the archbishop, together with the rectory of the church to which it was appurtenant, in the description of which hereafter a more parti cular account will be given of it. It still remains part of the possessions of his grace the archbishop.

THE MANOR OF COCKLESCOMBE, which lies in the hundred of Bewsborough, was antiently held of the castle of Dover by knight's service, being part of those lands which made up the barony of Maminot, afterwards, from its succeeding owners, called the barony of Saye. In the reign of Edward I. Ralph de Cestreton appears to have held it, and was succeeded in it by Stephen de Bocton; soon after which it was become part of the possessions of the hospital of the knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and this manor continued in their possession till their general dissolution in the 32d year of king Henry VIII. when it was suppressed by an act then specially passed for the purpose, and their lands and revenues were given by it to the king, who in the next year sold it to Edward Monins, esq. of Waldershare, who, anno 2 and 3 Edward VI. procured his lands to be disgavelled, and died anno 6 Edward VI. whose descendant Sir William Monins, of Waldershare, was created a baronet in 1611. His son Sir Edward Monins, bart. died possessed of this manor in 1663, leaving Elizabeth his widow, surviving, who held it in jointure at her death in 1703; upon which it devolved to the heirs and trustees of Susan, his eldest daughter and coheir, late wife of the hon. Peregrine Bertie, and they, in the reign of William and Mary, joined in the sale of it to Sir Henry Furnese, bart. of Waldershare, whose grandson Sir Henry Furnese, bart. dying in 1735 under age and unmarried, this manor, among his other estates, became vested in his three sisters, and coheirs of their father, in equal shares in coparcenary; after which, anno 9 George II. on a writ of partition, this manor was allotted, among others, to Anne the eldest daughter, wife of John, viscount St. John, whose son Frederick, became viscount Bolingbroke, and his son George, viscount Bolingbroke, sold it to Mr. Baldock, of Canterbury, who in 1791 again sold it to Mr. Peter Harnett, the occupier, who is the present possessor of it. A court baron is held for this manor.

SWANTON is a manor in the south-west part of this parish, within the hundred of Folkestone, and adjoining to Swingfield, in which part of it lies. At the time of taking the survey of Domesday, this manor, or at least the principal part of it, was in the possession of the bishop of Baieux, under the general title of whose lands it is thus entered in it:

Ralph de Curbespine holds of the bishop Svanetone. It was taxed at two sulings. The arable land is . . . . . In demesne there is one carucate, and two borderers with half a carucate.

Of this land Robert de Barbes holds one suling, and has there three villeins with half a carucate, and one Hugo holds one suling, and has there one carucate in demesne and one borderer. In the time of king Edward the Gonfessor it was worth ten pounds, when he received it thirty shillings, now forty shillings, and yet it pays four pounds. Coloen held it of king Edward.

That part of it mentioned above to have belonged to one Hugo, seems to have been in the possession of Hugo de Montfort; for under the general title of his possessions in the same record I find the following entry:

The same Hugo de Montfort has . . . . . half a suling Suanetone. The arable land is one carucate. Norman held it of king Edward, and it was taxed at as much. There are four villeins having one carucate. There is wood for the pannage of five bogs. In the time of king Edward the Confessor it was worth twenty-five shillings, and afterwards fifteen shillings, now thirty shillings.

This manor afterwards came into the possession of owners who took their name from it; for William de Swanetone held it by knight's service in the reign of king Henry III. by a female heir of which family it went in marriage to Lutteridge, whose daughter and heir marrying John Greenford, entitled him to this manor, on whose death anno II Edward IV. Alice, one of his daughters and coheirs, carried it in marriage to Robert Monins, of Waldershare, whose son John Monins resided at Swanton. The arms of Swanton were, Argent, a fess, gules, between three chessrooks, sable; of Lutteridge, Argent, a bend between six martlets, sable; and of Greenford, Gules, a chevron ermine, between three squirrels, seiant, or. John Monins, of Swanton above-mentioned, left two sons; from Edward, the eldest, descended Sir William Monins, created a baronet; and from John, the youngest, lieutenant of Dover castle, descended John Monins, esq. now of Canterbury. In the descendants of John Monins, this manor continued down to Sir Edward Monins, bart, of Waldershare, who died possessed of it in 1663. Since which it has passed, in like manner with his other estates here, as has been already mentioned before, in the description of the manor of Cocklescombe, to George, lord viscount Bolingbroke, who sold it to Messrs. Nutt and Walker, and they, in 1792, again conveyed it to Samuel Egerton Brydges, esq. of Denton, the present owner of it.

Swanton manor, with that of Perryn, in this parish, the situation of which is now unknown, are held of the manor of Folkestone by knight's service.

The master and fellows of Emanuel college are possessed of lands in this parish and Ewell, which were given by Walter Richards in 1627, towards the maintenance of two exhibitions, to be chosen out of the sizers and subsizers of that college, and the produce of them is now applied to that purpose.

Charities.

THOMAS FISHER, of St. James's, Dover, by will in 1593, devised to the poor people of Liddon 6s. 8d. to be paid yearly at the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle; and if not paid within 14 days, then the churchwardens should distrain for 13s. 4d. the money to be distributed at their discretion to the poor.

The poor constantly relieved are about nine, casually the same.

LIDDON is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Dover.

The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary, consists of only one isle and one chancel, having a square tower at the west end, in which is one bell. The church is unceiled, except one half of the chancel. In the south wall is an arch, ornamented, with a hollow underneath, most probably for a tomb once at the base of it. There is nothing further worth mention in it.

William de Auberville, senior, on his foundation of the priory of West Langdon, in 1192, gave to it this church of St. Mary of Ledene, in pure and perpetual alms, which was confirmed by Simon de Albrincis, (fn. 1) and by Sir Simon de Cryoll, great-grandson of the former. After which, archbishop Walter granted licence for the canons of the priory to serve in it themselves, which prevented a vicarage being endowed in it; and the prior and canons thenceforward appropriated the whole profits of this church to themselves. In which state it continued till the dissolution of the priory, which happened anno 27 Henry VIII. when it was suppressed, as not having annual revenues of the amount of the clear value of two hundred pounds, and was given, with all its lands and possessions, to the king, who in his 29th year, granted it, among other possessions of the priory, in exchange to the archbishop. In which state it continues at this time, his grace the archbishop being now entitled to the rectory of this church, with the manor of Liddon appurtenant to it.

¶In the deed of exchange above-mentioned, anno 29 Henry VIII. of the grant of the scite of the abovementioned priory, and its possessions, to the archbishop, they are made subject to the payment of 3l. 11s. 8d. to the curate of Liddon; by which it should seem that the cure of it was then esteemed a curacy. However, in the valuation in the king's books it is mentioned as a vicarage, of the yearly value of 6l. 6s. 2d. It is now a discharged living, of the yearly certified value of thirty-two pounds. In 1588 it was valued at only ten pounds, communicants fifty-two. In 1640 here were the same number of communicants.

Archbishop Juxon, anno 15 Charles II. augmented this vicarage eighteen pounds per annum, to be paid by the lessee of the parsonage; and archbishop Tenison, by will in 1714, left to the augmentation of it two hundred pounds, to which was added two hundred pounds more by the governors of queen Anne's bounty.

www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-kent/vol8/pp127-132

PJ20 by Andrei

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Porto Alegre - 11/11/11

Why Go

Do The Evolution

Severed Hand

Corduroy

Got Some

Low Light

Given To Fly

Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town

Even Flow

Unthought Known

Present Tense

Daughter / Blitzkrieg Bop / It's Ok

1/2 Full

Wishlist

Rats

State Of Love And Trust

Black

Encore 1

Just Breathe

Oceans

Comatose

Light Years

I Believe In Miracles

The Fixer

Rearviewmirror

Encore 2

Last Kiss

Better Man / Save it for Later

Crazy Mary

Jeremy

Alive

Rockin' In The Free World

Indifference

Yellow Ledbetter / Little Wing

Possibly my most Perfect Purchase to Present by jmmooski

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WHAT?! COLOUR AND A SMILE? (FAKE AS IT MAY BE) That must mean it's Christmas! Spent my day last minute shopping and wrapping at midnight - the Miles tradition. Also I know this isn't a good photo - just wanting to wish you all Merry Christmas!

I was tagged by the lovely Lexi, you should go check out her stream :)

So here we go...

Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Yah

Where were you last night? It was Zaz's Birthday and we went to Winter Wonderland and a Japanese restaurant

What is today's date? December 25th

Who was the last person to call you baby/babe? bbz and it was Zaz

When you're at the grocery store do you use the self checkout? Yes. I always wanted to be the checkout person when I was younger so I had a massive geek out the first time I did it

Anyone crushing on you? I doubt it

What is your relationship status? Taken

Has anyone ever sang to you? No

Has anyone ever given you roses? No

If you were abandoned in the wilderness, would you survive? Definitely

Who do you text the most?: Zazie, Sav, Bruna, Roniel. (wow all girls)

How do you make your money? Student Finance. I need a job

First person to text today? Abhi wishing me a Merry Christmas

What is your favorite color? Black.

What color are your eyes? Blue/grey

What is a compliment you receive often? People like my hair

How tall are you?: 6'0"

Who was the last person to say they loved you and when? Zazie. Today.

Do you like your parents? Yes.

Do you secretly like someone?: No.

Why did your last relationship end? She didn't like me anymore.

Who was the last person you said you loved on the phone? Zazie.

Where is the furthest place you've traveled? Brazil.

Which do you prefer, to eat or sleep? Sleep

Do you look more like your mum or your dad? My mum

How long does it take you to shower? 30 minutes. (Average). I sing.

Can you do splits? Ha.No.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

You don't have to do the tag if you dont want - just have to carry on the chain and all that.

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At The End by theirhistory

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As with all episodes, the story ends on a positive note, any baddies go to prison, any injured wildlife gets better, and good deeds get rewarded.

This time Sonny gets a camera, and I get some kangaroo steaks from a local supermarket.

As a child we would have been too upset if we saw kangaroo for sale in the local supermarkets or served up as Sunday lunch in the Children's Home in the 1960s, but now it appears almost anything goes.

Does anyone sell Tingha & Tucker burgers?

and if you want to know why I want Tingah and Tucker burgers, here is the answer:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5XcsMDhmXE

Zgłoszenie Padaczki do wydziału komunikacji by Dariusz Kraśnicki

Czy lekarz, który podczas wykonywania swojego zawodu stwierdził napad padaczkowy, powinien bezwarunkowo zgłosić go do wydziału komunikacji, a ten znowu skierować Cię na badania lekarskie do WOMP? www.badania-na-prawo-jazdy-wroclaw.com/zgoszenie-padaczki... Jak ma się do obowiązujących aktów prawnych, czyli tajemnicy lekarskiej oraz najnowszego rozporządzenia ministra zdrowia dotyczącego badań kierowców.

St Vincent of Saragossa, Littlebourne, Kent by Jelltex