'The higher you look, the less you see.' That's the topic for the latest post on JHM. Just out now. #Fog #Vision #Seeing #Physical #Mental #Spiritual jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/12/26/t...

Happy Christmas to all my friends following me here on Bluesky. I hope, depending on time zone, you have had or will have a wonderful time with friends and/or family. And if anyone missed my Season's Greetings card, here it is again. tinyurl.com/SG-card2025

Not a photo from my camera this time, but something really awesome from a Chilean photographer. I think you'll like it! #Volcano #Photo #Lave #Snow jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/12/19/w...

Time for a change, time for a chain blog. Here's the first item, now I need to invite three other bloggers to join in on the same topic. #Blog #Chain #ChainBlog #Jesus jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/12/14/w...

I put out a family history post in the middle of each month, December's has just dropped and covers September 2025 right back to 1800. Joy and sadness, success and failure, good and bad choices - it's all there. #Family #History jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/12/14/g...

Chapter 18 of John's Gospel this time. Jesus appears before Annas, Caiaphas, and Pilate. #Jesus #Arrest #Trial jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/12/06/a...

It's been a long time coming (life is full of busyness), but here's the latest on John's Gospel - thoughts on John 17:24-26 'Praying for the glory'. #Bible #John #CruisingTheGospel #Glory #Jesus jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/11/29/p...

Dram Fools! Whisky River! It's difficult to describe this JHM post, but it just HAD to be done. 🙂 #DramFools #Music #Syracuse jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/11/21/d...

Another day, another Blast from the past on JHM! These go out more or less monthly and they are amongst my most popular posts with readers. This one mainly covers past Novembers. #Family #Cirencester #History #Life jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/11/20/t...

Cotinus in autumn - This went live today, my latest article on JHM. In it, we consider how differences from 'normal' can be particularly striking. jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/11/17/c...

Just a brief thought about someone else's message today. jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/11/16/t...

Today's JHM article is about a single topic - Lego, Cirencester Abbey, and the history of Cirencester. If that sounds implausible... Read on! #Cirencester #History #Abbey #Lego jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/11/12/c...

I posted my Season's Greetings message on JHM earlier today. Whatever you are doing, and wherever you are this winter, go in peace, with joy and great encouragement. See more at jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/11/10/s...

I highly recommend this article by my friend and fellow blogger, Christopher Dryden. Do take a look: damancd.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/o...

Life, death, resurrection - the latest post on JHM where I write about the #obvious and the more #obscure, the #measurable and #unmeasurable. jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/11/02/l...

I've just posted an article on SpaceX's Starship program. Block 2 has run its course with some amazing achievements, now Block 3 has started and might even make it to Mars in 2026. jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/10/29/t...

I have a problem, I'm away from home in hospital and can view my blog posts on JHM, but I can't access my domain name to edit my posts, nor can I access One.com where I manage my DNS settings. So can't edit posts or create new ones. It's frustrating, but I hope to be home soon to try from there.

It's 14th October, For JouneysHM that can mean only one thing - it's time for another Blast from the past - number 35! The highlighted topic is 'Watermoor Nursery' where the family business produced herbaceous and alpine plants for sale. #History #Cirencester jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/10/14/w...

A constitution for the church! Why? I felt the need to begin putting some words on paper to better define what we mean by church. Here's a start... #church #Jesus #constitution #definition jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/10/12/a...

@scilla.org.uk I've been reading Tim Berners-Lee's latest book 'This is for everyone'. Really enjoying it, the history of the web so far with all of the good, bad and ugly of trying to keep it open and safe from misuse, mismanagement etc. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special...

@scilla.org.uk Another good sky this evening, very colourful

Image of the day 178 is live #Light #Water #Life #Spirit jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/10/05/t...

My contribution to this evening’s Locally Sourced Comedy ‘B’ themed raffle. From 7.30pm at Little Drop of Poison on Fore Street, Exeter. It’s Exeter’s premier new material comedy night largely funded by a raffle-based economy. Come along it’s always a great, unpredictable night.

My latest blog post, Mosaics underfoot, is not what it seems, you'll need to read it to find out why... #Roman #Mosaics #Cirencester #Iotd jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/09/22/m...

What happens when you see a reflection on water? Much more than you might think! #Reflection #Vision #Eye #Brain jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/09/16/c...

Half way through September so it's time for another Blast from the past. Here it is... #BlastFromThePast #JHM #History #Cirencester #Family jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/09/14/l...

We moved to a new home in the east of England and quite a lot happened in term of my life with Jesus. #Church #Housechurch #Elders #Allegiance jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/08/28/a...

My lion picture is now a wooden jigsaw! My sister is amazing. #Lion #Jigsaw jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/09/03/l...

Any idea where the smallest police station in the UK is? Or the smallest in the world? Look no further! Then we consider how small a church could be, and discover churches are not measured the same way as police stations. #Small #PoliceStation jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/08/31/s...

Here's part four of my personal story of journeying through life with Jesus - 'Pear-shaped'. Things don't always go to plan in life, but even difficulties can result in unexpected blessings. jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/08/28/p...

The latest from JHM is about the Lake District and its formation over the last half billion years, with some additional ponderings about human life. #LakeDistrict #Formation #Ordovician #Keswick #Ambleside #Skiddaw jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/08/18/t...

Living fossils - Curious cases of living forms that closely resemble fossils from millions of years ago. #Fossil #Biology #Geology #Life jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/08/16/l...

@scilla.org.uk - I've just posted part three of 'Developing faith' and added an index. I've made a start on part four and I'm calling that 'Pear-shaped'. You'll see why in due course. 3 - Community spirit jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/08/17/c... Index - jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/08/17/d...

It's almost the middle of the month, so a couple of days earrly here's the next Blast from the past #history #family #AutoBio #Cirencester #Bristol #Yatton #StNeots jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/08/14/a...

The apostolic gift - Apostolic people get troubled and upset if they see people veering away from the truth set out by Jesus and taking control of church life. They know church should never be controlled by people, but by the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Christ. jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/07/28/t...

Another day, another photo. Take a look at a potted history of an old house in Cirencester. #Cirencester #History #Architecture jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/07/23/a...

This time, we return to some thoughts about being like Jesus in reaching those around us. We have to do this his way by going out and going deep. There are no shortcuts! jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/07/17/d...

Managing water levels and flow rates in Cirencester's River Churn and smaller waterways is complex. Friends of the Gumstool Brook and the Town Council are cautiously making adjustments. #Cirencester #RiverChurn #Flow #Sluice jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/07/16/w...

Queen Anne's Road - Lots of family history again on this latest Blast from the Past article, from 3 months ago right back to a birthday treasure hunt in 1935. Don't miss it! #History #Cirencester #StNeots #Yatton #Bristol jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/07/14/q...

We are all priests - We are royal because our Father is also the King’s Father. But we're priestly too as brothers and sisters of the High Priest, we must try to bridge the gap between the people around us and our Father in heaven. #Priest #King #Jesus jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/07/13/w...

Caring on the water - Every single person in the world can do something positive to help others one way or another. It might be as simple as a kind word at the right moment. #Boat #Kindness #Wheelchair jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/07/06/c...

A glorious orchid - This lovely, white Phalaenopsis flowers every year for us, but this year it had a bad plague of scale insect on the backs of the petals. #Flower #Orchid jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/06/30/a...

Tired as a dog - Weston-super-Mare [is] a seaside town with a wonderfully long and wide beach and some fine woodland on a hill. Needless to say, Marple and Maizi have always loved visiting both the beach and the woodland. #Human #Dog #Relationship jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/06/25/t...

Here's a revised version of my article 'Introducing Matthew', part of a series covering Matthew, Mark and most of John (so far). #Bible #Matthew #Jesus jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/06/24/i...

I posted a revised introduction to 'Cruising the Gospel'. The notes can be used individually, or they can be used systematically to work through a whole book, or all four gospels. #Jesus #Gospel jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/06/23/c...

Earlier today I posted my latest 'Blast from the past'. Take a look at what I, my family, and my friends were doing from 3 months ago to 95 years ago. #Life #Past #Photos jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/06/14/t...

Bumble bee on meadow cranesbill - Flowers are wonderfully adapted to attract bees and supply them with energy and a protein source to feed to their larvae. #Photo #Bee #Cranesbill #Geranium jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/06/11/b...

Umbellifers - Be very careful; hemlock looks much like cow parsley and is deadly poisonous. The infamous giant hogweed is another harmful umbellifer. #Photo #Plant #Flower jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/06/08/u...

What a load of rubbish! - I expect readers are aware of the massed floating zones of plastic at the centres of our oceans, the so-called Pacific garbage patch is the best known example although there are others. #Photo #Environment jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/06/06/w...

Praying for the future - He wants you and me to be one, just as he and the Father are one. There is nothing that you and I might differ over that can stand between us as two of his people. #Gospel #John #Bible #Oneness jhm.scilla.org.uk/2025/06/01/p...