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Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery is located in a building on the corner of Mosley Street and Princess Street. It opened to the public nearly 200 years ago and everything is free to view. The Gallery holds a wonderful and diverse collection of paintings, artefacts and other items. Here are some of
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That they may be one
‘I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one – I in them and you in me – so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as
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The Anglican Church in Berlin
The Anglican Church in Berlin is one of around a dozen Anglican churches in Germany. These form part of the Archdeaconry of Germany and Northern Europe, itself one of seven archdeaconries in the Diocese in Europe. The Diocese in Europe is itself actually a Diocese of the Church of England
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The Peter Principle
This is a concept in management theory. Employees do a good job and are promoted to another job at the next level up. This may require different skills. They may succeed or not, but at some point, they will be promoted beyond the level where they can perform effectively. So
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Love and hate
If you live in a democratic society, and the governing body makes a decision that you don’t like, what can you do? There are various options: (1) You can accept it, while seeking protection for your own views. (2) You can protest the decision and seek it to change
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Tourism with a spiritual dimension
On one day in Berlin in May 2024, I walked 10 miles on a circuit from west to east and back again. I took in a number of sights I wanted to see and experienced others I did not expect. Amid all this, the spiritual ran like a thread. First
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All Hallows, Leeds
All Hallows church in Leeds is one of the most inclusive churches I have ever attended. The congregation is gender-diverse and absolutely anyone is welcome. I turned up in female mode and felt completely at home. From its welcome leaflet: All Hallows is an inclusive Christian church in inner-
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Sargent and Fashion
I saw the exhibition Sargent and Fashion at the Tate Britain in June 2024. This showcased many portrait paintings by the American artist John Singer Sargent in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was so interesting to see fashion used as art in this way. I saw some
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The future is female
The future is female: the belief in full social, economic and political equality for women. I came across the work of the Patroa Studio by chance in a market stall north of Berlin Cathedral in May 2024. They produce art designs which are printed on cloth. This one says it
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The Four Loves
CS Lewis is best known as the author of the Narnia series of books, but he also wrote many works of Christian apologetics which are classics in their own right. The Four Loves, published in 1960, is one of these. He analyses three natural loves and one divine love – Affection,
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Now you see us
In 2024, the Tate Britain put on the exhibition Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520–1920. This was educational for me. I hadn’t heard of any female artists, except Gwen John, and the only painting of hers that I knew was her self-portrait (which is
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Memorial for Gays and Lesbians Persecuted by the Nazis
People say that Berlin is a 24-hour city. That may be true in the centre, but it was not true in the western suburb of Moabit at 6.00am on a Saturday morning in May 2024. I saw very few people and cars at the start of a slightly
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