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John Bennett

@nhojjohn.bsky.social
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Retired Church of England priest. Moved to a Yorkshire seaside town. Fan of Jethro Tull. Keen on making music, photography, reading history, philosophy, poetry and anything that makes me think differently. Happy to be grampy.

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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"Beverley Costa. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."
In costume as Darth Vader and two stormtroopers in Costa Coffee in Beverley, East Yorkshire.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Phew what a scorcher! #hotweather #seaside
BBC weather forecast for this week in Bridlington with 22 degrees the highest temperature.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
"Praise him with the Luton harp" Psalm 150.3
Orchestra playing in a cathedral centred on a large orange harp displaying "Luton Town FC crest
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Life in the rural fast lane...
Road sign warning of horse riders with "POLICE Speed check area" sign immediately below it.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Don't underestimate the Danish #Greenland
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
'A cold coming we had of it,' #Epiphany
20+C+M+B+26 written into snow in a garden
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
A liminal space
Sunrise from Bridlington beach.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Nice to feel smarter than Gemini sometimes
Screenshot of Gemini claiming that SCOFF has six rather than five letters.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Create endless moments of joy as Darth Vader!
Child's Darth Vader mask advertised on Amazon with slogan, "Create endless moments of joy with Bright Starts' toys"
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Holy Saturday: youtu.be/NlOBUs7vM7I?...
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Mammon by George Frederick Watts looked strangely familiar
Painting of king with bags of money in his lap on a throne resting an arm  on a kneeling naked woman and foot on a man laying on the floor with photoshopped face of Donald Trump
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Jethro Tull's latest album is officially released tomorrow but mine arrived today (yay!). Fortunately I am older than 12.
Cover with tracklisting and age advisory of 12 for 'Curious Ruminant' album by Jethro Tull
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I was struck by a translation in this morning MP reading. Does anyone know why the New Jerusalem translates a phrase about choosing what was no benefit in Jeremiah 2 8 & 11 as choosing the Useless Ones? Neither the Hebrew or the LXX suggests this. #CofE ✝️
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Beach-ready body
Selfie wearing hooded raincoat and scarf in front of sand and sea.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
So, thanks to an Executive Order that he signed, Donald Trump is now the first woman president of the USA!
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Hopefully not prophetic...
Church of England Facebook advert for "Starting Afresh" with 'Error: The request could not be satisfied'
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I know that it is a central part of the culinary heritage of the American South but no British person can fail to smile at the thought of biscuits and gravy for breakfast
A full gravy boatAssorted biscuits, including bourbons, chocolate chip, and jammy dodgers.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
I have added another spoken word cover to my YouTube channel - enjoyed by literally tens of people youtu.be/FnXXYe_73Ho?...
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Curious Ruminant - Jethro Tull spoken word cover
YouTube video by Gathering Wisdom
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
First brilliant track from the new Jethro Tull album just dropped on YouTube youtu.be/ykYSRn6X03g?...
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Curious Ruminant
YouTube video by Jethro Tull - Topic
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Charlotte Gale @revcharlottegale.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Packing up the nativities in St Clare’s shop and thought I’d send one out as a gift to someone. Repost this post for a chance to win this Fair Trade nativity set from Peru.
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Nativity, Peruvian ceramics
This wonderful little ceramic nativity set has been crafted and hand painted in Cusco in Peru and features Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus alongside some cute stable characters – with a Peruvian …
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Epiphany is the day we wonder how long we can keep the decorations up. Candlemas is the goal, but it feels increasingly eccentric as we move through January.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
A prayer for Christmas Eve Eve
Lord Jesus Christ,

Thank you for the gift of yourself.
Thank you for following the path of humanity
and living life with all the pain and joys that we know.

Thank you for the gift of myself.
Thank you for affirming your love for me.
Thank you for revealing, through living out your teaching,
who I am, and who your love is forming me to become.

Thank you for the gift of life.
May I accept life fully
and join with you to share life in all its fulness,
with her and him and them.

Amen
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
This. This. This. And that message carries across a huge range of circumstances.
A bishop says “But I didn’t do anything”. A priest replies “Well that’s kind of the problem”
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Rhydd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @rhyddian.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Is the same PR firm advising Gregg Wallace also advising the Archbishop of Canterbury?
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I gave ChatRTX my last twenty years of sermons as a data set. It was surprisingly moving to read its summaries of what I believe about different elements of Christian life and faith.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Someone has kindly put this reminder on the beach in case some of us pensioners may have forgotten where we retired to.
'Bridlington' written in cursive script on South Beach.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Shouldn't all rock bands include bagpipes?
Skerryvore in concert: guitar, bass drums, keyboard, violin, accordion and two bagpipes.
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
@bridlingtonnet.bsky.social Walking on the beach was much easier than the icy pavements on Friday!
Snow on the beach with sunset sky
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
Farewell, old friend...
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
A morality tale in pots ...
Adjacent plants for sale in a nursery: "Short and sassy", "Black stockings" and "Bleeding heart"
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
So you want to be a bishop?
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
I have never believed in censorship
Sign reads, "If the toilet does not flush automatically please wave hand Infront of censor"
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
Highest tide of the year but calm with almost no wind
Promenade at Bridlington South Beach
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 08/09/2024
Red Flag Beach youtu.be/TC2H_azeFZU?...
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Red Flag
YouTube video by John Bennett
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
Flamborough Head this evening
Flamborough lighthouse and seawatch observatory at sunset
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John Bennett @nhojjohn.bsky.social · 29/08/2024
Someone at Amazon with a sense of humour:
An Amazon offer for "Hogwarts Legacy" titled "Back to school deal'
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