Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrTate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Eric Gill, The Carrying of the Cross, 1926 botfrens.com/collections/14375/cont… 0182 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrAshmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 04/04/2026This Anglo-Saxon pendant is covered in garnets. It was decorated using a method called cloisonné work which involves making a lattice of gold and filling the holes with gemstone which precisely cut to the size of the hole. 118445 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrMark Richards @fellranger.bsky.social · 08/09/2025If you love church interiors make a point of visiting St Andrews at Kirkandrews-on-Esk. Within the chancel find a framed copy of Raphael’s Transfiguration installed in 1893. It certainly blew me away with its splendour. 082 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrUnited Church of Christ @unitedchurch.bsky.social · 03/04/2026✝️ Looking for Easter Sunday Services? ⛪ Find a UCC Church near you: ow.ly/BgNG50YCQfQ 👇🏾 Feel free to drop your church's Easter Sunday information into the comments! 162 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.) @pcusa.bsky.social · 09/03/2026A joint delegation representing the PC(USA) and Presbyterian Women at CSW 70 gathered at the Church of the Covenant in New York for a joyful service featuring a sermon by the Rev. CeCe Armstrong. Read more about the service here: hubs.ly/Q0460zRN0 #PCUSA #CSW70 063 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 24/09/20253/3 Hillhead Parish Church on Observatory Road into which the Kelvinside congregation was merged in 1978. The church was built in 1876 by James Sellars who is supposed to have taken Sainte-Chapelle in Paris as his inspiration. It has glass by Edward Burne-Jones and Sadie MacLennan. 1191 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 24/09/20252/3 Òran Mór, built as Kelvinside Free Church, 1862 by JJ Stephenson. When the United Free Church merged back into the Church of Scotland in 1929 it became Kelvinside Parish Church. In 1978 the congregation moved in with Hillhead Parish Church a few hundred yards off. 3192 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 12/09/2025The chapel in the 15th Century Blacader aisle, St Mungo's Cathedral. The aisle was almost entirely reglazed in the 1950s by Harry Stammers, one of the largest collections of his work. 0171 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrKirsty Collins @kirstysamantha.bsky.social · 05/07/2025A mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes in shame was created by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw. It is in a high population area of immigrants in France…!!! She said ‘The values that the statue once stood for - freedom hope, the right to be yourself - have been lost for many’…!!! 179103802245 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrRichard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 17/09/2025I was thinking about Don DeLillo’s Underworld last night. I read it on a road trip, hauling around my luggage and a 900 page hardback. I finally abandoned it in New Orleans. The next day, I bought my first ebook. I still like physical books, but no more 900 pagers while traveling. 6675 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 18/09/2025the world if liberals didn't hate leftists more than fascists 316720 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Four angels with the waters, stars, moon and sun, a detail of one of Louis Davis's Benedicite windows, 1911, in Dunblane Cathedral. 'O ye Angels of the Lord, O ye Waters that be above the Firmament, O ye Stars of Heaven, O ye Sun and Moon, Bless ye the Lord Praise him, and magnify him for ever.' 0241 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrEnnius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 08/09/2025A beautiful border of flowers #ManuscriptMonday BnF MS Latin 1156B; Horae ad usum romanum; 15th century; f.146r @gallicabnf.bsky.social 37615 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 12/09/2025'Ruth gleaned in the fields until eve' Much of St Mungo's Cathedral was reglazed in Munich glass in the 1860s. By the 1930s it had deteriorated, and was removed and replaced by what we see today. Kept in store, it's the largest surviving collection of Munich glass in the world. Some is on display. 1254 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 12/09/2025I can't possibly leave Glasgow without posting some gable end murals. Firstly, St Mungo and the robin on High Street. Like many Glasgow murals, it's by Smug. 3497 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrIan Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Photo of the Day - York yesterday, before the rain! 1332 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrBlackwell's Bookshops in Oxford @blackwelloxford.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Tickets are selling fast for @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social LEGENDA event at the Sheldonian Theatre this November. Tickets £10 or £30 including a copy of LEGENDA Book your place @blackwells.bsky.social now : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1425793800... 1179 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrLINDZEE @lindzee2.bsky.social · 05/09/2025A mural seen in Roubaix, France. 829972 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrAstrid Aillume @aillume.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Wake Me Up When September Ends #Autumn #September #quill #vss365 #amreading #booksky 320722 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrTexas Teamster #MassBlackout @texasteamster.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Check out this author’s bio and titles on Amazon. Inspiring, to say the least, and two titles I’ve got on the top of my list for when I’ve got a weekend to read. (No, not a clickbait or any other paid reason, some things just move a hard working man’s heart and soul!) 2207 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrDeWayne's Husband @dewayneskareem.bsky.social · 06/09/2025“I think the rest of this nation will look and say ‘Minneapolis did it; we can do it too’” - DeWayne Davis #wedeservebetter #minneapolis #minneapolismayor 27111 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrCathedral Church of St. Mark @stmarksslc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Blessed Feast of St. Mary Magdalene! Mary Magdalene is mentioned in the Gospels as being among the women of Galilee who followed Jesus and His disciples, and who was present at His Crucifixion and Burial, and who went to the tomb on Easter Sunday to annoint His body. 1/2 ⚓ 1244 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrLewis Center for Church Leadership @churchleadership.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Storytelling is a relatable, memorable way to convey information and engage peoples’ hearts and minds. Justin Irving says effective leaders master the art of #storytelling to engage stakeholders in the mission of their organizations.ow.lyLeaders Tell the Story of Their Organization - Lewis Center for Church LeadershipStorytelling is a relatable, memorable way to convey information and engage peoples’ hearts and minds. Justin Irving says effective leaders master the art of storytelling to engage stakeholders in the mission of their organizations. Storytelling can help leaders at any level of influence. And telling stories well—stories about the organization and its work—is essential at 001 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrLewis Center for Church Leadership @churchleadership.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Popular preacher and author Charley Reeb shares four preaching strategies to grow your church, all based on the notion that we have to connect with people’s interests and meet them where they are. ow.ly/p97R50P910yow.ly4 Ways Preaching Can Boost Worship Attendance - Lewis Center for Church LeadershipPopular preacher and author Charley Reeb shares four preaching strategies to grow your church, all based on the notion that we have to connect with people’s interests and meet them where they are. To celebrate the Lewis Center’s anniversary, we are highlighting Leading Articles — some of our most popular posts of the past 20 001 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrLewis Center for Church Leadership @churchleadership.bsky.social · 25/12/2024From all of us at the Lewis Center, best wishes for a joyful and healthy Christmas. May you experience the power of Christ’s birth anew this season! 011 0
Reposted by Paul Leblanc SrUnited Church of Christ @unitedchurch.bsky.social · 06/08/2025☀️ What is your word today? 🙏🏾 A gift of word-blessings from United Church of Christ conference ministers. #UCCSynod #Blessings #JustWorldForAll 0116 0
Paul Leblanc Sr @paullebla.bsky.social · 01/09/2025@flautadita60.bsky.social How can I also be a member of the Austin Musical Union? Can you help me out. 150 0