Fr Edward Barlow

I'm a vicar in a small rural village. I could never say this to my flock because of the outcry, but Reform are blatantly opposed to genuine Christian values and it's clear that anyone considering voting for them has not been listening to a single word I say each week

Is that an actual picture from your house? 😁

Welcome to my mind palace

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My biggest regret in life is returning the copy of "Just War" I borrowed from Knutsford Library as a teenager...

My message to kids these days? Never return your library books, one day they might be worth something...😁

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I found a lovely copy of The Wheel In Space Target for about £2.50 in a second hand bookshop in Brighton years ago. Completed my Target collection as result..

...I say "completed", that was before they brought out the new ones...

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A pristine copy of Lungbarrow appearing in my local charity shop for £2.99.
#DoctorWho

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Roses are red
Violets let me explain

Rose are red
Violets are ace

Robert Powell as Jesus. He's on the cross but he's also having a fag and some spirits of a non-heavenly kind.

Any excuse to post one of my favourite photos #CallMyBluff

Klotheda Partha Menin Klatch
Aroon, Aroon, Aroon
Twin Dilemma's Helen Blatch
Aroon, Aroon, Aroon

Roses are red
Cactuses aren’t

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Loud and wrong is better than nothing at all.
The more you practice, the better it gets.
Don't upset the altos.

😁

My thoughts entirely.

Welsh Cakes

Yesterday was quite packed, so the #StDavidsDay #WelshCakes are translated to this morning.

Unfortunately we were out of currants and sultanas so, like some sort of trendy hipster, I've substituted for cranberries and goji berries.

#DyddGwylDewiDda!

Kalos Pokédex?

Completed it, mate.
#PokemonGo

Snakebite Apotropaic healing

A guest sermon for Evensong at St Nicholas #Chislehurst:

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I had fun making it!

Turns out those tubes from inside rolls of dog poo bags rotate nicely around a piece of dowling!

Wheel of Curiosity Sermon preached at St John’s Bexley: 1st March 2026: Second Sunday of Lent: Family Communion: Genesis 12:1-3, 3:1-7; John 3:1-17 At the beginning of the service, the congregation have been given po…

This morning we put ourselves in Nicodemus's place with a sermon full of questions for Jesus:

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Watching #DirtyWater- and it doesn't feel that long since #MrBatesVsThePostOffice.

If any docu-drama makers want to make a series about the National #SEND Crisis, we, and many, many other parents have experiences to share!

What’s a line delivery you’ll never forget?

What’s a line delivery you’ll never forget?

Can he sign my copy of The Mission DVD for me?

... And a few more for ebay too?

Not so much if you're a fortnight into your priesthood...

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First rule of taking Benediction: Do it like Jeremy Irons in The Mission, but don't get shot.