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Many of our friends in the US took a leap forward in time this morning. We here in the UK won’t make that jump springing forward for another three weeks. […]
Tag Archives: Durham University
Moving to the UK – Setting a Grocery Budget
This post is written mostly for those moving to the UK from American however budgeting ideas are easy to implement no matter where you live. For those of you […]
Post-Graduate Housing in Durham, England
As soon as we learned we were moving to the United Kingdom, we were ready to find a place to live. We wanted to know where we could set up […]
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Robot Fight!
As you may have guessed from the title, 1 I was at a robot fight, 2 It was on Sunday. Technically, it’s was a robot war. Not a fight. Anyway, […]
Moving from the US to Durham, England
This post will begin a blog series on the ins and outs of making a move to Durham from the US. We read several blogs before making our move and […]
10 Things I learned (or remembered) this week
My research is moving along well. I am now working on a review of academic literature specifically related to short-term missions. Below, I offer some thoughts about mission in general, […]
Blessed are the……..
Just returned home from another sunny Sunday morning of worship and fellowship at Carrville Methodist. It is always sunny inside this house of worship even if the sun isn’t shining […]
Guess what day it is!?!
Do you know what day it is? It is Friday. It is Hump Day! You may be thinking, “It is not Wednesday! Wednesday is the middle of the week! Wednesday […]
Field Trip Saturday (and a day out)
This week’s field trip was moved to Saturday. This allowed us to get some more work done at school and allowed Rob go with us as well. Mr. Ray picked […]
How deep the Father’s love for us
A week or so ago we had a fellow PHD student, Glenn Packiam, over for supper. He was here in Durham for a few nights and we invited him over […]
A Student Prayer
It is that time of year when many students get back to work after the holiday break. Today, we offer up a prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas: A Student’s Prayer […]
Field Trip Back in Time
What a fantastic field trip! We have been hearing for months about the wonderful Beamish Museum and finally got an opportunity to go see what all the fuss was about. […]
Carpe Annum
Carpe diem, “seize the day” is a good reminder to take the opportunities that God has given us every day and use them to the fullest. On New Year’s Eve, […]
So, this is Christmas and what have you done?
Today is my last day in the office before Christmas. I have been working for 3 months now on my research Ph.D. project to study the Church’s response to the […]
What can one person do?
Problems in our world abound. Issues like global poverty, mortality rates, wide-spread corruption seem to be everywhere. So who should do something about it? Government? Some big non-profit organisation? Should […]
Southern Snow in Northeast England
Our sweet friends from Alabama sent a box this week. They collected our 2012- 2013 yearbook from our school and had it all signed by Joshua and Meg’s classmates. […]
Enjoyable Night at Lumeire
The city of Durham celebrated the Lumeire Fesival last night. We walked to the city centre with friends and enjoyed the crisp evening of lights. The elephant above was a […]
Hitting the Books
Most of my days may not seem very exciting to most folks. But I love what I do. I spend 45-50 hours a week reviewing different works that address theological […]
The Morning Commute
My walk to campus is about 2 miles. The leaves are turning here and the air is crisp. I know I’m almost to the City Centre when I walk down […]
Science Exploration
Recently Durham University hosted a Science exploration event. The kids and I enjoyed discovering new things outside the classroom of our home. In fact we enjoyed it so much that […]
Silver and Gold
We have found the people of north east to be very warm and welcoming. We enjoy our walks each week to visit the Crusty Bun. Lynn and Kate have become […]
We like sheep
Found a few beautiful sheep today while waiting for the storm to materialise. Saw a few rainbows and a very calm North Sea. The storm stayed to our south. Sheep […]
Tour of Durham Cathedral
http://youtu.be/lU9lHk8q09A A student-led tour of Durham Cathedral. BONUS: Bloopers reel of the two tours follows!
A Tour of Durham Castle
Today’s post is a student-led tour of Durham Castle. Stay tuned for another student-led tour tomorrow.
Field Trip Friday #4 My Father’s World
This was the first field trip for the kids and I alone as Rob’s studies have now begun. The kids and I have been tackling a bit of scientific classification […]
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