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Football or Soccer? Ask the (right) Brits.

June 23, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

So we are busy packing up the house, selling anything we can, and spending fun times with dear friends before we go.  As you can imagine, there is quite a […]

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Jesus is Risen Indeed!

April 20, 2014by The Haynes Family 3 Comments

Happy Easter from England!  The day we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. We got up at 3:45 and a friend gave us a ride to the cathedral for the […]

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What’s so Good about Friday?

April 18, 2014by The Haynes Family 4 Comments

Easter weekend is a four-day weekend in Britain.  Good Friday and Easter Monday are both official holidays.  On this Good Friday, several businesses are closed.  However, several cafes and shops […]

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Happy Mum’s Day

March 30, 2014by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

Today is Mothering Sunday here in Great Britain. Today the kids have carefully wrapped a present for Beth.  They are going to cook her favourite lunch this afternoon.  And, yes, […]

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A Thousand Tongues

January 23, 2014by The Haynes Family 2 Comments

I was overjoyed when we found a Methodist church home here in England.  I knew they would sing some good ol’ Charles Wesley hymns.  Imagine my surprise when I first […]

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Christmas Nativity

December 15, 2013by The Haynes Family 4 Comments

We had a flock of fun today at the Carrville Methodist Church’s Nativity Play.  Joshua had a narration part, and Megan was a shepherd.  It was fun to see them […]

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Cafe Church

November 24, 2013by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

We were very intrigued when we heard that this week we would be worshipping in a new format: Cafe Church.  Joshua mentioned that he and some of the other youth […]

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York (Part 2)

October 13, 2013by The Haynes Family 1 Comment

Looking back over our pictures from yesterday’s excursion I realised that Meg looks like she is freezing.  It was a misty, windy day.  Not terribly cold.  It was in the […]

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Meat Pies, Mushy Peas, and a Beetle Drive

September 29, 2013by The Haynes Family 2 Comments

Last night we were blessed by an opportunity to be with the wonderful people of Carrville Methodist Church.  At Harvest Time each year, they celebrate as a church community by […]

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What Makes a Church?

September 16, 2013by The Haynes Family 1 Comment

Last weekend we had the opportunity to visit Europe’s largest shopping mall, Newcastle: a city of importance in the mission of the early Methodist movement, and to visit with some […]

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Wrapping up Some Loose Ends

August 22, 2013by The Haynes Family 3 Comments

Loose ends. Moving out of the country means that we have more loose ends than we have time, it would seem. The task of logistics of getting overseas for a […]

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What about the Millennials?

August 8, 2013by The Haynes Family 1 Comment

In recent days Rachel Held Evans, Edward Bowser, and others have provided some valuable discussion on the Church and her relationship to those of the Millennial Generation. Their contributions provide […]

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Commodities

August 5, 2013by The Haynes Family Leave a comment

Time is a finite commodity.  We can spend it, save it, use it, or waste it.  Most days I do a little bit of all of those.  I would imagine […]

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