Football or Soccer? Ask the (right) Brits.
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!
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 […]
What’s so Good about Friday?
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 […]
Happy Mum’s Day
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, […]
A Thousand Tongues
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 […]
Christmas Nativity
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 […]
Cafe Church
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 […]
York (Part 2)
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 […]
Meat Pies, Mushy Peas, and a Beetle Drive
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 […]
What Makes a Church?
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 […]
Wrapping up Some Loose Ends
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 […]
What about the Millennials?
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 […]
Commodities
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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