Cardboard Testimonies and Leafy Suburbs

God has drawn very near in the midst of a very busy Holy Week and Easter weekend. In yesterday morning’s family service, Lynley used the following “cardboard testimonies” video clip with the soundtrack of Graham Kendrick’s “Led like a lamb.” We sit on the front row rather than facing the congregation, but during the film [...]

Family Fun Day

We have been blessed with a really helpful Holy Week this week, with evening meditations Monday to Thursday and our Good Friday service yesterday. Although the day before Easter Day is still a reflective day in the Christian calendar, we had a change of mood today with our first Easter Family Fun Day. Lynley had [...]

Eli

Last Sunday, Lynley was preaching on the call of Samuel and asked me to deliver a monologue. The opening line, “I’m Eli,” raised a laugh but Lynley still made her point effectively. During this week’s mission studies seminars the same passage of Scripture was referred to (1 Samuel chapters 2 and 3) and the tutor’s [...]

Morning Prayers and Epistemology

Caitlin has been full of cold and conjunctivitis all week, and apart from conducting a funeral on Monday afternoon and a few errands yesterday I’ve been home with her. There are times when it is good to have the normal routines and rhythms of life stirred up a little. Whilst I would much prefer Caitlin [...]

The Frozen North

I’ve heard it said that clichés are clichés because they are true, and today the “frozen north” once again lived up to its name. We woke this morning to the sight of fresh snow on the ground and fresh snow falling. With Lynley away visiting her mum in hospital “down south” Christian, Caitlin and I [...]

Garage Clear Out

Lynley and I spent several hours on the Bank Holiday (“assisted” by Christian and Caitlin) clearing out the garage. After all, this is the type of activity Bank Holidays are meant for. Although we have only lived in this house for one year we still managed to fill the car with stuff to take to [...]