All’s well that ends well!

No, not the Shakespeare play, but God’s providence, working all things together for good!Dave spoke this morning from Genesis 37:12-36. We often question God, wondering what is happening in our lives and how good can come from the suffering and confusion that...

Sheep

Out on the moors on Friday, we saw lots of sheep:The Bible says that we ‘are the sheep of His pasture’ (Ps 79:13, Ps 100:3) Sometimes the sheep analogy is far from complimentary: ‘We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own...

Initials, symbolism & codes…

Acronyms are words formed from the first letters of each word in a series of words (such as sonar, created from SOund Navigation And Ranging). An initialism is an abbreviation formed from, and used simply as, a string of initials. Although the term acronym is widely...

More on the boiler project…

Building work generally takes more than one session to complete, though I usually don’t post photos until you can see the progression. This work was completed today, so yesterday we had the fun of looking at the framework and door when there were still panels...

Hiding the boiler…

“In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the...

Igor out and about

Just in case any of you were worrying about the whereabouts of Igor, he has been out and about today, having a look at Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire:Trips out wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the tea rooms…… or two…Ampleforth Abbey...