Happy New Year!

Well here we are again – another year has been and gone and what a year it has been! 
For me personally it has had many ups and downs, but the last part of the year has certainly been good to me.  At the beginning of 2008 I really didn’t feel I had much to look forward to [...]

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A stranger in a foreign land

A member of our Church, called Bernadette, has a special ministry amongst the Chinese community in this country and was walking through the centre of  Preston when she saw a Chinese girl who was looking lost.  She approached the girl in order to invite her to join a local Christian fellowship and asked the girl [...]

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Carol Singing

We went to the local hospice carol singing just before Christmas and we were invited by the hospice chaplain to sing in the corridors outside the rooms of those residents who agreed to this.  We sang for almost an hour and we were invited into one of the rooms which was being shared by two [...]

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Falling in love – Part Two

I thought I had better share my thoughts about how me and the church mouse got together after knowing each other for many years.
I guess for me it started about a year or two ago when I thought that the church mouse was interested in me and I was definitely not interested in him at [...]

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The reality of Jesus

It is good to have a comment from ConcernedAbout challenging my faith in the reality of Jesus.  The existence of Jesus as a historical figure is documented in various historical accounts of the period such as Josephus.  What cannot be proved is Jesus’ claim to be the son of God.  I have chosen to believe this to [...]

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Jesus removed from Church Nativity

The figure of Jesus in the manger was missing from our outdoor Nativity Scene when I arrived at Church this morning.  I had actually noticed that it had gone yesterday afternoon.  When I explained to members of our congregation they were rather shocked that anyone would do such a thing but I promised to look [...]

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Falling in love

I had sometimes wondered if I would ever meet the right girl but it wasn’t something which troubled me in any way.  I was satisfied with life and was content to remain single if the right girl never came my way.  As the years passed by I did occasionally wonder how I would know if [...]

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Expensive or Not?, Right or Wrong?!

This evening the church mouse and I were discussing how peoples perspectives on things are different but that sometimes neither is wrong.  Take the double sided tape incident – when the church mouse said those famous words “we should blog about this!” my thoughts started (it does happen occasionally) 

when does something become too expensive?
what makes something expensive?
what is the point [...]

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Happy Christmas

May I take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy Christmas.  You may have wondered where the Church Mouse has been in recent months.  Well – I fell in love! and that changes ones priorities, but more of that in another blog.
I was helping my friend the other day and we needed to stick [...]

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I stole this from another blog!

I stole this from the razzler who stole it from Lastcrazyhorn.  Thanks to you both! 
Bold the things you have done, unbold the things you have not done.
I have…
1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars (in a tent though)
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can [...]

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