Some of the friends our Julie’s been making while in S. Africa.

We are back after a fantastic weekend away.

Reading Group at 20 Dingley Road is at 7:30pm today (11/11/09).

Remembering to pray is one thing, but actually knowing what to say is another. Having help in terms of structuring prayer can be useful too. The most obvious structure is the Lord’s Prayer. Another less well known one is “ACTS” (not the book of the Bible). It is a useful little tool to remember how our prayer should be structured, and the order of importance we should attach to different parts of prayer:

Adoration (recognising God),
Confession (recognising ourselves in relation to our God),
Thanksgiving (thanking God),
Supplication (asking God).

Anything like this which helps us to remember to make prayer our first resort and not our last can help us grow as we wait for the kingdom of God. As with most things, the more we practise the better we shall get.

Edward Carr, First or Last? in Faith Alive! Oct. 2009

Cute!!

Kevin’s an uncle again!

Julie, Kev and Luke met some great Romani kids while in Kosovo for the CBM over Easter.

Just saw this in Kevin’s photos on Facebook and thought I’d share it. Wow!

Happy New Year! :-)

[Photo by Camera Slayer]

If you are celebrating Christmas, or if you are simply enjoying the holiday period - Happy Christmas to you!

A photo from our recent ecclesial weekend away in Uckinghall, a charming peaceful village in Gloucestershire.