For the fourth time, Nathan and I found ourselves heading off to Whalley Abbey for the annual deanery chapter overnight away. We went in 2020 (when lockdown began and they locked the doors behind us as we left), 2023 (my first since returning to the Deanery) and 2024 (when I was struggling to eat the [...]
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Two Tuesday 25
Hello and welcome to another Two Tuesday. It's been a funny old week. We've been to a beetle drive pancake party, Kidz Cove play centre, the shops, the park, church in Formby, the pub for lunch with Nathan's Aunt and Uncle, Whalley Abbey for the clergy retreat and the Doctors for both children to have [...]
1 Samuel
Welcome back! Inspired by a member of the ASSF congregation, I'm reading my way through the Bible. Here's number 9, the first book (or scroll, as it turns out) of Samuel. I'll start by once again directing people to the Bible Project video for an overview. The wider narrative isn't really clear from just reading [...]
Two Tuesday 24
I think this blog should be called 'Three Tuesday 1' because we've got our Goddaughter staying tonight. Nathan's done his foot in (what's new!) and had meetings at 5 and 7.30, which meant a taxi in between. The first meeting went on, the taxi was late, so in the end we saw him for 10 [...]