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I am sharing regularly on Instagram and Pinterest the restaurants and coffee shops I visit, which offer good quality and tasty gluten free food – whether here in Finland where I live, or other places around the world where I travel.
I’m Vanessa and this blog is about my discoveries and journey in the world of gluten free cuisine. Excluding gluten by no way means giving up on the food I love! My mission is to show that gluten free food can be delicious, ‘gourmand’, cheerful, beautiful… and to be shared with everyone! About Chocolate & Quinoa
April always makes me think of travelling. When the warm spring sunshine and longer days appear, the urge to travel gets stronger and I long to go and explore somewhere new.
This year I suppose my wish will come true as from May to the end of July I take a break from my regular ministerial work and embark on a voyage of research and comparison. The plan is to travel to various places in the UK and take a look at how the United Reformed Church and the Baptist Church operate when they are working in the same place. I want to discover why on the whole, the Baptist fellowships tend to attract more members and seem to be more mission focused. Is that just a myth, or if it is true what can we learn from it and do we need to change or do things differently in our own denomination to achieve the same kind of growth?
This month we are remembering another journey, one that ended in the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Without that journey there would be no need for mine because there would be no church denominations, no gospel to preach and live out, no assurance of forgiveness, no hope for the world and no salvation. As we remember the Son of God riding into Jerusalem in humility, allowing himself to be arrested, beaten, tortured and killed on a cross for our sake. Then to rise again on the third day to demonstrate his victory over death we can only bow our heads in awe at the unconditional love of our God.
If we have to change as a denomination to make us more mission focused then so be it. If we have to transform the way we do church in order to bring more people to know our Saviour then let’s get on with it. If we have to go the extra mile to become a thriving, growing, Christ centred church, then let us not delay for one more second.
Jesus said, ’Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28: 19-20)
Our thanks to all of you for the many cards we received, the flowers that greeted us, when we arrived home from our 50th Wedding Anniversary Lunch arranged by our children.
On these special occasions made all the more memorable by these kind and thoughtful gestures, Alison and I think how lucky we are to be members of Christ Church. We acknowledge how attending Christ Church has brought us closed together as husband and wife, as we share in the praise of the Lord, and the fellowship of the Church, the friends we have made, true friends in the fellowship of Christ, sharing and caring together.
Alison turned to me in the evening and said ‘we are comfortable with each other aren’t we.’ I couldn’t have said it better I thought, I’d settle for that.
Dear friends at Christ Church, am very grateful to the Lord for all of you who have expressed love and concern, prayed, sent cards, flowers, and helped in practical ways during my convalescence. It has been a wonderful encouragement and support. I’m happy to say that I’m now making good progress and looking forward to the return of ‘normality’ in the not too distant future!
We would like to say thank you for the cards, flowers and gifts we received for our Golden Wedding in March. The celebration was very much a family one but we were thrilled to know we were also in the thoughts of our wider church family.
Internet Pulpit UK is a brand new website providing free Biblical material to help people grow in their Christian faith. You are warmly invited to visit our website at www.internetpulpit.co.uk
Internet Pulpit UK has been launched in response to the findings of a nationwide Church Survey conducted in 2005. Many people expressed a need for Biblical teaching on pertinent issues which affect their daily lives.
There is something here for everyone, whether they are an occasional churchgoer, a committed Christian, a doubter or a struggling believer with many questions.
Some articles have been written to encourage and inspire, while others where appropriate have been written to challenge and make people really think about their lives and their standing before God.
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Christianity in this country is under assault from secularism as never before. We sincerely hope Internet Pulpit UK will help encourage Christian’s in their daily lives and frequent struggles, inspiring them to hold fast to their faith.
We’re an independent charity. We’re all volunteers based in towns across the UK. In this area there are branches in Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Ashford and Maidstone. The Tunbridge Wells area stretches from Heathfield round to East Grinstead, across to Edenbridge and Sevenoaks, then on to Paddock Wood, Cranbrook and Hawkhurst. In Tunbridge Wells we have 145 volunteers, and throughout the UK there are about 18,000 people working in over 200 branches. Between them they give over 2 million hours of their time each year.
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As a voluntary organisation, we always need support from the community. Our work can be emotionally demanding, but hugely rewarding. We take great care in selecting volunteers with the right qualities, and we give good training. We also have support volunteers who do essential work to keep the branch going. If you might consider giving some time to Samaritans, or if you would like a Samaritan volunteer to talk to your organisation, please phone 01892 532323 or email info@twsamaritans.org.
My wife (Alison) came across the Cathedral Cookery Book in a charity shop. (Published in Winchester 1999.) A story of Benedictine Monks who worked and prayed for five centuries at Winchester. Ate only frugal meals, but celebrated Feast Days. The records of their menus and the quantity of food and wine consumed make astonishing reading and help to explain the picture of the rotund, jolly monk.
Here is just one of the recipes: It would be interesting to follow the thought process of Mrs Tedbury she obviously knows her Bible well!
Reflection on Jesus: All the armies that ever marched, and all the navies that ever were built, and all the parliaments that ever sat, and all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of mankind on this earth as powerfully as has that one solitary life. anon
Tucked between 6th and 7th Street on Cedar Avenue in Redmond is an amazing old red two story house converted into a restaurant, now called Christie's Kitchen. Gary and Christie Bryant were former owners of the original Country Nook on Greenwood for ten years. Retirement was in their sites, however the restaurant business (a labor of love) beckoned them back.
The menu is similar to our original endeavor with a few small changes.Now serving only breakfast and lunch. Daily specials. Quiche, Homemade baked goods, and soups. In fact practically everything is homemade! We have the option of seating upstairs, downstairs, or weather permitting, outside on our lovely patio.