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Observations

Driving

The road from Naimey aiport to the city centre is a fairly busy dual carriageway. There is one petrol station on the road, on the side where the traffic is heading out of the city. So, when you are in a car heading into town from the airport and you need petrol what do you […]

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Observations

From Paris

Travel is wonderful, it broadens the mind. It also broadens the waist and the bottom becuase you spend ages sitting down and eating too much. Currently, I’m in the lounge in terminal 2C at CDG airport in Paris. I’m waiting for a flight to Niger. I left Southampton three hours ago and I’ll be in […]

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Bible Translation

Dogs

I’ve never met Lingamish (David Ker) but we’ve interacted online and he’s always seemed a nice enough chap – until his latest post that is. Dogs. You like dogs? Ever had a dog for a pet? When you read about dogs in the Bible do you imagine “man’s best friend?” Why doesn’t the Bible have […]

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Observations Politics

Blogging as it should be done!

Thanks to Ian Dale for the link to ‘Wife in the North‘. I’ll be the first to admit that the standard of writing in blogs is not always the best – ours included. But for an example of excellent and moving writing read this, then this. You might want to go on and read more, […]

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Do Not Use

You never know what your kids are getting up to!

We didn’t even know he had a white shirt and tie! We did know he had a drum kit, but didn’t know there was a film crew in his bedroom!

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Mission Observations Politics

Should Christians Obey the Law?

There is a furore in the UK at the moment over the issue of discrimination against homosexuals. Basically, the government has passed a law saying that anyone who provides a service cannot discriminate against other people on the grounds of sexuality. The Catholic church has said, that if this is the case they will need […]

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Africa Observations

Three Stories About Africa

Three good stories illustrating some of the stranger realities of expat life in Africa: Rob finds something interesting in the Market Jessica’s cat has a disgusting meal Stephen struggles with meal time etiquette

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Observations

Swings and Roundabouts

Two stories on the BBC website today leave me confused about the state of my health. Apparently, ‘dog owners lead healthier lives than others‘ – so that’s good news for me. However, cynicism is linked to heart disease. I’d like to deny being cynical, but despite my best efforts, I do have a slight (ok, […]

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A Good Friend

Sue’s mum passed away a couple of weeks ago. She’d been ill with cancer for a number of months and it was very painful to watch such an active and lively lady slowly get more and more sick. The funeral was in Yorkshire last week and I had the painful privilege of leading the service. […]

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Mission Reviews

Hamo Steps Down

One of my favourite blogs has been Backyard Missionary by Andrew Hamilton. Hamo (as he is known) combines a great sense of humour (if unfortunate bias against the English Cricket team) with insightful comments about the Church and mission. However, Hamo has decided that it is time to take a break from blogging, which is […]