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Mmmmmmmmmmmm......

I've been enjoying Abel & Cole deliveries for over 6 months now. Their produce is organic, seasonal, not air-freighted, fresh, diverse, tailored to your tastes, affordable and delivered free to your door.

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Last week's strawberries were so sweet they gave the fruit a whole new meaning for me. They were ripe, red and so sweet it was as if they'd been marinated in sugar. Simply gorgeous.

Tonight, I tucked into a juicy, melt-in-the-mouth, hedgehog-cut mango. And I thought I don't like mangos.

(Perhaps they were in fact the Jerusalem Artichokes or something? I'm new to all this.)

I go for a small mixed box, for just under a tenner, once a fortnight. This week's delivery included Pac Choi - just in time for the Chinese meal I'm having when most of the family come around on Saturday for lunch.

Wednesday, August 03, 2005 in Important | Permalink | Comments (1)

Amazing Grace

Grace Ellingham turned one at the end of 2004, and featured on the front page and inside a South London newspaper.

Amazing GraceShe is an amazing Grace. Last year I blogged this entry about her life-threatening situation. (At one point early on, her heart stopped beating; 15 mins later the medical staff came close to giving up resuscitation efforts... then someone detected a pulse.)

She made a full recovery thanks largely, many of us believe, to the prayers of many all over the world. Sadly, the local paper didn't see fit to report the global prayer effort - a major part of the story - just the 'miracle' of Grace's first birthday, in the abstract. (Whose miracle, I ask you?!).

A touching footnote to this heartwarming story is that, soon after her health crisis was over, Grace's Dad took her on her first ever shopping trip. In the shopping centre was a man playing a grand piano. Taking one look at these strangers, he started playing Amazing Grace... Beautiful.

Thursday, March 31, 2005 in Important | Permalink | Comments (0)

Easter Day 2005: Mum & Dad 'go ruby'

Congrats to my parents, who celebrate 40 years of married life today! We've been searching for biblical parallels. Sadly, we could only come up with the children of Israel wandering for forty years in the wilderness, which doesn't seem too appropriate. Top marks for fortitude, though - going ruby is a pretty impressive feat these days. I know Mum & Dad would want us to celebrate Christ as the foundation of their marriage, so Resurrection Day seems very appropriate indeed for a Ruby Wedding.

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Sunday, March 27, 2005 in Important | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tony Blair Faithworks Lecture 22 March

Tony, he say yes to Faithworks Lecture number 3, following on from Charles and Michael. I quote the press release below:

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In the run up to the General Election, the Prime Minister Tony Blair will give a major address to the Church via live webcast, speaking about the vital role that he believes churches and other faith groups should play in building healthy, active and trusting communities.

On March 22nd at 12.00noon in London, Blair will unpack his vision for the role of faith in the UK today through the third in a series of Faithworks Lectures, given by the three leaders of the major political parties. He will address a selected audience of church leaders, representatives of other faiths and community activists from across the UK.

The address will be simultaneously webcast live from www.faithworks.info, with local churches being encouraged to gather together to watch the lecture live or later in the evening.

Following the lecture, the Prime Minister will answer questions from the audience as well as taking questions that have been emailed or texted in by webcast viewers.

Rev. Steve Chalke MBE, the founder of the Faithworks Movement, who will host the event and who invited the Prime Minister to address this issue in response to his recently published book ‘Trust - A Radical Manifesto’ said:

“The fact that Charles Kennedy, Michael Howard and now Tony Blair have all accepted Faithworks invitation to address the Church as the election campaign gathers pace, sends some very clear messages about the role of faith-based groups - Christian and otherwise - and the task ahead in our communities. Churches are already delivering huge levels of voluntary community support across the UK because of our faith, not in spite of it, and it is time that this reality was publicly acknowledged.  But more than that, our society will never enjoy the social regeneration we crave without spiritual renewal.”

Tuesday, March 15, 2005 in Important | Permalink | Comments (2)

Valentine Saints

Valentine Saints

This year on V Day I want to express the depth of my love and appreciation to the many women in my life whose faith and friendship means so much. And there are many more besides those named above, including especially my family. Jesus was cared for and supported by many women (Mt 27:55-56; Mk 15:40-41), and while I claim no messianic credentials(!), I hope this little e-card puts in bold, italic, and underlined the phenomenal support you each are to my own life/work/ministry.

God bless each of you richly with his love, grace & power.

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Monday, February 14, 2005 in Important | Permalink | Comments (5)

Biscuit of the Week 2:
McVitie's Milk Chocolate & Orange Digestive

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Contrary to my first posting on this important topic, our second Biscuit Of The Week is in fact identical to this week's biscuit on the parent website. It's not quite the plain chocolate digestive you requested, Tim, but is hopefully a step in the right direction. I quote: 'How will we know if these new orange based Digestives are a success? If in six months time we see a Dark Chocolate variant then they will have served their apprenticeship.' Thanks Corin for the heads up on the Custard Cream ITV programme - sorry I missed it!

Thursday, January 27, 2005 in Important | Permalink | Comments (2)

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY TO KERST!

Looking forward to more food, prayer, laughter and song tonight, with you and your friends from far and wide. 2005... may its promise be fulfilled beyond your dreams.

Monday, January 24, 2005 in Important | Permalink | Comments (0)

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