After my visit to Sheffield, I worked my way back toward London where I rendezvoused with Marcia when she flew in early on the morning of June 18th. We collected her bags and worked our way through the “maze” of tunnels at Heathrow to the Underground station.
With our entire luggage in tow, we headed [...]
Notes From The Sabbatical
Marcia Arrives — London Town
June 21, 2008
St. Thomas, Crookes, Sheffield
June 17, 2008
After a full week at the London Institute of Contemporary Culture, I took off on another segment of my research. I headed north to Sheffield to visit the parish of St. Thomas, Crookes (it is on Crookes Road in the Crookes End Parish). More about the church and the visit, first I had [...]
London Institute of Contemporary Christianity
June 14, 2008
I spent Monday June 9th through today, Friday June 13th, attending the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity’s “Toolbox” Course. It is designed to introduce and reinforce the idea that we are disciples in all of our lives — wholelife disciples — and to investigate the discipline of “double-listening” — listening to the world while [...]
Cambridge
June 7, 2008
On Thursday June 5th, I took the train from London to Cambridge arriving in time to catch a ride to drop off my bag at the guesthouse where I was spending the night. (I had a pleasant walk into town, and I thought of Pauline & Oliver as I walked along through Pauline’s hometown.)
At [...]
A Day in London
June 5, 2008
Anyone who has visited a major city knows the dilemma of choosing what to do with one day. London is one of the places in the world where the dilemma is magnified at least tenfold.
I spent most of my day walking from Westminster to Trafalgar Square to Covent Gardens to Leicester Square and back [...]
The Trip Over…
June 4, 2008
I must have been excited about the trip because I had my suitcase completely packed the day before (which is unusal for most guys — gross generalization). Marcia got me to the airport with plenty of time to spare and even humored me by taking my picture which is currently lost in cyberspace. [...]
And now it begins…
May 27, 2008
It has been ten days and it is beginning to feel like the sabbatical is settling in… I have been busy taking care of the voluminous details and following up on the arrangements necessary for my time in England and Ireland. Departure day is Monday June 2nd.
Also, I have been doing some reading [...]
