Imagine going into your work place and your boss tells you and the other staff that she or he is going to make you all the drinks you ever need during the week to come. Or if you are a
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“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen” 2 Peter 3:18 There is a big emphasis, particularly in places like Western Europe and North America
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In a few hours time I am flying back from the UK, having been over here visiting family. When I was in Exeter yesterday on my way to the hospital, I passed by the shops. All kinds of products in
Read moreBeing planted!
If you are reading this and are new to the area, welcome to Leiden! At ICL, we are on with a new series called ‘Foundations’ based around ICL’s mission statement: “a Christ centred international community planted to worship, grow and
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It is a Saturday afternoon as I am writing this – perhaps it is your first weekend here in the Leiden area. Or at the least, one of your first Saturdays here. If so, welcome to you! Over the coming
Read moreWalls are made to be broken!
Remnant of the Berlin Wall, Bernauerstrasse, August 2017. Walls are made to be broken! Do you ever find yourself in unexpected places? Right now I am in the UK due to some family illness – I was not expecting on
Read moreIt happened, it can happen again!
Above are words of an Italian Jewish chemist, writer and Holocaust survivor. These are portrayed at the start of the underground exhibition center of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. You may have seen pictures before of the centre from above
Read moreA work in progress
So where is this in Leiden? (I know at least one couple have the answer – keep quiet please!) It is a “work in progress”, even as the summer weeks continue… Here in the Merenwijk area of the city where
Read moreSurrender?
So here are my feet last week in the Harz Mountains in Germany! Probably seems like a strange way to start this brief blog!! I took the photo towards the end of a toboggan run that we all went on.
Read moreWhere are you headed, but also how?
This photo was taking on a summer’s day in the UK (honest, despite the dark clouds!!). It is part of Hay Tor which is a well known granite outcrop in the area where we used to live. Many people come
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