In stark contrast to his elder brother, whose birth was induced 3 weeks early, our second son seems to be in no hurry to enter the world. Whether that's down to the colder weather, the comfort of his 'bedwomb', or the fact that he keeps on hearing the words 'Samuel' and 'no!' spoken in ever-exasperated tones, he seems determined not to be punctual! Well, with his grandma and Auntie Stacy here to say, at least we can say we're ready!
Some Christians are very protective about their church denomination, be that Anglican, Baptist or any other label. The USA has 100 different denominations and one type of cheese; France has one denomination and 100 types of cheese. Church in Taiwan was Baptist-flavoured, but it was the friendships we formed there that kept us going. I loved and respected our first pastor because of his character and example; it didn't matter to me if he was Baptist or anything else. When choosing our first UK church, I hoped for another friendly church but one which was much less predictable in its services. In the main, the preaching and worship at Grace Baptist Church were good; the services just didn't allow for any variety or contributions from the congregation. Having experienced a different style of worship in Newfrontiers churches - great music, but the room for prayer, prophecy, testimony and spontaneous singing - I longed to experience that in my own church. Joelle had visited a cou...
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