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Friday, July 23, 2010

Well, we are off tomorrow. Five of us flying from Teesside Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam. We've had our vaccinations, started taking the malaria tablets and some of the others may even have started packing!

Friday, April 9, 2010

 What a great way to observe Holy Week!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A Pastoral Letter to the Methodist People from the President and Vice-President of the Conference and the General Secretary

Thursday, January 7, 2010

It's been snowing!

Monday, December 14, 2009

The Chairs of the Darlington & Newcastle Methodist Districts, Rev'ds Ruth Gee and Leo Osborn, are walking down the River Wear starting from Roker in Sunderland in the Newcastle Methodist District on Palm Sunday and finishing, we trust, at Wearhead on Good Friday in the Darlington Methodist District.

Monday, October 26, 2009

We were walking up the hill when we heard it. Hundreds or thousands of birds calling and flying from tree to tree in the wood just below us. It was a flock in action! I have no idea why they were behaving in this way but guessed they might be preparing for migration, a bird-watcher might be able to tell me.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

I've recently been reading"Our Iceberg is melting" by John Kotter. It's a story of a group of penguins facing change as their iceberg melts. It's a brilliant story that has so many similarities to the situations facing many of our churches in the District.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

"All the small things"
Has the BBC hijacked the kingdom?
Are you watching "All the Small Things" on TV? Tuesday's at 9.00pm - now coming to an end.
Didn't Jesus say something about the kingdom of God being small?