We were up early this morning to catch the tour bus to get a ride around the city. It was the red tour. The last tour bus I was on was in Glasgow. ( It turned put to be a bit of a disaster), anyway we got on the bus outside the famous St Georges's Cathedral. As we waited for the bus the door was open and there was an exhibition about the Apartheid Days. Here are some of the pictures. Today I could see was going to be one of those reflective memorable ones. On the bus...
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Well I arrived in Cape Town yesterday with my fellow travellers the Mc and the Mac Phersons. We were wondering if our flat would be authentic as you read about a lot of people being duped over the Internet. Anyway Sharon was a real person and our flat is ideal for what we require. It's about 900 metres from the CICC. We walked down there today and sorted out our registration then we wondered around the Waterfront. It was a buzz with vibrant music and it looked a great...
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As we all face the possibility of greater numbers of unemployed people due to the present economic downturn. Does this mean that work is defined simply by employment? As christians should we be encourageing more people to think about an intigrated life of service. For the past couple of Sunday evenings I've been preaching about the importance of having a good life balance. I know some people might think that I'm a workaholic and that perhaps I should be taking the...
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Over the next few Sundays the themes of Sunday worship will centre around the stories of creation in the Bible. In the morning services we will seek to find a Christian response to the seemingly hopeless misuse of the earth's resources. In the evening services we will start a new series centred around the importance of work and its purpose in our lives. I think this will be an interesting exercise as I intend to also use the themes and the prayers mentioned on the...
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A girl sings on the street From the back of her throat Her voice sings U2 Bono would be proud No stadium to rock Just a few pigeons And a couple of old age pensioners Tapping their feet The Holy Trinity is behind her " With or without you " Echoes off the walls She gives herself away Sharing songs on a lunchtime break She's coined a phrase earned her lunch She has to Run Amy MacDonald couldn't do better We visited St Andrew's today. The town is...
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