My guess is that we’ve ground our teeth at hearing an automated reply to our phone calls; become rather anxious at the robots that can take our money by voice or by pressing buttons; and roll our eyes at the muzak we hear as…
Part of my work at Westfield House is marking. I suppose most teachers do so. Students expect it and generally want feedback. It is easier when assessing content. A tick for ‘Jesus was born in Beth-lehem’ and a cross for ‘Jesus was born in…
One of the first lectures I attended at university was in History. The course was an overview – from the Reformation to the modern day (then the 1970s). I recall the lecturer beginning with Luther and describing him as ‘the right man in the…
Lutherans believe that God continues to make his world go round with people in all seg-ments of society doing their ‘bit’ so that everyone can be fed and clothed, enjoy arts and leisure, and live in peace and justice. Consequently we say that Christians…
Kokoda. Isurava. Eora. Efogi. Brigade Hill. Ioribaiwa. Imita Ridge. These were places I read about in the months leading up to the trek. Villages, mountain ranges, battle sites – still hav-ing the claim as some of the most remote areas in the world –…
The ELCE met together for the annual synodical convention and budget conference (to give the complete description) for the past two days. There is a special report avail-able so please make sure you get a copy and you can read about what happened. Ascension’s…
Last week I went to see one of the clerks in the front office. On his door was a sign saying ‘walkabout.’ That made me smile because I immediately thought of Pastor George and Charlotte. (Just in case you don’t know the term ‘walkabout’…
Pastor George wrote several weeks ago about editing the British Lutheran and publishing it with errors. Well as much as I’ve checked this bulletin, every Sunday I sit down, look it over again only to find something I forgot to change, something misspelled, or…
Every year we have a Harvest Festival in our schools and churches. Do you know why? This is the time of year when all the crops have been harvested. Harvest Festival is a cel-ebration of the food grown on the land. Thanksgiving ceremonies and…
After church last Sunday some of the ladies suggested that I put a recipe in this section. That sounded like a good idea to me. I had to find one that wasn’t in our Ascension Drop-box cookbook.. (If you would like the link just…
