It's official

Pam got the job! She starts a week from Monday.

Pam's Job

Two days ago, Pam had an interview at a nearby vocational school. As long as her references check out, it appears she will get the job. If you know that you could be one of her references, then expect to be getting a call soon; maybe today. Thanks for your prayers!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

A Room With A View

This room didn't come with much. But it did come with a view.










Just so you know that we are healthy and still have relatively good teeth.

Retreat

So a friend of mine (Taylor Worley, in the picture above with his wife Anna) and I were called in last min. to speak on a retreat this past weekend. We decided to talk about the holistic nature of redemption and what that means for Christian mission. Well, I don't think it went off so great. Taylor had planned to do a bunch of cultural analysis, but upon arriving, we didn't think that they were ready for that quite yet. Hopefully, we chipped away at some dualistic thinking and at least gave them something to chew on. I just wanted one student to say, "Oh, I get it, my work is important and work is part of what God came to redeem." Didn't happen. Time will tell.

Pam's British Vocab Lesson

If any of you are planning on visiting us over here in the UK, which I hope you are, I'll give you a little foretaste of the language barrier. Think you've seen enough Bridget Jones and Monty Python to make your way around without any problems? Well, Northeast England ain't no Hugh Grant movie. The "Geordies" (read: true-blood Newcastle/Gateshead natives) in my office get just tickled pink at teaching me their colloquialisms, so here are some of my class notes:

(Note that this is my phonetical spelling of these phrases. I don't know if anyone really knows how to spell them properly.)

"Ai'm gan yam" = "I'm going home."
"Ai'm gan yami beet" = "I'm going to lunch" (maybe literally, "I'm going to have my bit--of food.")
"Hows yasel?" = "How are you?"
Mesel = Myself
Quar-er Fou = 3:45 (quarter to four)
Fil-um = Film (movie)
Ben = Bearn (I think) = baby
"Am a bovvered?" = "Like I care" (literally "Am I bothered?" assuming the answer is no)
Sciving = goofing off
mingin= bad or gross
minger= an ugly person
"Ah Terah" = a way of saying "goodbye"
"Ta" = Thanks
Champion, Bril, Brilliant, Fab, Lovely = great

For more Geordie resources click HERE

British Names

How do they come up with this stuff?







Mr. Brains 6 Faggots In Rich Sauce 564g

IN A RICH WEST COUNTRY Sauce.
TRADITIONAL PORK RECIPE.

More Pictures

Is She English?
What a handsome young Scholar.

Pictures

Garnacha

The best wine i have ever had; 2005 Vineyard X Garnacha, Campo de Borja. It is a Spanish red, just like i remember it. A superb red wine that is made form extra ripe Garnacha grapes and delivers wild berry and juicy summer fruit flavors. Got to love it.

Find it and buy it. You won't be disappointed.