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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat you are looking at is two mementos from our years in Durham England. The first is the picture of the high altar in Durham Cathedral, the most spectacular Norman church in the world, built after the famous William the Conqueror came to England in 1066 winning the battle of Hastings in that year, and establishing a Norman presence in England, the most impressive of which is seen in this remarkable cathedral.\u00a0 \u00a0You will notice the small curio below it of the most famous painting of John Wesley.\u00a0 Methodist, seven centuries after William was especially well received in the North, which became the religion of the coal miners. When we lived in Durham, 1977-80 they were still holding the miner\u2019s gala with full parade through Durham, finishing at Elvet Methodist Church where Ann was the caretaker serving tea and biscuits at the gala, and I was preaching on the Durham circuit, often to little pit head Methodist chapels.\u00a0 \u00a0To the right of the picture of Durham Cathedral is another memento from our time in Durham.\u00a0 Before we left, and for our service to the Methodist Church there, we were given a beautiful cross made out of coal\u2014- How very appropriate in the heart of northeastern Methodist territory.\u00a0 Those were busy years\u2013 we had our first child Christy in Durham and the other offspring that was borne was my dissertation on Women in the Gospels and Acts.<\/p>\n
I miss many things about those days, not the least were the delicious fish and chips with brown vinegar, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, the remarkable array of tasty cheeses, especially Red Windsor, Sage Darby, Blue Stilton, and my favorite Double Gloucester with chives, and wonderful desserts including sherry trifle.\u00a0 Trust me there was nothing trifling about it.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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