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simplicity in community

May 9, 2012

I had a minor epiphany the other day. Well, really, it was one of those things I already knew in various forms, but it struck me afresh in a particular way this time (second minor epiphany: We humans are pretty forgetful. We need to be re-reminded all the time.) During our Tuesday time of prayer [...]

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Retreating

April 24, 2012

  We make space for regular retreats in InnerCHANGE, both individually and as a team. A few days ago, our team headed out of the city to the countryside, retreating from the bustle of London to the tiny village of Aylesford. As we approached the Aylesford Priory, we saw a sign that informed us the [...]

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The Flower Man

March 27, 2012

“I used to live right up there,” he said, pointing right above us at the terraced balconies above the market. “Just up there. Born and raised in the East End. Grew up here, twenty years. I remember when that pub opened. Went away on holiday and when I came back there it was. Oh, it [...]

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The Power of Women’s Stories

March 15, 2012

The wall reads: “Happy International Women’s Day! 8th March. Girls Have the Power!” The teenagers with the XLP bus project I volunteer with chalked it onto the wall last week! A week ago, I climbed the stairs to the top floor of the Idea Store (aka the library) and emerged in a rather empty gathering [...]

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Fashion, Clothes, Choice (How Much Do We Really Have?)

February 16, 2012

The XLP Bus parked outside the estate next to ours. (So on Thursdays I volunteer on this big purple bus—it comes complete with Xboxes, a Kinect, laptops, an air hockey table, a tiny little oven, and a karaoke machine! It belongs to XLP, the eXceL Project, which is a London-wide youth charity serving boroughs all [...]

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In Which Many Books Were Read During 2011

January 12, 2012

Hello friends! We hope your “festive period” (as Transport for London calls it) was delightful; ours was! You can just pretend this New Year’s post aligned perfectly with the beginning of 2012… As we looked back on what we learned during 2011, we thought we’d share a slice of our thinking and show you what [...]

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Guess What: Simple, Gorgeous 3-D Snowflakes Tutorial!

December 16, 2011

So! Last week I was visiting some of the neighbor girls on our estate (you can see our flat from their balcony.) And we were chatting about birthdays and holidays and decorating, and one of the girls mentioned she’d just learnt how to make really easy, beautiful paper snowflakes. And I said, “You should show [...]

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Hello, New Favorite Food Thing…

November 23, 2011

In a departure from ministry-related news, we now bring you a slice of Liz-and-Peter-Life-in-London: Lunch! Now that I don’t work in an office nine-to-five, we’re experimenting more with food and healthier eating. And I’ve recently found a new favorite thing: Fresh-baked Pita Chips! They win because they are ridiculously easy to make and ridiculously tasty [...]

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Photo Friday: Walking Home: Autumn in Poplar & Limehouse

November 19, 2011

This week was our church’s annual week of prayer and fasting, and most of the prayer meetings were at the church office building. It’s about a half hour walk from our house, and I was so inspired by the fall colors that I brought a camera one day for the walk home. The churchyard at [...]

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Photo Friday: Windows on Our World

November 12, 2011

As photographers, it’s easy to get set in a habitual way of taking photos.  So it’s always really cool to work on a project where we get to see the vision of others.  It’s especially cool if the project is done by kids. For the past month, Peter and I have been assisting with just [...]

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