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Photo Friday: Learning History For Your Birthday

August 19, 2011

Last Friday was my birthday!  I’m now an ancient 28 years old.  To celebrate, Liz and I took a field trip to the British Museum to learn some European history. Museums are like getting lost clicking random links on Wikipedia, but in real life.  Crazy, I know!

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Tuesday Tidbit (belated): Salaam Brick Lane

June 29, 2011

As part of our “get to know the neighborhood” phase of living here, Liz and I have been doing a fair bit of reading into the history and culture of Tower Hamlets. A few weeks ago, a new friend of ours loaned us the book Salaam Brick Lane, by Tarquin Hall. Mr. Hall is a [...]

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Tuesday Tidbit: Loving Your Neighbor

April 12, 2011

When Jesus tells us to love our neighbor, he was giving us a great principle to live by.  It’s preached about often in church, where we learn (through the classic Good Samaritan parable) that our neighbor is everybody.  It’s the reason why we volunteer on holidays, donate to good causes, and try our best to [...]

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