Myton Musings

A reminder of the mission partners that were profiled yesterday. Sat 7 Naya Guan Church

We're almost in December, so here's the last of our stories for children being read by the author.  'The Christmas promise' All the books that have been read (and many more), can be bought from the Good Book Company .  Full size illustrations on a number of children's books are currently being offered free of charge.  

'Don't just listen' Bob continues his series in the parables. 

 'Stories for our times'. Bob start a series of short talks on the parables.

Here's the next in our children's stories. (some relief from Christmas this week!) 'Wherever you go' All the books that have been read (and many more), can be bought from the Good Book Company .  Full size illustrations on a number of children's books are currently being offered free of charge .  

Roger Hitchings has spoken a number of times at Myton Church. His last visit was in January when we packed into the Mary Edwards room to hear him address 'Dementia'. In this article (published in the Affinity magazine) he considers the impact of the last eight months on older people. He writes: "It would not be an understatement to say that the last eight months have been turbulent and disconcerting for many people in our society. The mental health impacts of lockdown and the on-going restrictions have been well discussed. Older people have experienced extremely demanding circumstances particularly through loneliness and isolation. A number of practical but partial responses have been developed in society which in many cases have reduced the impact, if only to a small degree. Many churches have sought to respond to the new situation in the best way they can and, alongside using technology to maintain preaching and teaching ministries, imaginative and practical ways of sup...

Finding Hope in a Pandemic John Lennox and John Wyatt discuss their own experience and consider big questions about science, the pandemic, suffering and the case for Christ. Live here at 7.30pm on Thursday, November 19th. 

Here's the next in our children's stories! 'A very noisy Christmas'  All the books that have been read (and many more), can be bought from the Good Book Company .  Full size illustrations on a number of children's books are currently being offered free of charge.  

As the coronavirus pandemic leads to an exponential rise in mental health condition Prof John Wyatt encourages Christians to daily rekindle their Biblical hope as an antidote to fear driven living .  Read the article on the Premier Christianity website   

In the face of new restrictions LICC raises the question 'How long O Lord?' Here we go. Again. But it feels different this time. The days are getting darker, that glimpse of a normal summer is a fading memory, and our horizons of Christmas, New Year, and 2021 are all shrouded in uncertainty. How long before this is over? How long, Lord? Read more

Here's one for the children! As we head towards Christmas a few children's authors have sat back and read their stories. I know it's only November but the Christmas movies are hitting the screens and festive goodies are in our supermarkets.  For those who like the anticipation of Christmas to start early we'll be posting one a week through November! 'There is a Lion in My Nativity' 

As the latest national lockdown begins Kim Hubbard updates us on the implications for the Church.

On Sunday Chris Redstall sent us through some news from Pokhara.  Here's what he's asking we pray for:   1. A recent increase in Coronavirus cases in Pokhara and therefore ongoing disruption to in-person schooling. All schooling will be on Zoom, with some in-person teaching at family houses. 2. Lots of change within the INF community as many ex-pat families re-locate to Kathmandu to access secondary level education. This will reduce numbers in the school significantly from January 2021. Headteacher Libby Hayes is now on home leave in Australia until June 2021 and therefore I am in charge of the whole curriculum and a Nepali member of staff is now the acting head. 3. The current INF International director is stepping down in January 2021. The vacancy is currently unfilled.  4. The current 5 year INF government agreement is re-negotiated this November. Please pray for a good outcome as this could impact the ability of INF to function in the future and may have an impact on ...

The Bible Project team have just launched some new short videos on Christian basics. Here's two on the Bible.