A few years ago I came across this book which a dear friend of mine had. The title called to me – I had to read it. This is the book: I read it on my second trip to Tanazia back in 2017. My friend loaned it to me. I…
Walk on shortest day of 2023
Yesterday went out for a saunter with the family bar one member who needed extra sleep. Depending on who’s view you read it was Britain’s shortest day. Newlands Corner on the edge of the North Downs was the destination. Ever since the kids were little we use to go there…
Forest Church – March 2022 An early Springtime of space and reflection – Westborough Woods.
by Chris Burchell The clouds were banking up and the breeze was keen as a small group of us gathered for Forest Church led by Rob Marshall. The location was Westborough Woods, a small relict of the once extensive Royal Deer Park that stretched Northwest of Guildford and remembered in…
An uplifting walk where the trees flourish
Even though it was a dank dull still day we managed to take a walk at Winkworth Arboretum which is always a delight. The National Trust were encouraging people to get out. They required you to book a place as the nation was still under its second lockdown. We’d booked…
Enjoying growth by watching trees
Here’s a short video of something that caught my attention this morning biking back home taking the long way, from dropping my van at the garage.
Unexpected surprises
A couple of weeks ago I was out on my bike with my boys in Queen Elizabeth Park. We all needed fresh air and exercise and we all like going up and down the paths on our bikes even though it’s a small area even better when no one around…
Thoughts from a walk and from a Hebrew scholar
In preparing for Forest Church I walked the route as a recce yesterday morning. Going into the ‘foresty’ bit with tall firs reaching to the sky with the sun glinting on the tops of the trees caused me to lift my head up in wonder and see their skeletal shapes…
Lesson from a tree
I was walking down to church the other Sunday evening. I noticed a tree in the corner of the grounds belonging to the flats by the long alley way on the Worplesdon road. I recalled not seeing one for quite some time (since the event I’ve seen two in a…
Trees
Some of you may know quite well by now our email address. The prefix of that address is Gingertree72. There is a little story behind that. Debbie and I both have an affinity with trees, particularly in reference to: Jeremiah 17:7-8 (Ps 1:3): Blessed is the person who trusts Yahweh…