Father John Fenn We visited Billington in search of the home of an ancestor, John Fenn, (called “Father” John Fenn, perhaps to distinguish him from a great-grandson, also named John). The story of Father John Fenn is amusing and worth your acquaintance: Quite late in life, he converted from Methodism to the Church of Jesus […]
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Something doesn’t add up in Joseph’s visions
The writer no longer holds the following position (having been disabused of it by Luther). The post remains in place due to pack-rat compulsions. What’s wrong with this prophecy?: “The sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.” You might recognize this as one of the two visions that Joseph had […]
Day 4: Leaving London
King’s Cross station and Platform 9 3/4 Our depature from London took us through King’s Cross station. Some one or other of us had heard that the city had installed a false “Platform 9 3/4” in tribute to the Harry Potter books, so we sought out the photo opportunity, but be warned, it was a […]
Day 3: The Orangery
At Kensington Palace stands a well-reputed tea house called the Orangery. My mother and I share afternoon tea once a week, so it seemed natural that we must visit such a place while we had the opportunity. The fare Although we six enjoyed taking tea together and though the atmosphere was good, the fare was […]