Today we worshipped at a small Assemblies of God congregation in nearby Grantham, after a search of local worship possibilities using Google Earth. The second song they sang was by Brian Doerksen, a Canadian, so we felt right at home. Graham Kendrick and Robin Mark were also featured so the British Isles were well represented. The congregation made us very welcome at the coffee time afterwards.
There weren't many cars in the parking lot. When we stopped by the local ASDA superstore for some food items in the afternoon, we found out where all the local people were: the place was a-buzzing with activity! I mused while standing in line that in a strictly consumer society, perhaps the 'altar' is the cash register and the 'priestess' the cashier. We become what we worship.[photos]
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Of trifling importance, no doubt, in light of so much worthwhile history in and around Grantham, but Grantham was the birthplace and growing up home of Margaret Thatcher long serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
It was at nearby Sleaford, that I met a man who informed me he was prospecting for oil and/or gas in the area. (I 'travelled' this area for my Publisher and spent nights in hotels quite frequently). Had I been more sensible and given the matter thought in later years, I COULD have been involved with the huge North Sea Gas field and the adjacent North Sea oil fields. Needless to say, I was nowhere near adventurous enough! Incidentally, I hear, reliably, that the gas bonanza will be exhausted by the middle of this century.
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