Rhododendron kiusianum, the Kyushu azalea is a striking flower. The Kyushu region of Japan includes the city of Nagasaki, the infamous recipient of Bockscar’s ‘Fat Man’, the atomic bomb which forced an end to the War in the pacific in 1945. It seems strange that so beautiful a flower should be associated with a place known for its appalling devastation and destruction.
Atheist: "If God made everything, then who made God? Hmmm?"
Christian: "If the Cook cooked the burger, then who cooked the Cook? Hmmm?"
While seeking churches to inspect in Stockport, I came across these cars. Are they breaking the law? They are not parked on the double yellow lines, not technically, anyway. They block the pavement, certainly, and fatter pedestrians would be unable to pass them without walking on the road.
St Andrew’s Church in the Lincolnshire village of Apley has to be one of the smallest in the county. A cheerful little Victorian edifice from 1871, it may once have served as a mortuary chapel where corpses were stored ahead of burials. An older church nearby was demolished and that which was dedicated to the dead became a place of fellowship for the living.
St Peter's Church, Chesil, in the Hampshire city of Winchester, is one of those older churches which has been put to secular use. I don’t particularly mind this and find it less offensive than converting into a non-Christian shrine or a carpark. It is now known as the Chesil Theatre, the home of the Winchester Dramatic Society. I rather like the look of it.
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Salem Chapel, Martin Top
near Rimington, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 4EG
Salem Congregational Chapel is a registered charity No. 252401 (England & Wales)
Sunday Worship 10.45am & 6.00pm