Pub Quiz Win - Again!

A bitterly cold day today with snow - heavy flakes falling.  We decided to go to St. Paul's this morning (Sara, Thom and me) as Thom had expressed a wish to try this evangelical Anglican Church.  We received warm greetings from a number of the congregation and Sara met up with a former colleague from Friends Provident who was also trying out St. Paul's for the first time.  We had an engaging speaker this morning who spoke about mission in Europe.  It is an interesting fact that Christianity is growing rapidly in Africa and South America - as well as China and other parts of Asia - but declining in Western Europe.  It really is time that we looked closely at why this is - a heavily secular society where consumerism abounds.  Interestingly enough, this has been the topic of two of my lay ministry modules - Mission in God's World and Church History and I listened intently although the effects of the codeine didn't help.  I called in briefly at Wickes on the way home to buy a new lock for the garage door.  I took in the old one which had "exploded" and they replaced it without quibble - it clearly had been defective.  I will now have to find time to insert it into the door. It was Pub Quiz Night tonight at the Lion's Head and our team - Last of the Summer Wine - was at full strength.  It didn't surprise anybody then, apart from ourselves, that we won by a 10 point margin!  We are now clearly the team everybody else has to beat.  The questions are getting less and less of the type we like - many TV questions tonight - but we still seem to manage it.  What a sad bunch of guys we must appear.  Because of my painful knee I drove to the pub and back (I am still not drinking alcohol anyway) which is usually only a five-minute walk.  A very busy day ahead tomorrow, with a visit to West Sussex.