Bryan’s not up to this today—somewhat flat after a heavy
week. So this is Ann, with my thoughts of the day.
The passing of the venerable John Robert Walmsley Stott of
London, a long time pastor to London’s All Soul’s Langham Place, England
inspired anew my commitment to frugality and moderation! Another evangelical Anglican man of God in my
life—J. I. Packer, five years younger than our brother Stott—has similarly
inspired me—he still types on a mechanical typewriter!
While always a frugal person, preferring to buy second-hand
and hating waste (a direct product of growing up in WW2) I was newly inspired
to simplify my life. Hence a garage sale is planned at our house for Saturday,
August 20, 2011.
Whether I achieve that goal will much depend upon my
husband’s willingness to humour this venture! And if his much appreciated
humour doesn’t extend to that plan, then I will graciously concede, but it will
go on the back burner for a while, I assure you. That decision is based on
previous experience of his joy at the success of my garage sale endeavours.
Added to experience is our long held commitment to travel “light.”
Among his achievements during a life-long commitment to his
parish and the Christian community at large, Stott was uncompromising on the
priority of Biblical revelation, and this very devotion to truth has left us
with a wealth of books on the basic elements of Christianity, some of which are
Bible commentaries. These were nearly
all written in his small cottage outfitted with oil lamps, where electricity
was added in 2001. As well, all his royalties go to charities.
Thank you, Lord, for protecting and keeping this man of God
true to you and to us, your people.
