High Church - Sunday July 20

We had a chance to attend church today...different...very different. No Otis, Troy, Roy, Verne, David, Elder, Richard or Larry in this church. Very little speaking. This is an Anglican Church which is basically Episcopalian. They call this particular church "high church." I attended "high church" at night...but for the morning worship service I went to Aldates Church which is known as "low church." All Days Church is also known as the "Happy Clappy Church." I fit in better at the "Happy Clappy" church! Great experiences...

I miss my church and church family. I have been praying for you. From what I hear, God has provided very well for you in my absence. I have heard so many wonderful things about Dr. Owens and Dr. Autrey. I know that God placed a special message upon their hearts specifically for FBC Nixon.

Thank you so much for all of your prayers and continued support of my family.

London July 19

Today we traveled to London. I placed a photo of Big Ben on the blog for Kaile.

We had a chance to see the British Library's world famous collection of books. Then on to the British Museum, one of the greatest museum's in the world. The British Museum has ancient artifacts (to name just a few) from Greece, Rome, Assyria, Egypt and the Ancient Near East.

One of the most interesting displays that I saw is the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, which records the conquests of the Assyrian King Shalmaneser III. Noted on the monument is the defeat of King Jehu- King of Israel.

The Rosetta Stone is displayed at the British National Museum as well. The Rosetta Stone is a well-known example from a series of decrees, the Ptolemaic Decrees, issued by the Hellenistic Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 305 BC to 30 BC. The series consists of the Decree of Canopus by Ptolemy III, Decree of Memphis, (as represented by the Memphis Stele) by Ptolemy IV, and the Rosetta Stone decree by Ptolemy V.

After this, had a chance to slip over to Buckingham Palace and have tea with the Queen...just joking...we were one of hundreds gawking at the beauty of the palace outside.

We ended our tour by exploring the National Gallery. We had a chance to see some of the most famous European paintings in the world.

Some of these events are simply more than the mind can absorb.

At 5pm we headed back to Oxford. More lectures, more study...