Yet another week away, this time at the EMW conference at Aberystwyth! Alas, I think this is my last holiday of the year until Christmas now. As with all my holidays this year, this was well worth the time.

The main addresses for this year’s conference were by Stuart Olyott on the way to Godliness, expositing Romans 6,7 and 8. Here the apostle Paul shows Christians the way to Godliness, to be without sin, to be sanctified. Before even starting to consider Godliness, we first need to be justified through faith. Then, through understanding his word and through using our minds, we are led to Godliness by the Holy Spirit. This isn’t optional, but all those who are justified will be sanctified, ultimately giving glory to God. The speaker gave a very clear explanation of this, and any Christian could do a lot worse than listening to a recording of these addresses.

As well as the various other addresses and seminars, there was plenty of time just to relax and enjoy the benefits of the conference, whether it was sitting on the beach in the glorious sunshine and catching up with old friends and making the odd new one along the way, or having a very harmonious acapella sing song on top of Constitution Hill at one in the morning.

My only regret is that the week wasn’t longer! A very enjoyable week.