Recently, one of our supporting churches in the United States sent me a list of questions aimed at understanding our ministry in Wales more fully. After reflecting on my answers, I thought that others might be interested to read some of them and so I plan to post those here (slightly edited for a more [...]
This morning my wife and I drove into Cardiff for my doctor’s appointment at the University of Wales Hospital. After waiting an hour past my appointment time, I was a little cranky from the pain: a large cyst in my jaw was found nearly a month ago when my local dentist could not find anything [...]
¶
Posted 28 July 2008
§
Daily Scribe § Missions § Personal
‡
°
Tagged: asylum seekers, Christianity, doctor's appointment, missional life, missional living, Muslim, National Health Service, NHS, postmodernity, UK, United Kingdom, waiting room
In our recent trip to visit friends and family in the United States, we found ourselves neck-deep in a heated conversation about whether Christians should patronize businesses that support equal rights for gays and lesbians in the marketplace. Particular emphasis was placed on Wal-Mart’s decision to join the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce [...]
¶
Posted 31 May 2008
§
Authenticity § Culture § Daily Scribe
‡
°
Tagged: 1 Corinthians 5:9-13, American Family Association, associate with sinners, boycotting WalMart, Christian activism, Christian boycotts, Donald Wildmon, gays and lesbians, Judeo-Christian values, judging unbelievers, judgment, marketplace, separation, shunning fellow Christians
[See previous article, "Short-term missions in a post-modern culture" in this series on missions.]
Apart from short-term mission teams (STMT) parachuting into a foreign mission field for seven to ten days, what are the alternatives for Christians who want to explore other cultures and employ their gifts in service to our King? Shouldn’t we demystify “missionary [...]
¶
Posted 10 April 2008
§
Daily Scribe § Evangelism § Great Commission § Missions § North America § United Kingdom § Wales
‡
°
Tagged: America, cross-cultural missions, foreign missions, Great Commission, making disciples, missionary service, reaching the marginalized, short term missions, short-term mission team, United Kingdom, Wales, why go overseas
Today I spent a couple of hours in the Christian bookshop my wife manages, so she could attend an important meeting. Since it was quiet afternoon with very few customers—and I have a weakness for bookstores—I spotted a new book by Floyd McClung entitled You See Bones, I See an Army: Changing the Way We [...]
¶
Posted 01 April 2008
§
Book Reviews § Church Structures § Daily Scribe § The Church
‡
°
Tagged: apostolic passion, biblical mavericks, courageous leadership, Floyd McClung, hierarchical leadership, holy dissatisfaction, organizational bureaucracy, pioneering, simple church, visionary leadership, You See Bones I See An Army
There's an excellent mini-series from Out of Ur, entitled They Love the Church but Not the Institution (be sure to read Parts 1 and 2). Excellent stuff!
