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Back into the darkness :: Update on Jessica

In my last update, I was thrilled to report Jessica’s (not her real name) progress going into the holiday season. My wife and I were honored to join her family for Christmas dinner at Betel’s town center church in Birmingham, England. We drove two hours on Sunday morning, 23 December 2007, and eventually found our [...]

Posted 08 February 2008 § Daily Scribe § Homelessness § Personal § Prayer § Wales § marginalized ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Sneaking in a little encouragement now and then

Many of my regular readers will be surprised and delighted to know that not all things are as gloomy as I sometimes portray them. I’m one of those “glass is half empty” types, but it’s amazing how God brings certain people into my life—to speak a word of wisdom or direction or encouragement—just when I [...]

Posted 17 December 2007 § Authenticity § Blogging § Christian life § Daily Scribe § Ministry § Missions § Personal § Relational Christianity § Technology § marginalized ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Want to understand the homeless? Read their blogs…

It seems that a lot of marginalized people have intersected our lives since we moved to Wales, and in almost every case it’s been a good experience for everyone involved. We met Steve, a 32-year-old heroin addict a couple of years ago who had become a Christian but just couldn’t shake the habit. He lived [...]

Posted 16 October 2007 § Homelessness ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The “theology that matters” in 2007

This morning I ran across an intriguing statement written by a British colleague in ministry. He writes, “the theology that matters is not the theology we profess but the theology we practice.” It really made me stop and think. Most of us already know more than we actually put into practice, so one of my [...]

Posted 01 January 2007 § Authenticity § Christian life § Personal § Prayer Requests § Relational Christianity ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,