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Giving up Southern-fried breakfast for the kingdom

Man, I really miss my soul food, especially the typical Southern-style breakfast. It’s one of the huge sacrifices (according to me) that I made in moving to Wales nearly four years ago: no access to the sort of Southern-fried meats and vegetables that I grew up on my home state of Mississippi. No wonder heart [...]

Posted 01 December 2007 § Culture § Daily Scribe § Great Commission § Kingdom of God § Missions § Personal § United Kingdom § Wales ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Giving thanks from the British Isles

I am a citizen of the United States of America, having spent the past three Thanksgiving holidays across the Atlantic in the small principality of Wales. One great thing about life in the United Kingdom: I get a five to eight hour start on celebrating American holidays! By the time most of my family and [...]

Posted 22 November 2007 § Daily Scribe § Personal ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Gospel Ministry, Part 5 :: Let Goods and Kindred Go

It was embarrassing when we realized just how much stuff we had collected over twenty-eight years of marriage. Like most people, we had a few precious family treasures, like old photographs, letters, and creative artwork by our four children at various ages; however, many items should have been given to charity a long time ago. [...]

Posted 20 January 2007 § Missions § Wales ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Gospel Ministry, Part 3 :: Culture Shock (withdrawal pains)

[Continued from Part 2]
Most Americans are “spoiled for choice,” to use a British expression describing the multitude of options available in everyday life. Again, the grocery store is a good example of this: brand after brand of nearly every item in the store, from soup to nuts. No wonder it used to take my wife [...]

Posted 21 December 2006 § Culture § Great Commission § Missions § Personal § United Kingdom § Wales ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,