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NHS Nightmare

I wrote the following poem several months ago, partly inspired by my own experience with the National Health Service (NHS) and those of others with far worse conditions than my own, reported widely in television documentaries, local newspapers, and magazine articles. I recognize that the overall tone is quite dark, but I tried to write [...]

Posted 05 August 2008 § Miscellaneous ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Those elusive missional moments

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 § Christian life § Daily Scribe § Missions § Personal ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

The John Waller Band Visits Wales

One of the highlights of this past week’s mission team was getting to meet John Waller and his band. We tossed some burgers and hot dogs on the Weber, hoping to provide a little American hospitality to these new friends who gave up their fourth of July to put on a free concert for the [...]

Posted 08 July 2008 § Daily Scribe § Missions § Music § Personal § United Kingdom § Wales ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Tony Blair Launches Faith Foundation in NYC

Several news agencies have shown interest in yesterday’s public launch of The Tony Blair Faith Foundation from New York City. Here are several links for those who might be interested in more details:
BBC News: “Blair launches faith foundation”
Time Magazine: “Tony Blair’s Leap of Faith”
New York Times: “Blair Charity to Enlist Religion as a Positive [...]

Posted 31 May 2008 § Culture § Daily Scribe § Ecumenism § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

A whirlwind trip back to the states

It's official. I'm on my way to Atlanta in just seven days! Hopefully, my non-stop Delta flight from London will get me there next Saturday afternoon, where I'll pick up an Alamo rental car and drive to Birmingham that evening. My dad and two of my sisters live there, and it's been sixteen months since [...]

Posted 22 February 2008 § Daily Scribe § Mac Software § Ministry Updates § Personal § Prayer Requests § Technology ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Jumping on bandwagons, falling off

Our church is launching 40 Days of Community this Sunday: virtually the same time as last year's 40 Days of Purpose. My attitude towards anything Saddleback has not improved since I left the United States; in fact, I came to the United Kingdom hoping to get away from the bravado of such ultra-American evangelical cheesiness. [...]

Posted 25 January 2008 § Community § Daily Scribe § Ministry § The Church ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,