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Is our worship too dependent upon technology?

This past Sunday in Wales, a group of elders gathered at their church building to pray. The ancient stone chapel had been without heating since a group of construction workers shut off the gas supply to the building earlier in the week, then forgot to turn it back on for the weekend. It was judged […]

Posted 22 April 2008 § Church Buildings § Daily Scribe § Elders § Music § Technology § Worship ‡ Comments (8) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Short-Term Mission Teams :: Think Outside the Box!

[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 § Christian life § Daily Scribe § Evangelism § Great Commission § Missions § North America § United Kingdom § Wales ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Short-Term Missions in a Postmodern Culture

In spite of the weaknesses of evangelical Christianity in the United States, it does appear much more healthy and robust when placed alongside the average congregation in Wales, the only principality in the United Kingdom where this author has gained sufficient experience to make any credible observations. The average congregation in the valleys of South […]

Posted 08 April 2008 § Culture § Daily Scribe § Evangelism § Great Commission § Missions § United Kingdom § Wales ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pagan Christianity :: New Distributor in UK and Europe

I have made arrangements for our local Christian bookshop to become a distributor of Pagan Christianity in the United Kingdom and Europe. The first shipment of hardcover books should arrive soon, so please make a note of the following contact details:

Harvest Books & Crafts Attn: Sheri Lollar 2 Church Street Pontypridd  CF37 2TH […]

Posted 04 February 2008 § Daily Scribe § Miscellaneous ‡ Comments (0) ° 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: , , , , , , , ,

“Jimmy Dean” Sausage Makes UK Debut

Living in the United Kingdom for the past four years has been a wonderful experience, but I love Southern-style foods and I especially miss Southern breakfast fare! So with the proverbial American “can do” attitude, I thought to myself, “How hard can this be?”
One of my latest cravings has been “Jimmy Dean Sausage,” the original […]

Posted 12 December 2007 § Daily Scribe § Personal § Recipes ‡ Comments (13) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,