That which is outside the doors
Today is our travel day. We are crossing the Atlantic to re-colonize America. In this season of our journey, our family has talked often about what it means to follow […]
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10 Things I am Glad I did in my First Year of my Ph.D.
This is an installment in a series of posts about moving to the UK for a Ph.D., specifically at Durham University. To read more posts like this, see our list here. A […]
St. Mary The Less Chapel~St. John’s College, Durham University
I wish I could talk you with me to a chapel service. Daily chapel services enrich the community life here in Durham. St. John’s College, the Wesley Study Centre, and […]
What’s so Good about Friday?
Easter weekend is a four-day weekend in Britain. Good Friday and Easter Monday are both official holidays. On this Good Friday, several businesses are closed. However, several cafes and shops […]
Guess what day it is!?!
Do you know what day it is? It is Friday. It is Hump Day! You may be thinking, “It is not Wednesday! Wednesday is the middle of the week! Wednesday […]
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Durham, England! What better words to share on Christmas Day than the accounts of Jesus birth and the implications of his coming to us. From the Gospel […]
So, this is Christmas and what have you done?
Today is my last day in the office before Christmas. I have been working for 3 months now on my research Ph.D. project to study the Church’s response to the […]
The Long Reach of Injustice
On the passing of Nelson Mandela… Who will be the voice for those who have no voice? What happens when no one speaks up against the wrongs around us? Nelson […]
Where will we find HOPE?
ADVENT: NOUN /ˈadv(ə)nt The coming or arrival of any person or thing considered significant. In Christian Theology: the coming of Christ to the world. (From the Oxford English Dictionary) Today […]
Cafe Church
We were very intrigued when we heard that this week we would be worshipping in a new format: Cafe Church. Joshua mentioned that he and some of the other youth […]
Why does the Church exist?
This week I am working through some material from Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998). He was born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, about a fifteen minute train ride from Durham. He became a Christian while […]
For All the Saints
Today is much more than the first day of November or the day after trick or treating fun. Today is All Saint’s Day. This is the day that we remember […]
The Terrain of Theology, Part 2
Yesterday we started across the terrain of theology when we asserted that we ALL do the work of theology. Today I want to talk about HOW we do the work […]
The Terrain of Theology, Part 1
About a month ago, we talked a little about Christian Cliches. You can review that post here. I want to build on some of those same themes today. Let’s first […]
Dawn of Surprise
English weather is known for gray, overcast skies and cold drizzles that settle in for days at a time. People talk about how the cold and the wet gets deep […]
Field Trip Friday #5
Well today was one of those “change of plan” kind of days. I had planned for the three of us to go to a priory ruin and explore a bit. […]
Field Trip Friday #4 My Father’s World
This was the first field trip for the kids and I alone as Rob’s studies have now begun. The kids and I have been tackling a bit of scientific classification […]
Sanctuary
Our Sanctuaries are our safe places, our places of respite, our places of protection. Sometimes those sanctuaries can be in our churches, sometimes they can be in our homes, sometimes […]
Christian Cliches
Last night I attended a lecture by Dr. Jeff Astley on Christian Cliches and Ordinary Theology at St. John’s College, Durham University. He explains his work better that […]
What Makes a Church?
Last weekend we had the opportunity to visit Europe’s largest shopping mall, Newcastle: a city of importance in the mission of the early Methodist movement, and to visit with some […]
Good Friends, God’s Love, and Great Times
This is our last weekend in Alabama. There are many chores left to do. However, we have chosen not the chores, but the joys. The chores will have to wait […]
Along the Path
Whenever we can get out into the woods, I like to go hiking. I enjoying exploring something new, seeing new things in the familiar places, and watching our children do […]
The Wheels are Turning
One day recently, I saw a young family who has just moved into the area. They are a picture of potential and possibility. A new community and new job and […]
The Road Leads to Durham
Some years ago, I came across this statement: “Theological study is worship with the Mind.” That truth has resonated with me even since I laid eyes upon it. We can […]
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