The weather is finally nice up in these parts. We escaped to the NH coastline for some much needed away-from-the-city time.
(Rye, NH | Photo Credit: Kenneth Liu)
During one of my classes, one of the questions we were facing was “How do we develop indigenous expressions of Christianity rather than blindly accommodate to western expressions of faith?”. We had just finished watching a video by the ministry of cultural redemption, which argues for cultures to reclaim or redeem their cultural roots that were either stopped or redirected by Western missionaries.
Andrew Walls is the go to source for all things related to Global Christianity. I had the privilege of listening to him when he was a guest lecturer while I was in seminary. It was the first time I learned that the center of Christianity has shifted from the West to the South. Tim Tennent explains the implications of this shift in his book, Theology in the Context of World Christianity:
Aside from a few design changes, this blog has been relatively quiet over the past several months. Since stepping out of a formal ministry role, it’s been good for our soul to be out of the spotlight including the social media/blogging world (not that I was that active in it before…). But there has been a lot of thoughts percolating over these months especially the intersection of race, culture, and faith.
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve actually kept up with my running routine every morning with the exception of Sunday. Yesterday I hit the three mile mark and today I ran for four. Well, 3.9 miles technically. It helps to have great running trails near my home. Here’s a video of my run after the jump:
Imagine this meal times three. Yes, we had three separate thanksgiving dinners. And yes, we have that much family. So I’ve taken on jogging since I can’t find people to ball with. I downloaded a jogging app and I ran two miles intentionally for the first time in my life in sleet and rain. I figured if I can jog in this weather, I should be able to jog in anything. Ask me how I’m doing. I need to keep this up.
The saying goes that “joy is enhanced when it’s shared”. When we encounter something beautiful, the first instinct it to tell someone else about it. We had the pleasure of hosting our old friends a few weeks ago. Not only was it a great catching up with each other, but we had the joy of showing them the sights and smells of New England. Above is a shot of one of my favorite villages in New England…Rockport, MA. Enjoy, but come up and see it in person. You’ll make me happy.
(Rockport, MA | photo credit: Kenneth Liu)
We got a chance to eat fried clams and lobster roll at the famous Woodman’s of Essex. The last time we were here was about eleven and a half years ago when we took our wedding party for a pre-wedding lunch. It was great going down memory lane!
(Essex, MA | Photo credit: Kenneth Liu)
Even little saplings can look pretty (And poisonous mushrooms too).
(Pilgrim Pines | Swanzey, NH | photo credit: Kenneth Liu)
