Archive for the “Brit Abroad” category
America: The Best Things I’ve Seen #2
by i.burgess on July 20, 2011
Free Refills. Dear Europe, You’re being taken advantage of. A glass of coke or some other similar soft drink costs somewhere around a few pennies, yet restaurants will regularly change over £2 per glass for the stuff. And if you order from a pub you might be looking at closer to £3. It doesn’t have [...]
America: The Best Things I’ve Seen #1
by i.burgess on July 19, 2011
Coffee. This is one of the greatest things about this country. Now I know some of my readers may have spat out their home-ground, hand-crafted, warm delicious cups of the wonderful bean-juice at the thought. Instantly a green symbol is in front of their eyes, and I’m not referring to Ryan Reynolds in a skin-tight [...]
Room with a Sidewalk View
by i.burgess on June 6, 2011
When your Son Jesus Christ lived among us as an ordinary man, he shared the loves, the joys and the sadness of family life. He knew what it was to work hard, and when he left his home and his family to do work he chose to live as one who had nowhere to lay [...]
Wineskins Part 5
by i.burgess on May 10, 2011
This is the final part of a discussion on Church Planting. Go here for part 1 It’s Church, Jim, but not as we know it So said John Wesley who had traveled three hundred years into the future with his close friend, Jim, and walked into the nearest church. Last time I wrote celebrating the [...]
Wineskins Part 3
by i.burgess on May 4, 2011
This is part three of a lively discussion on church planting. It started when I came out and admitted I don’t believe in church planting. Yesterday a commenter framed this discussion with the terms ‘appointed’ and ‘anointed’ That is to say, the traditional church could be guilty of trusting itself more than the leading of [...]
Wineskins Part 2
by i.burgess on May 3, 2011
Yesterday’s discussion was very interesting with a variety of perspectives shared. Church staff who work for old Anglican parishes, young leaders serving in thriving new expressions and several with a very rich experience to discuss. My own experience is very varied. I presently work for a church plant in it’s infancy, but having previously been [...]
Wineskins Part 1
by i.burgess on May 2, 2011
This is part 1 of a series on church planting and young people, among other things. Follow the rest of the discussion here, here, here and here A few days ago I tweeted that I don’t believe in church planting. Naturally, a few people wanted me to explain myself, especially those who happen to be involved with [...]
Against Hate
by i.burgess on April 20, 2011
Last week I took part in a protest against Westboro Baptist Church. Westboro are of course infamous for their hateful picketing and proclamations that God has doomed America. Every dead soldier, every teen who commits suicide, even the tragic events of the eleventh of September 2001 are occasions to thank and praise God. This cult [...]
Protesting Westboro: The Aftermath
by i.burgess on April 14, 2011
The protest went really well. We stood together to proclaim love in the face of such hate. We sang and prayed together. Amazing morning. Praise God. Possibly Related Posts: The Failure of Christian Ethics Stanley Hauerwas On Gay Marriage Sooner or Later (Soren’s Song) The Importance of Belief: A Response to Stephen Fry Between Confession [...]
Protesting Westboro Tomorrow
by i.burgess on April 13, 2011
Tomorrow morning at 6:45 AM the Westboro Baptist Church will stage a protest outside a local high school. They have targeted this high school in their hateful sights due to an apparent high proportion of students who identify themselves as gay. Tomorrow morning I will stand with a whole lot of local Christians who will [...]
