Posts Tagged ‘United Kingdom’
Painting in the Park
Art can open up many avenues of conversation that regular day-to-day life cannot oftendo. When a person sits in a public space with a canvas and a paint palette, people arebound to approach out of curiosity. That is exactly what Mary McCain takes part in weekly. Mary lives in Stockton-on-Tees. Her love for others and…
Read MoreA Missionary’s Perspective on How the Church Looks Different in Europe
Let’s say you want to become a global worker in Europe. What would you need to know about the European church compared to the American church you are used to? Because of Europe’s incredible diversity, each church’s context looks different. However, by looking at three “-ism’s” of church life—communalism, bivocationalism, and evangelism—we can get a…
Read MoreWorshipping as a Creative
As an artist, I often find myself caught in the tension of wanting to worship through art and not always having a space in the church to do so. The Church has adapted throughout history. However, we often focus so much on reason that we cut out the need for beauty. In our quest to…
Read MorePraying with My Muslim Friend
After sitting on the long beige couch for an hour, it was almost time to leave Amira’s house. My two-year-old had begun walking along the back of the couch, jumping off the arm, and asking for a fifth pack of the little biscuits I had been using to distract him. He was getting restless and…
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