While being examined for ordination, I was asked this question: “You state that your preference is for a liturgical service. You are in your 20’s. What place does liturgy have within your generation, and if you are tasked with leading a modern worship service, how will you defer to your preference for liturgy?” There is […]
Seeking Answers
In college, I went on a rugby tour to Canada. For two weeks, our team of 26 was cooped up like chickens in a private school in the middle of Vancouver Island. As the only Christian there, I had many great opportunities to be a witness to those guys. One of my roommates was a […]
School Visits Day Two
(internet has been out so I’m send this out a couple days after the fact) School Visits Day 2: School in the Bush Our day began with a 2-3 hour drive to Champhanji, a school definitely in the bush. We rode with Nancy, Dr Chilenji, and Rev. Peter Chipeta, the Education Director for CCAP. Gerald Phiri was […]
Man Up!
Seven years ago we launched a program that changed our congregation. Of all the educational offerings over my 25 years, none has impacted and continued to reverberate through our church like this one. Do you remember? Have you heard of it? Men’s Life. The theme for that first year was, The Quest for Authentic Manhood. […]
Visiting Schools in the Bush
The day began with a drive out by the Malawi border. We visited Kaponga Hills — a school I have visited twice before. The school built houses for government teachers and now they have one teacher from the government as well as Mr. Mtonga (who has been at the school many years) and a new volunteer teacher. The […]
The Road to Lundazi
Hi everyone We were up early and on the road by 7:30 this morning. Our traveling companions included Nancy, our friends Reverend Gerald Phiri and Reverend Kondwani Nkhoma, her 4 year old granddaughter Joyce, one of Dr Chilenge’s son’s, Daniel, and an older couple Mr. and Mrs. Banda. Dr Chilenge is the one who as a […]
Visiting Schools
Monday July 8 – Visiting schools after the training Rebecca and I got to visit two schools where several teachers attended training. The first stop was Chawama where three of the eight teachers attended. Two of the three had really taken to heart what they had learned. Rebecca and I wanted to give them written feedback and we […]
Final Day of the Conference
Its been really encouraging hearing from so many of you. Yes my ankle improves everyday. In fact, the right one I sprained feels better than my left one I broke three years ago and have developed arthritis in it. Thank you for asking… Sunday: Usually when the power goes out it comes back on sometime in […]
my story: brian s
Sometimes timing really matters. Brian’s story happened at a wedding full of nurses… […]
Teacher Training Day Two – Saturday
Hi everyone! Saturday:The power went out at Nancy’s Friday night (that is why the email did not go out until today) – but more about that later. Fortuately it came on during the night so we were able to get ready in the morning as usual. Our ride had some mechanical difficulties so Nancy drove us to the […]