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BYG Scotland Mission Trip Day 7
BYG Scotland Mission trip Day 7 Greetings to you somewhere in the Highlands as we drive back from Inverness to Perth. We had a great postcard Scotland day with cooler temps, plenty of sun and blue skies. We started the day at 8am ready to spend a full day together taking in what northern Scotland has to offer from castles, Lochs, Bens (mountains), Glens (valleys) and quaint cities. The morning consisted of Due to our schedule being slightly behind…
BYG Scotland Mission Trip Day 6
BYG Scotland Mission trip Day 6 Thursday was another good day for us in Perth with blue skies but with a cool breeze most of the day, so was a little more bearable while inside the buildings. We all got to sleep until 9:30am as our morning activity was meeting the youth club kids and their mums for a BBQ at a city park. The team met at Quarrymill Park for the BBQ around 10:30am and Scott brought 12 youth…
BYG Scotland Mission Trip Day 5
BYG Scotland Mission Trip – Day 5 Happy 4th of July from Scotland (a day later)! The day was great and God provided record temps again to help us from USA feel right at home…in low 80s, full sun and no wind. It’s quite interesting we are celebrating our independence ?? from Great Britain ?? while here and many older folk consider it treason day. And I have been asked a few times from some older gentlemen here how the…
BYG Scotland Mission Trip Day 4
BYG Scotland Mission Trip – Day 4 Tuesday was another sunny, blue skies and unseasonably warm day for us in Perth. We started the day off meeting Susan from the Rangers of Perth Council Community Greenspace department to clear a path on St Magdalene Hill. The team worked hard to cut back blackberry, raspberry and brownberry bushes plus other weeds to widen a section of a path used by many in the area. Unlike last year where a team dodged…
BYG Scotland Mission Trip Day 3
BYG Mission Trip Day 3 Day 3 started off working at the Perth City Council food bank moving cereals, pasta sauces, canned goods and disposing of expired products donated. The director of the food bank was yet again impressed with our work ethic, how much we got done and very appreciative for our help. He remembered us from last year and was so excited to hear we were coming. Scott volunteers here weekly and has built a great relationship with…
BYG Scotland Mission Trip Day 2
Greetings from another cloudless, blue sky and sunny day in Perth! It got up to 75 degrees today and all the Scottish we mumbling about how hot it was and they were truly melting. I guess it is the equivalent of us having 100 degree temps and high humidity. Their normal highs this time of year are 65 with clouds and rain, plus none of the buildings have air conditions or moving air, so an open window is all you…
BYG Scotland Mission Trip Day1.5
Greetings from Perth Scotland, we made it!!! On Friday June 29th, ten BCOC missionaries left the building at 5:30pm to Atlanta airport. After checking in and going through security, all searched out a great last USA dinner as we waited for our flight to leave at 10:15pm. After our dinners we boarded and settled in for a 9 hour flight to London. Many watched movies while others read and others slept off and on (best you can sitting up right),…
Four Truths About The Day Of Judgment
Jesus spent a lot of time talking about a final judgment. Through His parables, Jesus indicated the next life will be inaugurated by a universal judgment. In the parables of the Wheat and Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30), the Good Fish and Bad Fish (Matthew 13:47-50), the Wise and Foolish Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13), and the Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25:31-46), Jesus presented a judgment scene in which a separation between two groups occurred, resulting in one being saved and the other…
MISSING THE MARK
At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, the United States’ best marksman was a man named Matthew Emmons. He won a gold medal in the men’s 50 meter rifle prone position competition, and was on the precipice of winning another gold medal in the men’s 50 meter rifle three position competition. With one shot remaining, he was in the lead and only needed to hit the target in order to secure another victory. Normally, the shot he made would have received…
A PEOPLE NOT A PLACE
Often times we confuse a brand for a product. For example, some people refer to facial tissue as Kleenex. It is true that Kleenex is a popular facial tissue brand; however, Kleenex is not the only facial tissue brand. Therefore, not all facial tissue is Kleenex. The same thing happens when some people refer to adhesive bandages as Band-Aids. Band-Aid is an adhesive bandage brand; however, Band Aid is not the only adhesive bandage brand. Therefore, not all adhesive bandages…
Forgiving One Another
“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32). These inspired words of Paul come in the midst of a series of exhortations regarding how Christians should conduct themselves in this world. Having earlier spoken of the unity that Christians enjoy in the Lord (Ephesians 4:1-16), Paul opened this section on Christian behavior with the word, “therefore” (Ephesians 4:17) and he did so for the purpose of drawing a contrast…
THE FRAMING DEPARTMENT – PART FOUR
Over the past several weeks, we have been exploring the concept of how we “frame” our lives. In other words, what are the primary motivations that drive our thoughts, words, actions, and decisions? So far, we have looked at the frames of “Self-Righteousness,” “Guilt,” and “Fear,” and we have seen that these are poor choices, both practically and biblically. If we have chosen any of these frames for our lives, we will find them to be disappointing, frustrating, and disconnected…