Buffy = Bella
Apparently, in a fight between Buffy and Edward Cullen, Buffy would win. That’s because she’s feisty where he’s gloomy. Plus, she’s filmed in warm colours. Obviously that makes her more powerful. *SPOILER ALERT*
Seeing the bigger picture
Over the weekend, someone asked me whether we thought we still needed to process more or whether we’d decided (God-willing!) to go to Tanzania. I said definitely the latter – we’ve been excited by how right it’s felt. Here’s how:
Essence / Economy
Alright, theological types, here’s a post for you. We’ve started our second theology unit this semester – Doctrine of God and the work of Christ, catchy, eh? Anyway, lecture one, we get introduced to the whole idea of the economy and essence of God. I’d heard it before but I’m […]
Lessons with Emirates
On the plane from Dubai to Dar es Salaam, there was a Tanzanian family sitting a few rows in front of us. It was a Dad, an older woman, possibly his mother, and three young children. The youngest was a little girl, probably about 18 months and she was adorable. […]
The problem at the market
In my last post, I mentioned that you can’t separate off St John’s the uni from Dodoma as a town and I want to explore that some more here. There are lots of non-uni people to interact with: the guards at the uni gate; the milk lady; drivers; sellers at […]
Where should we live?
In my last post, I highlighted one of the missiological issues that we will face if we go to Dodoma: language. Another issues is where we will live. In the past (and sometimes the present) missionaries have been notorious for living in big houses, separate from the people they’re trying […]
The ‘New Tanzania’
One of the most striking things about Tanzania is the incredible poverty of its people. Now, you expect that when you go to Africa – I’d seen enough World Vision appeals that the Tanzanian countryside didn’t shock me, sad though it was. Here’s what was surprising: the scorn expressed by […]
Meet Jesus at uni 