This week has been dominated by the disappointing England performance. Play really well, score a goal. Stop playing really well.
But I’ve also been to the Bible Week at the wonderful village church that is Klippan, and had a wonderful 24 hours away with my wife Emma here! Running is getting back into a groove again despite a really hot week but time away, travels and people time means there is a lot to be done when I get home.

You Should Read These

Seven handpicked articles

1. Might God Be Calling You to Set a Financial Finish Line, and Give the Rest away?
2. Why Are Church Leaders So Lonely? The Four Barriers They Face to Make Real Friends – I’ve met a lot of pastors for whom this is true!
3. Creating your own religion in an AI-drenched world. But will any gain traction? Probably not.
4. The 16 Perfectly Reachable Habits That Made Me Who I Am – a lot of common sense good advice here
5. Voyager 1 Has Traveled Through Space at 38,000 Mph Since 1977 And Still Hasn’t Reached 1 Light-Day. Mind-boggling!
6. British Grammar Invades the American World Cup
7. Swedish sense of humour

You Should Look At This

FROM ABOVE! This was so hard to just pick a few photos, you really should look at them all. Just amazing.

Amazing Winners of the 2026 International Aerial Photographer of the Year Competition

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You Should Listen To This

Swelling, building, moving.

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You Should Watch This

Fascinating!

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This Week’s Postings

Um…

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From The Archives

I simply don’t believe that the convictions I hold necessarily entail that. I just don’t. I understand full well why people might not agree with me but if you want to frame what I believe in a way that I’d recognise it – then that’s not it.

Drawing a new circle

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