I hope you’re doing well. This week has seen a bit more activity on the blog and hopefully that will continue. I’ve been returning to thinking more and more about consumerism and how do we live our lives well for Christ in a consumer culture. With that in mind I’ll be reading this book, if you’re interested in joining you’d be very welcome.

Sweden continues to have a fairly high rate of transmission for Covid and it looks like we’ll be in our normal-but-not-quite normal state until at least the summer. However, winter is behind us and this coming week I’ll get swap the winter tyres for summer ones. A true sign of the turning of the seasons!

7 Easter articles

1. Are the accounts of the resurrection contradictory?
2. What Is the Historical Evidence that Jesus Rose from the Dead?
3. The Resurrection’s Higher Math
4. From the Empty Tomb to Today’s Abuse: Believe Women
5. LEAVE THE NEW ATHEISTS ALONE ON THEIR HOLY DAYS
6. If you’re interested you can watch our Easter service and message here
7. Not technically an Easter article but if you’re interested in finding out how close science is to offering resurrection or immortality (spoiler: not close) then read this. Dyson spheres: The key to resurrection and immortality?

7 other great articles

1. Under the spreading walnut tree. Paul Kingsnorth, who is a writer I’m just discovering, on why we can’t sit out what’s happening in the world.
2. R.I.P. Hans Küng. Roger Olsen pays tribute.
3. Beauty filters are changing the way young girls see themselves. Tech changes things and not always for the better.
4. Despite social pressure, boys and girls still prefer gender-typical toys: “But no matter what society wants, it’s worth noting that there seems to be some biological drivers behind children’s preferences for gender-typical toys. And “according to our review, gender-related toy preferences may be considered a well-established finding.”
5. Kelvin, Cox, Physics and Miracles: Eddie Arthur – “This new discovery expands the limits of our understanding, but it also reminds us that there are limits. We don’t know everything and we would do well to recognise that.”
6. Saudi Arabia Plans to Plant 50 BILLION Trees – And Reduce Carbon Emissions by 60%: ““As a leading global oil producer, we are fully aware of our responsibility in advancing the fight against the climate crisis…” Hmm.
7. 9 Things a Grown Man Can Learn From the Hardy Boys. Just 9?

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Some incredible photos

I love a good old volcanic explosion. Up Close With Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano

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Something to watch

The skill here is phenomenal.

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This week’s posts

Monday: The Curiosity Index (Books again)
Tuesday: The great undoing: the rejection of the Christian sexual ethic
Wednesday: Failing on the inside: sexual ethics & the failure of evangelicals
Thursday: What’s the problem with consumerism? Eight reasons.
Friday: What will we learn from Mars?

Related Reading

• Keira Bell’s Story
• Why Teenage Girls Want to Become Boys
• Bucking The Trans Trend
• Online porn websites promote ‘sexually violent’ videos
• SEX EDUCATION FOR THE CHURCH
• Abiboo envisions cliff-face city as “future capital of Mars”

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From the archives

Stingy Christians: “What we give and what we keep is a reflection of our priorities and it seems for too many of us, too often – neither the church nor mission, Jesus or the poor feature on our priorities. We give little because we love little.”

Have a great week.