The Curiosity Index: Week 16


Here we are at the weekend, well done you made it!

You should read these

  1. A Pitch for the Christian Faith: Andrew Wilson says this is, “one of the most beautiful short pieces of apologetics I know.”
  2. Today is our 25th. This is a wonderfully honest piece about marriage from Stephen McAlpine.
  3. John Stott: the centenary of a true radical. Chris Wright on why ‘the centenary of this self-effacing English clergyman is being celebrated by churches and organisations on every continent.’
  4. No Johnson, climate change is about survival. Jeremy Williams sets the PM straight.
  5. Malaria vaccine reaches more than 650 000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. Some encouraging news.
  6. No, Really, Why Are So Many Christians In Colombia Converting To Orthodox Judaism? Here’s a curious tale.
  7. Stats n’ Chats. A little self-interest in posting this from Alistair Chalmers. Encourage the writers of those blogs you read.

You should look at these

Mammal Photographer of the Year award 2021

Shortlisted: Female Muntjac by Keith Elcombe. Photograph: Keith Elcombe/2021 MPOYI

You should listen to this

My friend Simon Guillebaud has launched a podcast called Inspired. In the first week, another friend Ed Walker interviews Simon so you get more of his journey with stories you’ll definitely not have heard before, and then the following episode Simon interviews Ed on his award-winning work through Hope into Action, which has seen beautiful fruit amongst the most broken people of society.

You should watch this

The skill here is phenomenal.

HT: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/thanos-vs-iron-man-flipbook-by-dp-art-drawing/

This week’s posts

Monday: Kingsnorth & the great unsettling
Wednesday: Not set up to help
Friday: Floki & the death of community

Reading Colossians Remixed

With a friend or two we’re reading through this book. Here are the posts & discussion so far, if you want to catch up or join in.


From the archives

I am an idiot, Tim Keller is not: “I don’t know if you’ve ever had the experience of asking a question and it all coming out wrong? I have.”

Have a great week.


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