I hope by God’s grace you’ve had another week. A friend prayed very simply, ‘Thank you God for granting us another week amongst your dear ones’. Amen. Here are some things to read, look at, listen to and watch for your weekend.
You should read these
- The Cross & the Machine. Paul Kingsnorth’s account of his conversion is wonderfully beautiful in all sorts of ways.
- Seven Things Every Christian Man Should Know about Periods. But Jennie Pollock is still left wondering, “I don’t know why God made us bleed.”
- 90 Atheist Quotes that All Christians and Atheists Should Read. Plenty here to bookmark.
- Five Cs to unlock the Psalms. Liam Thatcher breaks out the felt tips.
- Why cutting the aid budget is a racist policy. Jeremy Williams lays it out.
- Grace from slavery. The Generalist on John Newton.
- Getting to the Bottom of the Runner’s High (NYT).
You should look at this
This is a captivating image called Twenty Skies by Alex Hyner.
You should listen to this
It’s sort of a watch this I guess but Eddie Arthur interviews Andy McCullough about his new book The Bethlehem Story. Which Eddie reviews here.
You should watch this
Can You Know Brokenness Without Being Broken? Inspirational 7 minutes
This week’s posts
- Monday: An unexpected lesson
- Wednesday: There is a throne…
- Friday: No reason to take any notice of Christianity
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.
- Read with me: Colossians Re:mixed
- Colossians Remixed: Placing ourselves
- Colossians Remixed: Hearing with Old Testament ears
- Colossians Remixed: Do we live under an empire?
From the archives
We all live in Vanity Fair now: “This is what should mark us out but seldom does, that we actually put really very little store by their wares. I shouldn’t be all bothered by a new phone, tablet or pc. I might buy one but I’m not ‘interested’ in it, beyond ensuring a wise purchase, what we buy should consume very little of our conversation, our thinking, our dreaming. Instead, too often we look and are mesmerised by the false promises that are being sold to us and getting caught up in the worldly buzz of a new product that will be fading into the distance before we celebrate next Christmas.”
Have a great week.
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