Hello. Welcome to another weekend. Hope something here sparks your interest.
You should read these
Seven articles (plus a few sneaky bonuses) that might be worth you bookmarking, reading & thinking about
- Missouri Pastor Stops an Armed Robbery During Church by Praying for the Suspects. That’s the Christian way to do it.
- Asking Jesus Into Your Heart Isn’t As Important As You Might Think. This is important from Yancey Arrington.
- We all make mistakes. A Scottish judge explains her decision by letter
- Young Chinese Love Everything About Sweden. Except Living There. Life is hard.
- Five tiny cars – and why they’re a good idea
- My Fantasy Bookshelf from Ross Douthat (NYT so paywall)
- How Long It Would Take A Hacker To Brute Force Your Password In 2023. Millions of years or just like that?
You should look at this
Must-See Winners of the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards
Untitled © Hai Wang, China Mainland, Youth Photographer of the Year, Youth competition, Sony World Photography Awards 2023.
“The opening ceremony for this school in Tianjin, China, was scheduled for September 4, 2022, and more than 2,000 people were expected to attend. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no one was there. The neat rows of brightly colored chairs create a strong sense of order in this lonely photograph, where everything seems to be fake.”
You should listen to this
You should watch this
This week’s posts
Monday: Sabbatical
Tuesday: Imitate his faith
Wednesday: Who holds the future of Christianity in Europe?
Thursday: The great upheaval
Reading Colossians Remixed
On the sabbatical to-do list. Coming next week. Promise.
- 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?
- Colossians Remixed: Growing in the Empire’s shadow
- Colossians Remixed: Dealing with postmodernism
From the archives
“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”
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