Happy Sunday to you. It’s hot & sunny here in Stockholm and the days go on forever. Beautiful! Here are some of the most interesting, stimulating, thought-provoking and distracting things I’ve read, seen and enjoyed over the past week.
You should read these
- When the gospel rainfall stops the cultural dam dries up – Stephen McAlpine on the decades long task ahead of the church.
- It Is Obscene – Andrew Wilson links to something that lit up the Twitter-verse this week
- Why You Should Go to Church (Even If You’re Not Sure of Your Beliefs) – Church is good for you
- Along those lines: Sinning in the Rain: Weather Shocks, Church Attendance and Crime. Crime rates go up when church attendance goes down.
- Why are women becoming witches? Sometimes you read something that answers a question you didn’t know anyone was asking. Suzannah Lipscomb with the answer.
- 34 Mistakes on the Way to 34 Years Old – Ryan Holiday reflects, which is a good thing to do
- The Year 2038 problem – Here’s a problem I did not know existed but there’s still time
You should look at this
What an amazing thing it is to be able to see our planet from above. And God saw all that He had made and it was good.
You should listen to this
I’ve really appreciated this song
You should watch this
I also really enjoyed seeing how sounds were made. No really.
This week’s posts
I had a full week of posts – which is pretty unusual. Let’s see if I can keep it going
- Monday: UFOs and the resurrection
- Tuesday: Witnessing the unbelievable
- Wednesday: Transgender readings
- Thursday: The Pandemic Roots of Infant Baptism
- Friday: The difference
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?
- Colossians Remixed: Growing in the Empire’s shadow
From the archives
In an ocean of material prosperity: “many are drowning in the ocean of material prosperity. They’ve swum in it and the tide has carried them out into the ocean and there isn’t the strength to reach a safe shore.”
Have a great week.
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