The Curiosity Index: Week 28


Hello, it’s been a while.

You should read these

Looks like we’ll do a little world tour.

  1. Vinoth Ramachandra gives his view on the national meltdown in Sri Lanka
  2. These are from a few months ago but encouraging nonetheless. Simon Guillebaud shares some beautiful healing testimonies from Burundi.
  3. Jamie Dean on The Puzzle of India: Post-Christian Without Ever Being Christian
  4. You may have noticed it’s quite hot in a few places: Italy’s Drought Is Now So Intense, Old Shipwrecks Are Starting to Emerge
  5. Here’s a cultural question that might seem strange: Do Swedish People Feed Their Guests? And the answer is – not always!!
  6. Nipping across to Finland, this is long term thinking. Nuclear waste needs storing for 100,000 years!!
  7. Staying underground but this time further south: Switzerland Moves Ahead With Underground Autonomous Cargo Delivery

You should look at this

I love art like this: ‘AnonyMouse’ Street Artists Install Miniature Shops and Restaurants for Mice on City Streets


You should listen to this

I really enjoy this track by my friend Andy Lowe.


You should watch this

We had the great privilege of visiting Porto this summer (before the heatwave) and were in the city for this.


This week’s posts

Tuesday: Disdain for religion in academia hurts us all
Thursday: What is a man?


Reading Colossians Remixed

I haven’t forgotten this series. New posts coming soon.


From the archives

God’s Giant Miracle Carrots: “it’s not his job to make Christians look good to the world. It is our job to stop looking bad and instead continue to point to the power of a transformed life – it’s the one story that today will communicate the most.”

Have a prayerful and peace filled weekend.


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