Hello. As a family we’ve just returned from a few weeks exploring Georgia and a little bit of Armenia. Ancient, beautiful, wonderful!
You should read these
Seven articles (plus a few sneaky bonuses) that might be worth you bookmarking, reading & thinking about
- Learning From Those Who Pray All Night. Thought provoking stuff from Amy Medina.
- On Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Church. The church as community has taken a beating so this sweet reflection from Nadya Williams is worth reading.
- An outbreak of autobiographies. If you have an interest in the growth & development of a movement like Newfrontiers then these might be of interest.
- I’ve been working my way through a collection of Wendell Berry’s essays called The World Ending Fire and it turns out Haddon Turner has a reading group on it
- Praying for Rain. Fascinating!
- What Happens If Russia Attacks Finland’s Åland Islands? Nothing good.
- Cities across the globe need to cool down in the face of extreme heat – here’s how and here are the cities doing it best
You should look at this
The universe is spell-bindingly beautiful.
Spectacular Finalists of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest
You should listen to this
You should watch this
I am very much looking forward to seeing this on a BIG screen
HT: Kottke
Reading Colossians Remixed
On the sabbatical to-do list. There is a new entry, praise be!
- Read with me: Colossians Re:mixed
- Placing ourselves
- Hearing with Old Testament ears
- Do we live under an empire?
- Growing in the Empire’s shadow
- Dealing with postmodernism
- The subversive ethics of the kingdom
From the archives
“Our current thinking is to try and have our cake and eat it. We’re going to try to be both multi-ethnic and give space for distinct groups to worship in their own languages and culture. We’re figuring out how to grow as a church together. The keys will be learning to listen, learn and love.” – The challenges of a multi-cultural church
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