Another chilly, snowy week here in Sweden but it feels like the year is starting to get properly underway.

You Should Read These

As per usual here are 7 articles that I think are worth you bookmarking, reading & thinking about.

1. Why Church History Matters. A good piece from Yancey Arrington. As ‘Charles Spurgeon said, “I find it odd that he who thinks so highly of what the Holy Spirit teaches him, thinks so little of what the Holy Spirit teaches others also.”‘
2. The Gates of the City. Our future has a shape.
3. We baptised 8 people this week. Wonderful. Just not like this: Naked Baptism In The Early Church. My commitment to following the early church patterns, goes only so far.
4. It’s Not About How Many Books You Read or it seems how much you write: Cal Newport On Slow Writing
5. Interesting. The Forces That Drive Evolution May Not Be as Random as We Thought
6. Number of IKEA Stores, by Country
7. A contextual calendar. Brilliant.

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You Should Look At This

Stunning Winners of the Inaugural Nature Photography Contest. LOTS of incredible photos here.

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You Should Listen To This

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You Should Watch This

Love this sort of stuff

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This Week’s Postings

1. Fresh Reading: Gays, Sex, Gender & Marriage
2. Haeurwas On Marriage
3. Family Formation & Same-Sex Marriage
4. 3 Things We Believe About Baptism And 3 Questions We Ask

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From The Archives

Over time, as the number of things that needed doing increased, as the church grew, as the complexity of multiple languages, cultures, services, meetings, ideas grew I simply stopped being vigilant to my heart. I was unaware of or perhaps better said, too numbed to know what to do about it, that my heart was in need of some rest, recovery and refreshment.

Running To Your Heart Rate