Today I had the great joy of participating in the baptism of 3 young Congolese men. Wonderful. Also nailed a threshold run with my son, the last one before next week’s Stockholm Half Marathon. Also 17 is such a cheat code, wish I’d made more of it when I had the chance, urging him to cash in!

That plus some significant meetings and things hitting their stride means this week has been all the right kinds of busy and challenging.

You Should Read These

1. I Reviewed All the Lyrics Our Church Has Sung This Year and Noticed a Troubling Pattern
2. Apologetics: How I Answered the Confirmation Bias Question at a Local School
3. The Masculinity Pyramid. I’m not sure that aggression is the right choice here. I think strength will do just fine.
4. Where Do Farmers Get Their Food From? Same place as everyone else right?
5. First Hellenic Polytheist Temple in 1700 Years is Open and Encounters Aggressions. Fascinating
6. Swedish city of Kiruna wheels entire 672-tonne-church intact to new location. Certainly one way to plant a church.
7. Exercise Is a Literal Headache For Some. Here’s When to See a Doctor. Can confirm, happens to me on very hot days.

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You Should Look At This

Exceptional Winners of the 2024 Infrared Photography Contest

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You Should Listen To This

I’ve gone nostalgic and been listening to some 00s pop. Not a bad decade. This one gave me chills when it came out.

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You Should Watch This

I grew up on the genius of Harold Lloyd but now I need to grow my appreciation of Keaton & Chaplin!

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This Week’s Postings

Three!

1. My Communion Project Source List
2. The Bible’s verses on the practice of the Lord’s Supper
3. What we learn about the Lord’s Supper from 1 Corinthians 10

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From The Archives

There are two main dimensions to being a disciple of Christ. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is essentially what God has done for us, He will then work out in us in order to work through us. A disciple’s job is to apply the first (that is after all God’s work not ours) to the second and third areas.

The way I talk about this is that as disciples we need to be maturing AND multiplying.

Mature & Multiply

Have a great weekend.