Between when the last one of these Indexes and this one, I’ve been away on a retreat (planning preaching for 2026), run a half-marathon (1:40:02), preached in Jönköping (central Sweden), been to the UK and back, had several friends visit us from the UK, and a bunch of other things I’ve forgotten. What I have not done is written on this blog. Working on it.

You Should Read These

1. The Global Church Needs More than American Worship Songs. Amen & amen.
2. The Righteousness of God, Revisited.
3. Order and the Charismatic.
4. The three stages of religious decline around the world. Bonus links: Which Countries Believe in Life After Death? and “My family was super religious, but I rejected it young.”
5. On the Reverse Flynn Effect. Your phone really is making you dumber.
6. The Arrest That Demonstrates Europe’s Free-Speech Problem
7. The Official Map of the Star Wars Galaxy

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You Should Look At This

Wow! The oceans are incredible. I love being wowed by nature: 15 Exceptional Winners of the UN World Ocean Day Photo Contest

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You Should Listen To This

My latest soundscape favourite

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You Should Watch This

Insane. Incredible bravery and talent. And insanity.

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This Week’s Postings

Three!

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From The Archives

Do you know who trained your church leader? Do you know their names? Have you heard of them? There is, of course, a chance that your leader was trained by someone well-known in theological education so if your leader was lucky enough to have studied under an NT Wright for example, you may know that. My guess, again, is that most people have not the faintest idea who trained your leader. More worryingly, your leader might not either.

The Apostle Paul and training Christian leaders

Have a great weekend.