Hello. I’m just back from the west coast of Sweden where we hosted Terry Virgo who spoke at out The Spirit Filled Church conference. We were encouraged to have almost 100 people attend. This week I’m travelling to Malaga, Spain for the Pioneer Conference 24. I’ll be speaking on the first evening and then leading a training track on the first stage of exploring and defining a call to serve in another nation. Your prayers would be appreciated. I’m looking forward to the conference and just hoping to keep my runs going, I need to keep my mileage up (at least 60km a week) and nudge it a bit higher if possible.

You Should Read These

1. Pair these two articles together. The Abortion Absolutist about a doctor who performs late term abortions and then this explainer (US politics related but helpful) How to Understand the Debate About Late-Term Abortion
2. Trevin Wax does an absolutely fantastic job of cultural analysis from a Christian perspective: The Songs of Taylor Swift: A Christian Cultural Appraisal
3. We’re preaching through Romans at Grace Church and I thought this article was excellent: Who’s Afraid of Romans 1?
4. Boys and video games in different stages of life: some thoughts by Brad East
5. The hidden value of vultures. A massive case study in the law of unintended consequences.
6. Sweden fact of the day (albeit from a month ago)
7. How many books will you read before you die? Not enough.

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You Should Look At This

Incredible Winners of the 2024 Natural Landscape Photography Awards. No lies told.

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You Should Listen To This

I’ve enjoyed this more up tempo worship song this week. Send me ones you enjoy

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You Should Watch This

I may never get to go to Antartica. This might have to do.

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This Week’s Postings

Wednesday: In Memoriam: Roy Whittall (1944-2024)
Thursday: I could be the wolf

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From The Archives

I can’t remember my church family ever calling for prayer and fasting for the development of a malaria vaccine. We had people refused permission to travel to Sweden because of COVID-19 yet not once have they refused permission to travel to Africa. I can’t remember governments banning travel, shutting schools, closing churches, calling for national days of prayers or invested all their resources into the development of a life-saving vaccine.

This is injustice

I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Do let me know if there’s something here you appreciated and feel free to share.