The Uppsala Half Marathon went OK. There was a bomb scare in the town (all fine in the end) but it meant they had to shorten the route by 400m and the finish was a brutal uphill section after running 20km! It was great to have my two best men with us over the weekend and then the rest of the week has been a mix of getting back on track, sending out the latest personal newsletter, writing tomorrow’s sermon on Samuel, and generally trying to keep up with myself!

You Should Read These

Seven handpicked articles from amongst all the many blogs I read. Some new, some old, all good.

1. Practice Death; Practice Resurrection
2. What Kind of Leadership Does a Healthy Church Have?
3. Pencil, Ink and Blood
4. Hero Worship and the Lies of A.I.
5. The Great Feminization. Pair that with Progress Studies and Feminization
6. Is Sora the Beginning of the End for OpenAI?
7. Running Has a Surprising Benefit For Your Knees. Phew!

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You Should Look At This

Colour! Winners of Photo Contest Celebrate the Beauty of Colour Photography

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You Should Listen To This

Just had this on repeat.

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You Should Watch This

Got to love craftmanship of this quality.

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This Week’s Postings

Hmm. Again.

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From The Archives

Perhaps Paul spoke truer then he knew when he wrote, “to the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.” ² The writer of Hebrews gets to the same place when he says, “for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame…” Jesus became weak, that he might save some weak ones & those he saved might share in his blessings.

When we are weak

Have a great weekend.