Working on the backlog. The weather here is rubbish at the moment and reminds me of winter in the UK, mild, damp, drizzle, miserable. The rain makes short dark days even darker. The weather has pushed me to the gym instead of running. Tomorrow is our big Christmas service and then in some ways things dial down a little and it’s back to the backlog.
If that sounds like complaint, it sort of is, but I’m nothing but grateful for the life we have. This year I’ve been getting appeals for help in Somalia, Sudan, Eastern Congo, Bolivia, Ukraine. Those are perspective shifters. If the toughest thing I have to cope with is the weather being dark and wet and work being a little dull well…
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Seven handpicked articles. No AI was used in the picking of these posts.
- Gift Giving in an Age of Abundance
- My Top 10 Theology Stories of 2025. The ‘My’ here being Collin Hansen.
- Why is the Book of Revelation claimed by every era?
- Public Speaking. Advice from the Ancients: what NOT to do – this is excellent!
- A Decent and Orderly Case for Raising Hands in Worship. Always encouraged when the frozen chosen begin to unthaw a little.
- Why is the Internet Becoming TV?
- Your Subscriptions Are Holding You Captive. Here’s How to Escape. Very true: Spotify, Prime, Strava, Disney, Netflix, Economist…it all adds up
You Should Look At This
AMAZING PHOTOS! You MUST click through and see ALL the photos. I’ve used a bunch of them but there are just so MANY great photos here. Which is why I’ve put in more than usual.
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This is fire. But starts with a slow burn.
You Should Watch This
A clever table top Rube Goldberg marble maze
This Week’s Postings
One. IS. Better. Than. None.
From The Archives
Pay attention to your heart folks.
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.
Of course even if you give your heart all those things it doesn’t mean the springs of life will flow again. For that you have to go to God, to the Gospel, to Jesus and His Spirit and spend time in their presence ask them to clear the path for their life to again flow through my heart. And as I’ve run, as I’ve paid attention with all vigilance to my heart, I’m trusting that the water of life is flowing more freely in my heart again.
Have a great weekend.
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