Hello! Middle of February is a tricky time for me where I have to do a few things to keep my focus and motivation so this week I have been struggling to start work but enjoying it when I do. But we have some guests this weekend and that’s often an opportunity for some fresh conversations and a reset. However you are doing. I hope you have a good weekend.

You Should Read These

As per usual here are 7 articles that I think are worth you bookmarking, reading & thinking about.

1. The Superbowl Ad Didn’t Get Jesus’ Superpower. Stephen McAlpine on that video.
2. Graphic Preaching. A different take on the art of preaching by my friend Daniel Goodman.
3. How Consumerism Trains Us to Devalue the Past. Carl Trueman on the money (pun intended) on this one.
4. When Your Race Is Cut Short. Another one from Stephen McAlpine, this time on the tragic death of Kelvin Kiptum.
5. The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage. I don’t like the culture war tone of the headline but the article is interesting throughout.
6. Religion and the ideological gender gap. More will be said about this I’m sure.
7. A simple guide to 15-minute cities

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You Should Look At This

I swear the photo I chose for the featured image has been photoshopped but apparently not. (It’s at the top of this post – you may have to click through to the website to see)

Charming Photo of Polar Bear Napping on an Iceberg Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

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You Should Listen To This

I got all nostalgic this week and started listening to tracks from the halcyon days of my youth. This was a more genteel selection.

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You Should Watch This

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This Week’s Postings

I didn’t write anything on this blog this week.

D- Must try harder.

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From The Archives

Is the world becoming more or less religious? Is the world becoming more or less Christian? How about your country, city or town? When anyone starts from the place where they live, it can be an easy assumption to assume that everywhere else is similar to where you live and everyone else is similar to you. This, can, for the Christian in the Western world lead to a depressing conclusion. We live in a post-Christian secular age. Which is true. We do not, however, live in a post-Christian secular world. Quite the contrary.

Living In A Godless Culture In A God-Filled World