The Curiosity Index: Week 8


Hello! When you read this I’ll be in Colchester with my daughter for the weekend. I’m preaching at the great Redeemer Church and my daughter is hanging out with some mates she met at Newday. If you happen to be in the area then come along, it’s always good to meet people IRL.

You Should Read These

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

  1. The purpose of a Sunday service. I kinda agree, but I happen to think if a church did these three things then that would recharge a Christian.
  2. Symbolism: What We Do, Says Something (part 1). Jez Field on how our bodies point towards something
  3. Religious changes in Iran. Fascinating.
  4. The secret to finding the best idea ever? First think about the absolute worst. I’ve never done this but I like it!
  5. Kinda nice. Don’t be nice, be kind.
  6. The Fledgling Movement to Rewild Golf Courses. Love this!
  7. This Insanely Tiny Frog Could Be as Small as Vertebrates Get. Wow!

You Should Look At This

Inspiring National Winners of the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards


You Should Listen To This


You Should Watch This

Explore the Grounds of Tirranna, a House Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, in This Video Tour


This Week’s Postings

  1. Does Anything You Do Matter? Short answer: yes.
  2. How To Just Keep Going. Short answer: rejoice
  3. Children and church planting. Short answer: it’s a good thing

From The Archives

There is an intuition that the church should somehow be standing up to something but isn’t, should be standing for something but it seems to be what the world agrees with and so in all sorts of areas there is this suspicion about there being too much world in the church and that leads to an instinctive reaction against. Against whatever it is, and it could be anything. This isn’t always right or wise but I think I understand a bit better now why it happens.

The Great Upheaval

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