The Curiosity Index: Week 9


OK it’s almost time to say hello to March & then put ‘figure out how to slow down time’ on to my to-do list. February & March is still winter here.

Also this should have come out on Saturday. Oops.

You should read these

Seven articles that I found interesting, stimulating & well worth reading.

  1. The Best Thing For the British Mission Movement. Kill those darlings.
  2. As Many as the Stars. A good review of my friend Rob Glover’s book
  3. For women, running is still an act of defiance. As a runner I was deeply moved by this. We have to make the world a safer place for women & that means dealing with men. As I teach my son we use our strength to help & not hurt, to serve & not
  4. The Paul Kingsnorth Interview, Part I. I know not everyone is a fan of Rod Dreher but I enjoyed this interview & especially his comments about Protestantism.
  5. Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo’s cathedral plan stalls amid economic crisis. I have mixed thoughts about this. Firstly there is all the outside pontificating about spending money better but these projects have their place. But I’m not a fan of the design!
  6. Who was the most important critic of the printing press in the 17th century? That might seem an obscure question but their points remain valid!
  7. The Raigad Fort. Wow.

You should look at this

Welcome to the Underwater Photographer of the Year winner’s collection 2023


You should listen to this

All this ambient, chilled, calming music is just great. That probably tells you something


You should watch this

Just in case you wondering, here’s the Swedish alphabet.


This week’s posts

Last week I wrote some stuff!

Monday: How should Newfrontiers apostolic ministry evolve?
Tuesday: Nuclear warnings on repeat
Wednesday: What I learned from going to an AA meeting
Thursday: How we became a multi-lingual church
Saturday: Languages, annoyances & building the church


Reading Colossians Remixed

I haven’t forgotten this series although I wouldn’t blame you if you thought I had. New posts coming (one day).


From the archives

Devotional: It is finished:

“Once I’ve got the children in bed, I don’t like to stop and sit down until I know I’ve got all the jobs done and am ready for the next day. If I stop and sit down too soon, there’s a danger that that will be it for the evening, nothing else is likely to happen! Once I sit, I have finished for the day.

Jesus is sitting. All His work is done.”


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