“When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, ‘Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.” (Revelation 1:17–18)
Category Archives: General
The demise of the blogosphere
Diary of a ministry trainee
My friend Guan has written a “Diary of a Ministry Trainee”. It’s published in The Briefing and you can get the first installment here. Guan’s a great writer and I reckon this will be helpful for anyone at this stage, or thinking about it.
p.s. Sorry I've been offline for a while. Lots has been happening. I will hopeful recommence blogging regularly soon. Love A.
Interesting things
Meredith posts a great quote and reflection on Australian spiritual temperament.
Matt posts a great quote about Christianity and politics (I think Andrew Goddard has been reading O’Donovan).
Byron is absurd. Happy Birthday Byron!
And Chris has just finished a dense and interesting series on the relevance of Jesus.
New look
Will God keep gumtrees has a new look. I’ve gone for a simpler effect which I hope will be pleasing, but if you hate it, let me know. If you’re looking for them, links and so on are down the bottom, but some have relocated to new pages.
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New Blogs
A. N. Wilson returns to faith
This is interesting. I found it very moving.
“They only heard it said, ‘The one who formerly was persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy.’ ” (Galatians 1:23)
Standing and Waiting
My friend Chris has started a blog. It’s called Standing and Waiting. It’s good. The byline “they also serve who only stand and wait” comes, i think, from a poem by Milton, and there’s a pretty grand tradition of bloggers who like Milton (well, one, but it’s pretty grand). Chris starts with some reflections on church planting but quickly moves on to such interesting issues as narrative therapy (!), church unity, and Christian hope. If Chris’s blog is anything like his conversation, this will be great.
Great blogging
Hi folks. I just thought I’d draw attention to Jason Goroncy’s great stuff on the web. His blog, Per Crucem ad Lucem, is perhaps the most frequently and extensively updated blog I know of (seriously, it’s astonishing), and almost always very interesting. Jason is an Australian working in Dunedin (I’m a bit jealous of this – Dunedin is great). He has recently been interviewed here. He’s also been blogging for a while on fatherhood here, which some might be interested in. This blog has now finished, but it’s well worth a scroll through. Check it out.
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Feliz Navidad!
“We have seen and testify
that the Father has sent his Son
to be the Saviour of the world.”
(1 John 4:14)
Merry Christmas everyone!
Love A
