Ok. Here are a couple of decent recommendations!
Jesus in Beijing is a very interesting account of the development of the church in China, with a focus on the persecuted believers and the underground church. I like that it focuses on the theological challenges and leadership struggles that have dogged the Chinese church rather than simply [...]
I have an atheist friend who loves to debate religion and matters of faith. She is very sharp, always fun to debate with, and asks all the tough questions. I like her! The other night as we were chatting she asked to have a look at a Bible. Another friend brought out one from her [...]
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It was great to get out with Danelle and the kids today for some holiday fun.
We caught a train to the city, watched Ice Age (I slept thru half of it!), wandered around he streets and parks, finished up in the art gallery looking at the display of work by year 12 students (always a [...]
One of the really valuable pieces if research done in the last few years was Alan Jamieson’s A Churchless Faith that explored why people were leaving church, but still following Jesus.
Now he has a follow up book coming out entitled Five Years On. You can read about it on Prodigal Kiwi.
The blurb says:
“This follow-up to [...]
Mark Sayers has some fantastic insights into what is going on in our world and how we are to live and make disciples in the midst of it all.
Mark is a key player in the Forge scene here in Oz and a bloke I have immense respect for.
Now he has a blog…
If you’re serious about [...]
It seems that one of the big issues in debate of recent times is the nature of scripture and whether a narrative approach to theology is an errant one. (For those who find that last sentence hard to understand it means approaching the Bible more as a story than as a list of propositions to [...]
This weekend was spent with a bunch of older singles on the Getaway Camp, an initiative for young adults to hang out together and develop relationships.
Sarah and crew did a sensational job of creating a space that was relaxing, fun and engaging for those who were there. It was a great weekend and I [...]
The beauty of blogging is that you get to connect with a bunch of people from all over the world who otherwise you would never meet. I am always amazed at how many people I bump into who tell me ‘I read your blog’. (Hi Kylie, you lurker )
Recently Samuel Linde
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You can play video games and kill a bunch of nasty pagans all at the same time.
Justin writes:
Left Behind: Eternal Forces comes out some time this year, and there aren’t a lot of details, but here’s the basic premise as I was able to infer from the website:
The rapture has happened, so [...]