the waiting country

It’s only been a day and a night but I thought it might be worthwhile jotting a few thoughts down on some of the things I’ve noticed and can...

In Mark 11:25, Jesus says that if you are praying, and you realise that you have something against someone, you must forgive him or her rig...

Presentation Zen: 10 Tips on how to think like a designer This would make a great alternative discussion-starter about preaching/ministry at...

Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May Be … Paper | Science | WIRED Why do traditional paper books remain so popular, especially fo...

But…if that other world is once admitted, how can it, except by sensual or bustling pre-occupations, be kept in the background of our minds...

Seth Godin has written a stirring piece, The short game, the long game and the infinite game . It’s worth a read and then thinking about how...

Some people’s experience of Jesus is very striking. A woman by a well is told everything about her life by a stranger who is Jesus. On accou...

Some days you come across interesting articles from pretty disparate sources that cover similar ground but from different starting points. H...

…we are greatly indebted to [the Freudians]. The did expose the cowardly evasions of really useful self-knowledge which we had all been pra...

Eugene Peterson has this to say about Abraham’s life of faith that led into the test/call to sacrifice his son. They are among the most sear...

CS Lewis on 3 dangers when agreeing that religion is not just a department of life: the truth that religion as a department has really no...

Seth Godin shoots down the use of bullet points Bullets do not save time. Memos save time. Presentations aren’t about the most concise expo...

Some really wise advice from CS Lewis on wanting to re-live the blessings of your earlier Christian experience: Many religious people lame...

Protect Your Church in One Simple Step

What is progress? (CS Lewis) What is genuine progress? CS Lewis offers an answer…

Taking Notes by Hand Benefits Recall Dust off your notebooks and pens. A new study finds laptops make note-taking so easy it’s actually inef...

My parents and younger sister were coming to visit me during my first term at college. A friend asked if I would be taking them into lunch w...

The perspective of Joseph on his sufferings at the hands of his brothers is quite stunning. When he reveals himself to them they are (to par...

Yves Béhar (he of the Jawbone headset ) makes a very powerful and, as it turns out, biblically-suggestive point in this talk . It opens wit...

Letter To A Stranger Emma Scrivener shares a letter she received. It’s one that all pastors and church members ought to read and reflect on.