Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 56 (May 2013)
A brief plug before this outing. Someone asked how I keep track of various internet things. My secret is the wonder that is Pocket. People send me stuff or I see stuff on my RSS reader (NetNewsWire if you’re interested), and then I click pocket in the browser – and can then check them out off-line on my phone on trains and tubes etc. Simple really – so there you are.
Sacred Treasure
- This is a wakeup call – a global rich list tied to an appeal to donate to the world’s poorest. Very simple, very effective.
- A more interesting conversation now that “Richard Dawkins has lost…”
- A brief but pastorally important response to suicide amongst believers.
Q Conversations 3: Spy novelist Charles Cumming
He ate my toast and drank my beer. But that seemed sufficient to put him at his ease and get him talking (good cop routine). And it was a lot of fun. Charles Cumming has managed to craft a very successful career as a spy novelist out of the failure to enter SIS/MI6 after their initial approach. Read more 
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 55 (April 2013)
Oooooops – this is seriously late!! Many apologies. Been rather a busy week and completely forgot to post this!
Sacred Treasure
- Shhh!! Chris Green on introvert preachers and introvert lightbulb changers
- Eddie Arthur quotes the wonderful Oscar Muriu on the traps of western (though here, particularly American) missionaries in E. Africa.
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 54 (March 2013)
Sacred Treasure
- Is there a new US-style religious Right in the UK – Theos argues no
- Research shows that if you ‘survive’ first 10 years of marriage, you’re more likely to last the course as divorce rates for that stage haven’t shifted much
- This is a bit of a surprise for this particular blog: 10 reasons why Creationism should be taught in schools
Friday Fun 36: Bloggers in Therapy
Every blogger needs to feel the love. But it’s a dangerous pursuit. And sometimes, we need help to get over our hangups.
The cartoon department at The New Yorker is an ever-present help in such troubles – so for your joy, delectation and general therapy, here are some important pointers… Read more
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 53 (February 2013)
Sacred Treasure
- Great stuff from Keller: Preaching in a Secular Culture
- This is good: 8 ways preachers harm the depressed
- Fantastic news: Proc Trust makes its audio archive available for free download.
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 52 (January 2013)
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here’s to a great 2013!
Sacred Treasure
- Law and Grace in Les Miserables
- Important booklet on Prosperity Gospel made available by the Theology Network
- Why CSLewis’ Mere Christianity should have bombed… and the lessons we can learn
- It’s done the rounds – but no less fun for that: Higgs vs Dawkins on Atheist fundamentalism
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 51 (December 2012)
Sacred Treasure
- Eddie Arthur has provided some important updated stats on Bible Translation.
- An interesting response to voting in a presidential election
- Barnabas Piper on 7 things a kind wants from his pastor dad – really helpful stuff here
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 50 (November 2012)
Wow – how about that!? The 50th map of monthly treasure!
Enjoy…
Sacred Treasure
- Rowan Williams’ recent interesting Theos lecture on The Person and the Individual
- Tim Keller has been involved with creating a new catechesis – looks very interesting indeed
- In case you missed it, here are the links to the recent, interesting series at All Souls: Great Lies of our Time
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 49 (October 2012)
Sacred Treasure
- A heart-rending 16thC letter of grief from a pregnant widow to her now buried husband.
- Very interesting interview in Third Way with Tanni Grey-Thompson (Britain’s greatest paralympian)
- Covenant Seminar in St Louis have put some great free courses online in their Worldwide Classroom
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 48 (September 2012)
Sacred Treasure
- Bart Ehrman is a widely respected atheist NT scholar – this is an important site that engages with many of his controversial (though not particularly original) assertions
- The complexities of translation: you never realised John 3:16 could be so complicated – a great little video from Wycliffe
- Phillip “Red Tory” Blond has a very interesting piece on Western Political Bankruptcy and what ‘is coming sooner than you think.’
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 47 (August 2012)
Sacred Treasure
- Nick Spencer writes the new Cambridge Paper on The Bible and Politics
- Catherine Weston has an interesting blog here reflecting on her experiences working across cultures.
- Threads is a pretty cool initiative by some media folk at EA – definitely worth following Read more
Friday Fun 21: TIJABP
For today’s Friday Fun, I thought it worth quoting in full a little poem full of wit, perception and depth…
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Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 46 (July 2012)
Sacred Treasure
- Religious people are psychotic apparently… Interesting article by Jules Evans from Wired – a classic sign of the prevailing culture that values pragmatism over truth.
- A very interesting critique of the US Christian right from a member of the US Christian right (HT Carl Trueman)
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 45 (June 2012)
Sacred Treasure
- For fans, this will be a huge treat. Abraham Kuyper’s legacy is online c/o Princeton. For others, definitely worth a browse…
- Amazing story: The Passion Play in ‘Angola’
- This sums up SO much of where our culture has come to – with Bertrand Russell’s new Liberal Decalogue, his personal 10 Commandments from way back in December 1951. Fascinating. There is a lot of practical wisdom here too.
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 44 (May 2012)
Sacred Treasure
- A really impressive and helpful Holy Week Timeline
- An American anthropologist spent 4 years fully embedded in 2 Vineyard churches in the US. This is a review of revealing result.
- A great project to make the vast catalogue of Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ sermons available online.
All Souls’ Archive Crowd-sourcing Experiment: Can You Help Us Out?
What makes a good archive or library? Well, as I’ve written elsewhere, I think there are at least 3 key ingredients.
- Excellent, unique and desirable content
- Well ordered and easily retrievable resources
- Intuitive and straightforward search processes.
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 43 (April 2012)
Sacred Treasure
- The importance of being forgivers in ministry… helpful, brief piece by Paul Tripp
- Keeping Pastor Yousef on the agenda – remember his extraordinary letter from January 2011
- Nice brief summary of Craig Keener’s helpful rebuttal of Hume’s objection to the miraculous: Hoist with his own petard
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 42 (March 2012)
Sacred Treasure
- A very important challenge for all those from ‘dominant cultures’ to walk the path of humility over at the other ‘Q’ (HT Lauri)
- Interesting take on the Bible and Imperialism from Peter Leithart (HT Antony B)
More than just an excuse to go to Trinidad: Miller’s Tales from Facebook
It’s one of those brilliant ideas that you kick yourself for not thinking of first. “Ok, so for my next trick project, I’m going to spend six months in Trinidad trying to understand the impact Facebook has had on the island’s culture.” Genius. But that’s precisely what UCL Anthropology Professor Daniel Miller has done - and it’s not quite as random or self-indulgent as it might at first appear. Desptie the rather anodyne title, and the faintly ridiculous cover image, his book Tales from Facebook contains some very helpful and interesting insights into the effect of social networking. Read more
