The Simple Pastor

We’re in Stockholm this weekend visiting some friends and also going to look at some houses. Buying a house is a scary proposition, doing it another language and culture even more so. So to counter all that scariness we’re also going to look at some big old pirate ships. Carl Trueman has an excellent article [...]

Greetings everyone, how was your week? Here are another seven links for you If you’re anything like me then the debt crisis currently engulfing Europe has left you a little confused. This shows you who owes what and to whom And this shows you how debt has exploded over the last ten years So if [...]

Here you are at another Friday looking at the clock and thinking, ‘what can I do that feels productive but isn’t actually work?’ Well I’m here to help. Here are the best 7 links of the past week or so For sports fans we have what the NFL can teach the Premier League about philanthropy [...]

I used to do these link things everyday and then every now and then. So here’s another attempt at finding something sustainable and manageable, for me and for you. A weekly link fest but limited to one link per day. I’ve built up a bit of a backlog so there’s enough to keep me going [...]

This story is jaw-dropping. Demoted for an opinion on a proposal that isn’t law! Which is why it’s important that Christians really think through the issue of homosexuality. Justin Taylor recommends this Linked to that is the issue of marriage and JT highlights the forthcoming book by Tim & Kathy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage. [...]

A church should be creative in its worship, so I applaud the efforts here. Tim Hughes remixed dance style When it comes to Apple which is more important, the medium or the message? Speaking of which what does that say about how we access the Bible? (HT: Charles) I love Breathe but was unable to attend [...]

Do you know who the world’s biggest debtor nations are? There were some surprises for me on this list. Closely linked to this is the question: has western capitalism failed? I found the answer from Ghana especially interesting. And in the aftermath of the death of one of the great capitalists, here is a reminder why it’s not going to [...]

CK Barrett one of Britain’s leading NT scholars of the last century has died Two views on the issue of self-promotion on the internet. Michael Hyatt tells you how to build your online brand and Dane Ortlund encourages you to be a little more humble Steve Holmes has puts forward his view on the debate about [...]

So I’m off to Stockholm again today to meet some people interested in joining our church planting team. Do pray that God would help me not be too off-putting! Or to put it another way that God’s grace would be on us. You’re in a meeting and you get called out to take a phone [...]

I’m not sure I’m brave enough to go hunting for a 6 metre long crocodile that weighs 1 tonne and eats buffalo for breakfast. Pretty sure about that in fact. (HT: Jeremy) I used to offset my jaunts around the world and was then began to feel that there were a waste of time. But [...]

Today we have hitch-hiking, middle east politics, surprising jobs and more on the menu. Also apologies for lack of blogging, I’m working on it. Anyway, one pleasant surprise is that today in south-east Sweden it is 18° and sunny. So we are off to the beach. At Breathe they’ve started a season of posts on [...]

Dan contends for charismatic not simply contemporary worship Sometimes I just want something the moment I see it. Mostly these are motorbikes Krish Kandiah processes poverty out loud and online Peter Ould graphically illustrates the emotive force of a debate on abortion The statistical proof that Usain Bolt, is what we already knew to be [...]