Q Marks the Spot 182 (December 2023 Treasure Map)

• African Christianity thrived LONG before white men arrived
• Mary Harrington on Why the Fairies disappeared
• Michael Kruger on the wonders of Manuscript P66. 
• It’s becoming a Christmas tradition all by itself: Ian Paul on why Jesus was NOT born in a stable
• How John Milton came to terms with going blind in his 40s
• Because it’s Advent Sunday, here are some Advent Devotionals
  • my day job is with Langham Partnership. Here is their 2023 Advent Devotional, with contributions from across the globe.
  • Art & Theology have a daily offering, starting here
  • Malcolm Guite offers a daily poem, drawn from his anthology Waiting on the Word.
  • And in case this is getting a little too intense for you, there’s always this from the inimitable Tom Gauld.

Some Cross-Cultural Mission Treasure

• Paul Windsor draws on Mekdes Haddis’s book A Just Mission, with insight and a sharp challenge to those involved in short-term missions
• Matthew Hirt on Building Healthy Multinational teams
• Hwa Jung on What can Western Christians learn from Churches in the rest of the world
• 7 Encouraging Trends in Global Christianity in 2023
• Gary Burge on Why I’m not a Christian Zionist
• Harvey Kwiyani on Polycentric mission: whose centres? whose mission?