Sacred Treasure
- 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?
Topical Treasure
- If you are like me and love a great infographic, then this, the Information is Beautiful 2023 awards is a must. Was especially impressed by:
- A compilation of some remarkable historical/archaeological facts
- A glimpse into Leonardo’s mind from his notebooks
Quirky Treasure
- I did some ministry in Vilnius about 22 years ago and LOVED the place. These photos from the city 700th anniversary show something of its wonder.
- Stefdies: a woman pretends to be dead in various global landmarks. Genius.
- If you’re creating a beautiful medicine book with accurate plant illustrations in 15thC Italy, the obvious thing to do is give them all faces. Obviously.
- Highlights from the 2023 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
- Here are some GOOD news stories from 2023
- So you don’t know what knolling is. Nor did I. But it’s pretty awesome.
