20th Century
Q Marks the Spot 187 (June 2024)
So a bit of a bumper list this month because I somehow managed to forget to offer one last month. Oops! Sacred Treasure Graham Tomlin
1st June 2024
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China
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Will you support my work? You can simply BUY me a COFFEE!
21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 166 (August 2022 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Change is in the air (in biblical studies): consensus on the dating of the NT is shifting The Jubilee Centre has produced a
1st August 2022
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architecture
Q Marks the Spot 153 (July 2021 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Foundational to my DMin work at the moment is Charles Taylor’s monumental A SECULAR AGE. One of its central elements is his distinction
18th May 2021
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AMERICAS
Q Marks the Spot 132 (October 2019)
Sacred Treasure A friend who pastors in Hong Kong tackles the church’s divisions in the face of political turmoil and social unrest. We would do
2nd October 2019
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AFRICA
Q Marks The Spot: Treasure Map 128 (June 2019)
Sacred Treasure Jeremy Marshall was a senior British banker – until he was informed about his terminal cancer with 18 months to live. It’s now
1st June 2019
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19th Century
Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 123 (January 2019)
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing all Q readers a very good 2019! Sacred Treasure Phil Whittall has done a remarkable job amassing various links under several
1st January 2019
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Ancient History
The woman at the well: 5-times married… but with what significance?
It’s a much-loved story. It’s midday, baking hot, and deserted. Nobody in their right mind goes out then. Except a Samaritan woman. And Jesus. It
13th July 2017
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20th Century
Odds and ends: some random book reviews on China, Marriage… and Auschwitz
So, there’s been seriously long radio-silence from Q in recent weeks. But this is not the result of inactivity. Far from it. Regulars will be
20th November 2013
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China
Friday Fun 31: The Traveller’s Life lost in translation
Never one to lose the momentum of a bandwagon, here are some more great moments from Charlie Croker’s Lost in Translation. All very silly and as
16th November 2012
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Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 29 (February 2011)
Sacred Treasure Interesting article by Mark Dever on staying in pastoral ministry for the long haul – citing the example of the 3 bachelor Cambridge
1st February 2011
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Yang Yongliang’s Artificial Wonderland
Every now and then I come across something that takes my breath away. And recently, I’ve found this happen more and more with contemporary Chinese
27th July 2010
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Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 18 (March 2010)
Sacred Treasure Tim Keller has 5 Big Issues facing the western church. Challenging but utterly realistic stuff. But here is the flip side: Demand for
1st March 2010
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