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Chiharu Shiota’s The Distance and the consequences of connection

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25th May 2018
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A few hours to myself in Gothenburg, in the land of my fathers (or at least some of them), and a wander over to the Goteborg Konstmuseum. It's always a joy visiting a local art museum - both for the surprises of…

Q Marks the Spot – Treasure Map 109 (September 2017)

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1st September 2017
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Sacred Treasure Emma Scrivener does a beautiful job here on 10 reasons to have hope in the face of darkness Persecution of Christians around the world is a mammoth problem - and women bear the brunt of it Chris Green on…

Q Marks the Spot – Treasure Map 108 (August 2017)

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1st August 2017
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Sacred Treasure These are spectacular - ancient monasteries in Armenia: definitely on my bucket list. Chris Green on the cons and pros of pastors using social media And while I'm on his blog, great news about the volume of Mike…

Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 85 (October 2015)

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1st October 2015
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Sacred Treasure This is serious - Turkish Protestant churches sent death threats - directly affects a number of churches that I've regularly spent time with in Turkey. PRAY. My former All Souls colleague Jo Jackson has written a couple of…

Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 84 (September 2015)

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1st September 2015
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Did God Betray You? Really helpful piece about suffering and faith.
We’re all sadists now: Carl Trueman on provocative but insightful form
Tim Neufeld on cracking form about U2’s current tour: Ancient Psalms for a State-of-the-Art Tour

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Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 83 (August 2015)

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1st August 2015
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Prof Gary Habermas has made his 90-page book, Evidence for the Historical Jesus available as a free pdf.
Gabe Lyons and Andrew Sullivan have a remarkable conversation about the pain of Church/LGBT (can’t they find a vowel!!?) relations
She doesn’t mince her words here – it’s necessarily shocking – but this is important – Gail Dines TED talk on Growing Up in a Pornified Culture

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Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 82 (July 2015)

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1st July 2015
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Ding Dong the witch is dead: if you’ve missed this, it is a must read – a harrowing account of a pastor who is a survivor of horrendous child abuse
Turkish Armenians with previously hidden Christian heritage are returning to Christianity from Islam
Phil Whittall has a very good piece on the issue of transhumanism (after the discussion between Peter Thiel and NT Wright)

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