2. Archbishop Cranmer has a challenging piece about some of the more stark realities of Islam that politicians to date have been reluctant to articulate. For more about the why's of relativism in our culture do read 'Against the flow'.
3. This was an interesting piece on leadership.
4. I have been mulling on the trend in the C of E to make more 'senior' appointments to head office of varying types and titles tasked with dreaming up new ideas all captured in courses or pamphlets. A Vicar pal commented to me recently that expansion in the upper tiers of an organisation is generally an indication of its final days. He went on to say 'We are greatly deluded to think the answer to decline is more management from above'....'the church is a bottom up organism'.
5. I listened to 'On the mountain' while I was away and it's worth your time.
6. Mrs C did a short talk on our church weekend which she would not want me to tell you about.
7. Batterson's 'Discipleship Covenant' is an interesting idea for any believer not just as a rite of passage for a son. He quotes Diana Nyad's little phrase 'You must set your will' (Play the man, P.168) which is a challenging one.
8. I think people have warmed to Corbyn because he has an integrated front stage and back stage. For more on this, you should dive into the work of Simon Walker. I genuinely have nothing more than a hunch but I think due to this fact he may even be our PM by Friday. Millennials like 'authentic' and he seems to be that.
9. I appreciated Tim Challies on 'Prioritize the local church'
10. I spent the evening with Mrs C watching 'One love Manchester' which told me a few things
a. I've turned into my dad
b. Justin Bieber with just a guitar and voice was simple and moving. I confess I had never heard a song of his (see point a)
c. Imogen Heap was a bit flat or was it just me who thought that?
d. No cameraman was interested in a rear view shot of any artist apart from Little mix.
e. It struck me as interesting that a large crowd chose to sing about love on the day of the festival that celebrates and remembers its outpouring. For more see Acts 2.
f. What a sweet young women Ariande Grande seems to be.
PS
I always enjoy an interesting book list and Al Mohler's 'Summer reading' doesn't disappoint.
2 comments:
Cookie! Have you read 'Jesus, Jihad and Peace' by Michael Youssef? He has been saying, for some years, exactly the same as Archbishop Cranmer's guest blogger, that we need to face up to the reality of the spiritual dynamics at work in Islam. Justin Welby also said similarly, when he was interviewed on Radio 4's 'Today' programme yesterday morning, suggesting that, unless and until we become theologically literate about Islam, we will struggle to comprehend what's going on in the spiritual realm.
Thanks for the book recommendation. I will check it out. Challenging times!
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