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On to a Good Thing

Tom Beard | March 4, 2011
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Foster carers
One of the bigger stories of this week was the report that a Christian couple had been banned from becoming foster carers; as it turned out the ruling wasn't quite as straightforward as that. John Richardson wrote this piece for The Times which helpfully takes us through the issues and points out the concerns we should still have for Christian freedom of belief.
http://ugleyvicar.blogspot.com/2011/03/christian-foster-carers-still-cause-for.html

John Dickson on the Third Way
John Dickson has written a thought-provoking piece on the place of homosexuality and religion in today's society and, in particular, the possiblity of a third way, where you can be neither pro-gay or a religious bigot.
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/44682.html

Parachurch
The latest 9Marks ejournal is out now. This edition is on the relationship between church and parachurch (roughly defined as organisations that work outside the traditional church in social welfare or evangelism). Are they a good thing? Useful thoughts in these articles.
http://www.9marks.org/ejournal/church-and-parachurch-friends-or-foes

Don Carson raps!
Last week we linked to The Voice rapping the Heidleburg Catechism. Well, this week, he's gone one step further and managed to record a rap about the Westminster Catechism featuring Don Carson.
http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/blogs/cj-mahaney/post/Westminster-Catechism-Rap.aspx

Know anyone going to Bible college?
Kevin DeYoung has a few useful questions to ask guys considering college or seminary. Can we suggest you take a moment to forward these helpful reflections on to anyone you know considering this path?
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2011/03/03/questions-for-future-and-present-seminarians/


And finally, our thoughts are with Greg Cushing, the Cambridge scrum-half who we blogged on yesterday. We understand that the score was rather one-sided...
   

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Tom Beard | Feb. 25, 2011
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New blog on the Old Testament
The chaps over at the Gospel Coalition have launched a new blog called Preaching Christ in the Old Testament. "Whether you preach regularly, lead a small group, or simply want to learn more about the Bible, you’ll find resources here that will unveil the beauty of this story [the OT]." Definitely one to add to the list of "check regularly".
http://thegospelcoalition.org/preaching-christ/

How to give a rubbish sermon
Following up from last week's "How not to do church", London pastor Richard Perkins shows us how not to give a sermon. As he says, it's helpful to know what we're trying to avoid!
http://theurbanpastor.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/seven-things-that-make-a-sermon-rubbish/

Let's go viral?
Sydney Anglicans have a thought-provoking article about using viral internet videos for evangelism - using a Portugese video about the Nativity as an example.
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/ministry/technology/9_million_views_of_the_christmas_story/

Rapping the catechism
A bit old now (as we measure time on the interweb), but Curt "Voice" Allen wins his bet with Kevin DeYoung that he couldn't rap on DeYoung's book about the Heidelburg Catechism. Even if you're not into rap (or catechisms!), give this a listen. Lyrics here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXpAoIZPzOA&feature=related
   

On to a Good Thing

On to a Good Thing

Tom Beard | Feb. 18, 2011
Your weekly filter of news and interesting stuff from the internet. How not to do church
Richard Perkins blogs about 10 ways not to do church, which will in fact lead to your church dying...
http://theurbanpastor.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/10-ways-to-kill-your-congregational-meeting/

For those with iphones...
Get the new NIV as a free download; To find it, look for the YouVersion app in your app store, download it, register, then select and download the NIV 2010 version. Offer expires on 1 March, so don't delay.
Thanks to CCK for the info.

The Anti Psalm
Canadian blogger, Tim Challies writes about an interesting techinique he found for studying the psalms -
http://www.challies.com/christian-living/the-anti-psalm

The Gospel for All Nations
Desiring God Ministries list 30 practical steps that churches can take to stay focused on global mission.
http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/articles/30-ways-to-awaken-your-congregation-for-the-cause-of-global-engagement

And...keep calm!
Now you can generate your own, "Keep Calm and Carry On" signs. Plenty of useful applications (and potential for very bad puns) for these iconic British signs. Do use it, and email us your suggestions for suitable "gospelised" versions of these signs!
http://www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk/
   

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Tom Beard | Feb. 4, 2011
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66 books with one theme?
Two videos which give different versions of the same answer. One from Don Carson, the other from young boy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVgpkG4Ks1s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhVrcV6WmfQ

Clear, tangible difference between catholics, liberals and evangelicals
Three quotes which show the sticking point between these three groups - and something they can all agree on.
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2011/02/03/something-we-can-all-agree-on-even-if-it-divides-us/


50 Fruits of Pride
An outstanding and sobering list from Jeff Keeney, taking the issue of pride and showing how it can work itself out in everyday things. Worth taking the time to think, meditate and then pray through this very deceitful of sins.
http://gospelcentric.org/2011/01/25/the-fifty-fruits-of-pride-a-self-diagnostic/



The Gospel Coalition, in the US, has been doing a series of posts on evangelism answering some good questions:
Why Don’t I Evangelise?
Evangelism and Apologetics: Preaching the Gospel, Answering Objections
Church Programs vs Personal Evangelism
Evangelism for the Rest of Us
The role of evangelistic preaching on a Sunday
   

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Tom Beard | Jan. 28, 2011
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The most searched Bible verses
For our statistics fix this week, The Gospel Coalition have got some analysis of the most-searched-for verses on Bible Gateway. Points for anyone who can guess even 3 of the top 5 correctly.
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2011/01/23/top-10-most-searched-bible-verses-whats-missing/

Make your own Bible?
Here's a project for a rainy afternoon: make your own wide-margin, note-taking Bible.
http://www.juliansabroad.com/2011/01/blank-bible-project/

Most influential books
US Pastor, Kevin DeYoung, has surveyed the readers of his blog about which Christian books have been the most influential in their life. A good list to take one at a time. I wonder whether a UK-based list might be different?
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2011/01/26/the-most-influential-books-for-reformed-evangelicals/

Is God a vengeful, arbitary, mean-spirited god?
How do you answer people who focus on God's apparent genocidal tendencies in the Old Testament? US pastor Tremper Longman III puts these stories in the context of the whole bible in this short video.
http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/difficult-scriptures-the-genocidal-god
   

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Tom Beard | Jan. 21, 2011
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Memory Verses
Desiring God have updated their scheme to get people memorising the Bible, called Fighter Verses (complete with iphone app). Some useful resources to get us all doing something very worthwhile.
http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/introducing-the-new-fighter-verses

Effective Church planting in a sentence.
The Resurgence has come up with a single sentence to summarise effective church planting.
http://theresurgence.com/2011/01/21/church-planting-effectiveness-in-a-single-sentence

21 Reasons to Read
Neil Powell of City Church Birmingham has listed 21 ideas to encourage students to read more. I think they work just as well for all of us, not just students.
http://www.afaithtoliveby.com/2011/01/15/21-great-ideas-to-get-students-reading/

1 Timothy Expositions
John Woodhouse, principal of Moore College in Sydney, has just finished speaking on 1 Timothy to other potential preachers. The Anglican Church League have kindly collected the links for us.
http://acl.asn.au/expositions-for-expositors/
   

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Tom Beard | Jan. 14, 2011
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Are you being productive?
Do you ever struggle with being the idea we could be doing more? If only we were more structured and organised? US Pastor C J Mahaney has written some very helpful and wise blog posts which he's gathered into one PDF on "Biblical Productivity".
http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/blogs/cj-mahaney/post/Biblical-Priorities-For-Personal-Productivity.aspx


KJV = 400
The King James Version of the Bible is 400 years this year, as you may well have seen in the media. All Souls worker Mark Meynell reflects on this and how it's being portrayed in the media.
http://markmeynell.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/the-king-james-and-the-possibility-of-upward-desecration


5 levels of delegation
Two rules when working with volunteers; be very clear and be very thankful. This article from SydneyAnglicans helps with the first; 5 levels of delegation.
http://www.sydneyanglicans.net/ministry/technology/make_it_clear_what_youre_delegating


How the Bible fits together
You might have seen it before, but here it is again; Paul Wilkinson's visualisation of the cross references in the Bible. Chapter length across X axis (no prizes for guessing where Psalm 119 is!).
   

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Tom Beard | Dec. 10, 2010
Your weekly filter of news and interesting stuff from the interweb.

Thinking of getting the Bible on computer?
If you're thinking of purchasing some software to help in your bible study, Justin Taylor links to a useful post from Tyndale House looking at what's out in the market at the moment.
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2010/12/09/getting-the-most-out-of-your-bible-software/ (135 words)

Preaching notes
Could be old news to some, but Josh Harris has reposted his series looking at the actual notes some well-known preachers use while giving a bible talk. I found it interesting to see the different styles.
http://www.joshharris.com/2010/12/preaching_notes_series_introdu.php
(300 words)

All about "Assuming"
Kevin DeYoung of the Gospel Coalition gives his view about the new NIV translation of 1 Tim 2:12 (which is "assume authority", rather than the 1984 version's "have authority". If you're interested in the finer points of translations or this debate in particular, it's a good article and well-worth taking the time to read.
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2010/12/07/assuming-too-much-about-assume-in-1-timothy-212/
(1350 words)

Boring!!!
Finally, a boring article from the Sola Panel (okay...so it's an interesting article on boredom, but it caught your eye!)
http://solapanel.org/article/on_being_boring/#When:23:00Z
(1000 words)
   

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The Good Book Company | Nov. 26, 2010
Funerals...what to include
What are the essential things to include in a funeral service? It's one of those things that we'll all have experience of sooner or later. Brian Croft of the blog, Practical Shepherding, offers 4 things which should be included in every funeral service.
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2010/06/25/funeral-service-essentials/
(500 words)

The loving and humble person
We hope everyone can think of people they know who fall into this category. Kevin DeYoung reflects on a CS Lewis quote about the humble man, 'Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call “humble” nowadays.'
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2010/06/08/one-simple-way-to-demonstrate-love-and-humility/
(1000 words)

Is Christianity Biased Toward Book Lovers?
3 and a half minutes of John Piper answering this question. As book publishers, we guess it's a pretty important thing to be reading! But what about those non-booky people? Isn't God's revelation to us in the Bible unfair to them?
http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/is-christianity-biased-toward-book-lovers

7 Counterfeits of Repentance
Mark Driscoll gives us seven things which are NOT repentance. Pretty interesting read. It's often illuminating to define something in the negative like this. Helps to define the boundaries. Number seven is one I'm too familiar with personally I fear...
http://theresurgence.com/7_counterfeits_of_repentance
(2000 words)
   

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