Web curations – church stuff (8 Mar)

Clips on church life and ministry: Infographics for the whole bible  – This is pretty neat. Josh Byers combines biblical theology and great graphic design in his new project to create an infographic for every book of the Bible. Already the ones for Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and a Revelation end-times summary  look fantastic. Stop preaching …

Atheists meet together to “worship”

  Recently two London comedians decided to start a Sunday Assembly  “anyone who wants to live better, help often and wonder more”.  The idea of an atheist church has been wildly successful,with packed weekly services since the first gathering in January (they now run two services!). It’s been such a hit that the organisers are …

Helpful thoughts on music, singing and the church

Highly recommended reading – two articles on using music in gathered worship by Scott Mackay: Stating the obvious about church music (Scott Mackay) http://t.co/jTdyK09VAx — the kiwifruit blog (@kiwifruitblog) March 4, 2013 Deconstructing church singing (Scott Mackay) http://t.co/Pc4yJbWTFp — the kiwifruit blog (@kiwifruitblog) March 5, 2013   In the first piece, “Stating the Obvious About …

John Newton’s most (not) famous hymn, frowning providence and my sin

Just came back from young adults bible study, where among other things Joe pointed out that one of the reasons God brings trials into our life is to reveal our sins, so that we might put our trust in God, and grow in faith and love and purity. I needed this reminder several times over …