Sunday Snippets

There were a number of highlights today.

From Cultural Revolution to Collective Amnesia

The Telegraph has flagged up a study showing (no surprise here) that Christianity is no more than a faded memory in the minds of the vast majority of young people.

"For the majority, religion and spirituality was irrelevant for day-to-day living,” she said. “On the rare occasions when a religious perspective was required, for example coping with family illnesses or bereavements, they often ‘made do’ with a very faded, inherited cultural memory of Christianity in the absence of anything else."

Your Possessions Tell Tales On You

In the video below, Tim Jackson talks about the madness of a system; an economic system, where we spend money we don't have on things we don't need to make impressions that don't last on people we don't care about.

What The Bible Is Basically About

Whilst trawling youtube for a video to help introduce my year 8 RE class to what the Bible is about, I came across Tim Keller talking in the video embedded below (amongst others).

Having The Same Attitude As Christ Jesus - There's More To It Than Met My Eye

Last week in Lifegroup, I had some lights go on in that I made a connection that I'd hitherto never made before. You may, when you read it, think: Weren't you listening to the sermon, Walker? (In our mid-week groups we discuss the sermon from Sunday.) All I can say is that my eyes were opened a little wider on that Thursday evening to the vistas of God's glorious eternal work in Christ. I hadn't seen it until then.

It was the link between John 13:3: "Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God;" and Philippians 2:5: "Your attitude should be the same as Christ Jesus."

What Do We Have Here?

Not long ago I received this email:

Bible Reading as Seed Planting

If you've ever completed a cover to cover bible-in-a-year reading plan, then today is a big day. It's when you finally, like pregnancy (after 9 months of waiting), reach the end of the Old Testament.

But let's be honest, unless you've been to Bible College for a gap year, or have a degree in theology or you're the booky type who doesn't get out much, then much if not most of what you find in the Old Testament is pretty difficult to penetrate, so why bother sticking with it?