This Week in Word from the Bird
Posts for 22-26 Jan 2024
Well, if QANTAS’s safety record is still unblemished, then I have arrived back in Melbourne and have returned to a glorious Aussie summer and just in time to catch the end of the Australian Open. Thank you Canada, Vancouver (Regent College) and Calgary (Canadian Baptist Seminary) in particular, but it is good to be back Kangaroo side of the world.
This week on the substack we have …
Monday: Why Am I Still a Christian? (Free Sign-Ups)
So why remain a Christian in an age of atheism and apathy? Well, for one reason. The absolute worshipability of Jesus Christ!
Tuesday: Pre-Order Jesus and the Powers! (Free Sign-Ups)
Dear friends, the new book by N.T. Wright and Me on Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracy will be released on 26 March 2024. Check out our webpage, then pre-order.
Wednesday: Anglicanism and Empire - A Review (Free Sign-Ups)
I have just finished reading Hong Kong theologian Kwok Pui-Lan on The Anglican Tradition from a Postcolonial Perspective, which is a terrific read, even if I do find a few bits disagreeable.
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Friday: Ad Fontes Friday: Diognetus 5 (Paid Subscribers)
I’m starting a new series, one that I’ll do every second or third Friday called “Ad Fontes Friday” where I’ll introduce and explain an important text from the Bible, ancient Judaism, the Greco-Roman world, church history, or something interesting.