That Happy Certainty - Gospel | Culture | Planting
  • Writing
    • Not in Vain: 1 Corinthians Devotional
    • Explore Lamentations
    • eBook: Good News People
    • eBook: Filtered Grace
    • Gospel Coalition Articles
    • Church Society Articles
    • Threads Articles
    • Explore Ecclesiastes
    • Explore Galatians
    • Evangelicals Now Articles
  • Book Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Join Us
Writing
    Not in Vain: 1 Corinthians Devotional
    Explore Lamentations
    eBook: Good News People
    eBook: Filtered Grace
    Gospel Coalition Articles
    Church Society Articles
    Threads Articles
    Explore Ecclesiastes
    Explore Galatians
    Evangelicals Now Articles
Book Reviews
Interviews
Join Us
  • Writing
    • Not in Vain: 1 Corinthians Devotional
    • Explore Lamentations
    • eBook: Good News People
    • eBook: Filtered Grace
    • Gospel Coalition Articles
    • Church Society Articles
    • Threads Articles
    • Explore Ecclesiastes
    • Explore Galatians
    • Evangelicals Now Articles
  • Book Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Join Us
That Happy Certainty - Gospel | Culture | Planting
Refill

The Sunday Refill – 7 Links for Your Weekend (11/11/18)

Seven up…

1) Good News in 90 seconds – Glen Scrivener was recently asked to summarise the gospel in 90 seconds. The clip went viral and the organisation he works for has now provided a brilliant animation to accompany the audio. Maybe it’s worth thinking what you’d say when faced with the same challenge. How is Glen’s attempt different?

2) If You Preach Like Whitefield, Think Like Wesley – I can’t say I know enough about either of them to say whether this is a fair distinction, but it makes for an interesting challenge.

3) Church Planting & Revitalization Conference Talks 2018 – A friend alerted me to this freshly-uploaded collection of 20-minute talks from a recent 9 Marks conference on church-planting & revitalisation. They’re also available via iTunes podcasts.

4) What does the Oxford Ad Clerum mean? Ian Paul with a very helpful response to a recent letter from the Bishops in Oxford Diocese to all their Diocesan clergy, which contained some “ambiguities, omissions and even contradictions” that have left many concerned whether the Bishops in question still hold to an orthodox view of marriage. (By the way, an Ad Clerum is the traditional name for a letter sent to all clergy in a Diocese by the Diocesan Bishop. It translates from the Latin as ‘to the Clergy’. Because we can change our doctrine but not our Latin titles, right…)

5) Responding to Samaritan’s Purse Criticism – Operation Christmas Child has been sending shoeboxes full of Christmas gifts & treats to destinations across the world since 1990. However in recent years their inclusion of child-friendly Christian literature in the boxes has resulted in criticism about ‘proselytising’ and being ‘Islamophobic’. For example, this week the Guardian wheeled out their annual piece against the charity, this time from leading secularist Polly Toynbee. Stephen Kneale is on the money as he responds to Toynbee’s Grinch-esque article above.

6) What’s in a number? Dutchman, 69, seeks age change to 49 – As Sam Allberry said, if biology is no longer determinative of sex, why should it be determinative of age?

7) How Does a Caterpillar Turn into a Butterfly? For something a bit different, because we all need to educate ourselves on the reality of the ‘caterpillar soup’ stage.

Sharing is caring. Know someone who might enjoy The Sunday Refill landing in their inbox each weekend? Why not forward this on?

Refill on inspiring Christian links each week and join 1,152 other subscribers...

Thank you for subscribing! Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
November 11, 2018by Robin Ham

About Me

 

Hello, my name is Robin. Welcome to That Happy Certainty, where I write and collate on Christianity, culture, and ministry. I’m based in Barrow-in-Furness in South Cumbria, England, where I serve a church family called St Paul’s Barrow, recently merged together from two existing churches, St Paul’s Church and Grace Church Barrow.

Available Now: Advent 2021 – Finding Hope Under Bethlehem Skies

A fresh look at Advent through the book of Ruth. Why not order a bunch for your church to read through Advent together here. 100 for £1 each!

‘Not In Vain’ – 1 Corinthians 31-day devotional

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Top Posts

  • What we think about God is the most important thing about us: Discovering Tozer's Wider Paragraph
    What we think about God is the most important thing about us: Discovering Tozer's Wider Paragraph
  • The Sunday Refill - 7 Links for Your Weekend (22/1/23)
    The Sunday Refill - 7 Links for Your Weekend (22/1/23)
  • 'Jesus > Religion' - a Review
    'Jesus > Religion' - a Review
Refill on inspiring Christian links each week and join 1,152 other subscribers...

Thank you for subscribing! Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM
This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No connected account.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to connect an account.

“If we could be fully persuaded that we are in the good grace of God, that our sins are forgiven, that we have the Spirit of Christ, that we are the beloved children of God, we would be ever so happy and grateful to God. But because we often fear and doubt we cannot come to that happy certainty.”
- Martin Luther

© 2018 copyright That Happy Certainty // All rights reserved //
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.