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The Sunday Refill (3/11/24) - 7 Links for Your Weekend

The Sunday Refill (3/11/24) - 7 Links for Your Weekend
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Seven up...

1) Is Zeus Dead Yet? A Guide to Having Better Conversations - We can downplay 'small talk', for sure, but here Kate Gaston invites us to think of a way to ask better questions and actively listen, fostering genuine connections.

2) The Joy of Missing Out: Lessons from a Church-Wide Digital Detox - This is interesting, and ties into discussions around a shared 'rule of life'. What do you make of the idea of a church community committing to a 'digital detox' together?

3) The Long Defeat of History - This is a bit of Tolkien fest, but a fascinating deep dive into JRR's world and perspective - and how it might help us face despair and discouragement

4) A Christian response to chronic pain - The Cambridge Papers seek to help Christians engage with a complex and changing world. Their September 2024 edition helps consider how chronic pain presents a particular set of challenges and hurdles to the sufferer, their loved ones and the wider church family, as well as sharing a personal example of living with chronic pain.

5) The Archbishop of Canterbury, PLF, Truth and Trust - In Anglican circles, a recent episode of the podcast The Rest is Politics: Leading, featuring the Archbishop of Canterbury, has generated a lot of comment. Andrew Goddard explains why it matters.

6) Wendell Kimbrough Advent EP - We discovered WK through this very delightful 'one-shot' video of his fab 'Oh Give Thanks (Psalm 107). But he's just released this Advent EP. Go check it out!

7) The World’s Most Mispronounced Names, Mapped - For something a bit different, because you were wondering, right?!

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