The e-Briefing #357—June, 2008

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Up front

• Why we must be seeker sensitive
• A Luddite revolution?
• Conflict resolution
• The same thing or the new thing
• Is it possible for western liberal journalists even to think ethically any more?
• Up front and The Sola Panel

Features

• A hitchhiker's guide to the underworld—Tony Payne talks to Peter Bolt, author of Living with the Underworld, about demons, death, the devil and the difference Jesus makes.
• The stinger of death—Con Campbell contemplates a pointed little part of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians.
• Talking about Total Church (Part 2)—Simon Flinders, Steve Timmis and Tony Payne continue their conversation about Total Church. (Read Parts 1, 2 and 3.)

Departments

Pastor's brief

• The dangers of valuing preaching—William Philip draws our attention to three areas in our commitment to expository preaching where we are likely to deviate from biblical ministry.

Bookshelf

• Living with the Underworld by Peter Bolt—Michael Jensen takes a look around the underworld.

Resource talk

• Putting the ‘media’ into Matthias Media—Tony Payne pays tribute to Simon Robert's valuable contribution to the work of Matthias Media.

Bible brief

• Daily readings on Galatians—by Philip Percival.

Epilogue

• Magic, science and religion—Kirsten Birkett traces the overlaps between magic and religion, and magic and science, and shows how Christianity cuts across them all.

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