The Briefing #340—January, 2007

Couldn't Help Noticing

• Your Best Life Now: the board game
• The influence of fathers
• Examining the evidence
• A parallel reality
• Something missing from the questionnaire?

• WordWatch: Nurture—Kel Richards ponders the change in emphasis in the meaning of this word.

Bookshelf

• A shot in the arm for preachers—Simon Flinders reviews Preaching with Spiritual Vigour by Murray Capill.

A week at Hillsong

• The surprising face of Hillsong—Tony Payne and Gordon Cheng report from the Hillsong Conference, 2006.
• God is in the house—Philip Percival thinks about what to do with the influx of pentecostal music into our churches.

Pastor's Brief

• Becoming a more passionate preacher: An interview with Murray Capill and David Jones—Sandy Grant draws out their combined wisdom on preaching to the heart.

Bible Brief

• Acts—20 daily Bible readings by Bob Burnett.

Epilogue

• Should we sing Hillsong songs?—Ian Carmichael gives three reasons why he thinks we shouldn't.