The Briefing #356—May, 2008

Up front

• Couldn't Help Noticing
  • It gradually gets worse
  • Can we?
  • Visions of God
  • More than the tip of the Accordance iceberg
  • They had been with Jesus
  • More Anglican fuss
• WordWatch: Environmentalism—Kel Richards ponders this morally charged word.
• FallacyWatch: The bridge keeper—Bob Burnett dismantles a popular sermon illustration.

Features

• The greatest place on the planet—Chris Green looks at three books on church that are well worth reading.
• Talking about Total Church—Simon Flinders, Tony Payne and Steve Timmis discuss Total Church, a book by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis.

Departments

Pastor's brief

• Sharing your life for a season: Hospitality and the modern pastor—Nicole Starling shares her reflections on the undervalued and under-practised ministry of hospitality, and how a church can pitch in.

Bookshelf

• A Reformation bookshelf—Gordon Cheng explains why it helps to be familiar with the issues surrounding the Protestant Reformation, and introduces us to a few books that can assist us with that task.

Resource talk

• The Briefing in action—Tony Payne reveals the history behind the name, and how you can make the best use of The Briefing in serving others.

Bible brief

• Daily readings on Exodus 19-40—by Ben Gooley.

Epilogue

• All my worldly—Phillip Jensen contemplates the modern state of marriage.