I heard Tim Chaddick give breakout talks at the Tim Keller Redeemer City To City Pastors and Church Planters Conference in Sydney back in March. Tim is sharp and a good communicator, so a free copy of his book Better is well worth getting and looking through. He was the one who defined missional conversation …

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Running even later than last week. You’ll have to trust me that my Friday night picks were actually what I’d intended to pick, though when you see them that will be easy to believe. And AFL, what’s with stretching this round out over two weekends? NRL (last round 4/6; season tally 71/128) North Queensland Souths …

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CityAlight is the name under which St. Paul’s Castle Hill have released Yours Alone, a new album of songs for worship. There’s already a helpful review and introduction by Andrew Finden at A Borrowed Flame, so I won’t duplicate that, except to say that I agree. The songs are lyricically strong and musically engage a …

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David Cook offers a suggestion about study leave that I’d never considered before. Go and study other pastors. (One of the blessings that I have is opportunities to travel and interact with other pastors from around Australia. Including David himself. Which is wonderful because I’m a bit off the beaten path. But there are plenty …

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