Press Release: ‘After studying for 35 years, the questions don’t always get any easier.’ – Theologian, Professor Tom Wright

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The Gospel of Mark is shallow enough for a child to paddle in but deep enough for an elephant to wade in.” – Tom Wright It’s not often that you get a chance to ask a question directly to one of the world’s foremost (and busiest) theologians, but Professor Tom Wright took an to answer [...]

Wake me up, Lord and help me get ready (#bigread12, @thomasmathie)

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One of my favourite websites at the moment is “the burning house”… it is a fab tumblelog that presents participants’ responses to the question… “what would you save if your house was burning down?” I love looking at the pictures of all the treasured items… photos of family members… old cameras and heirlooms… harddrives full [...]

Giving up Social Media for Lent? Think Again…

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Something that I get very frustrated in seeing are people saying that they are going to give up Facebook/Twitter, etc. for Lent. Vicky Beeching has written a post today in which she summarises well why so many are doing this: The ethos surrounding these sort of statements are ‘I’m fed up with being so distracted’ or, ‘this [...]

With @40Acts: Act ONE: Create a giving jar

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The #BigRead12 will be posting daily actions from @40Acts, on the site, on Twitter, and via @12Baskets daily newsletters.  Acts 20: 35  ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’ And so it begins. Between now and Easter Sunday you, me and millions of other Christians around the world will walk an ancient path. [...]

Stepping Out: Finding value in Lent with @mediationman

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As we start the Lenten season for many it is a critical decision time. Traditionally Lent has provided the opportunity to give something up – to forego a pleasure to demonstrate an appreciation of Jesus’ journey to the cross. Lent itself marks the forty days that Jesus spent in the wilderness encountering temptation. This journey [...]

#BigRead12: Ash Wednesday

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Are you joining us for The Big Read 2012? Look for today’s reading in the book, or sign up for daily emails from 12Baskets. Here’s today’s thoughts: Bible Reading ASH WEDNESDAY: Mark 1.1-20, focussed on 1.1-9 Read on Bible Gateway Read on YouVersion Listen on Bibleis Discussion Point #BigRead12: How do you prepare for a journey? What [...]

#BigRead12: Week 1: Preparation (VIDEO Tom Wright)

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The Big Read 2012 officially starts today, and here’s the video from Week 1 of the housegroup materials, with extra thoughts provided by John Pantry (Premier Radio) Access a freely downloadable version of this video from 12Baskets.

Live Q&A with Professor Tom Wright #bigread12

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Ever wished you could ask one of the world’s foremost theologians a direct question? 25-30 people took advantage of our online live Q&A and did just that – and we had great discussions this lunchtime. Above you can see what the screen looked like for Bex as the central moderator. With the event instructions, and [...]

Are you ready for #bigread12?

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What does Lent mean for you? Are you joining us for The Big Read 2012? We’d love to know what you hope to get out of it! Meantime, we’re currently setting up for our live Q&A with Professor Tom Wright – come and join us!

You Can Be Centre Stage #digidisciple (@thechurchsofa)

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A couple of weeks ago, a setting was changed on my wife’s Facebook account. Her relationship status changed from “Married” to “Single”. From what we could gather… that single action caused a few sharp intakes of breath in our friendship group…. Let me back up a little bit… Back in September I was getting a little bored with the [...]