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Each entry includes a short paragraph or two with great illustrations of the person and some of the things they’re well known for. At the end of the book there are longer paragraphs that provide some more background for each of them. The reading level is aimed at 8-12 year olds. But it would be a great book for parents to read with their children (perhaps one entry per night for a month?). Nichols does a good job of explaining some key historical figures, as well as some encouraging gospel content.

Here’s the A to Z lineup: Augustine, Anne Bradstreet, John Calvin, John Donne, Jonathan Edwards, John Foxe, Lady Jane Grey, Hippolytus, Ignatius, Absolom Jones, John Knox, Martin Luther, Monica, John Newton, John Owen, Patrick, Queen Jeanne of Navarre, Bishop Nicholas Ridley, Charles Spurgeon, Tertullian, Zacharias Ursinus, Antonio Vivaldi, John & Charles Wesley, Francis Xavier, Florence Young, Ulrich Zwingli.

There are 9 Johns in the list! That’s crazy. There are probably a disproportionate number of Americans on the list, but that is not to be unexpected from an American author.

Any suggestions for people you’d ditch and someone to replace them on the list?

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(h/t soph)

* i think i just invented the word ‘pastichery’, not bad!

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• REALITY LA VOLUME 1
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See below to listen to my favourite of the tracks, Psalm 51 from Mars Hill.

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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy is a new biography written by Eric Metaxas (he’s the guy who wrote the recent bio of William Wilberforce). It’s brilliant! I couldn’t put it down. Bonhoeffer’s story is incredible and Metaxas’ writing is is simple, yet compelling. It’s comprehensive (600 pages) and also includes extended extracts from Bonhoeffer’s writings. Understanding his life is useful for understanding more fully the context in which he wrote. Gripping stuff.

It’s very good. Read it. Pick it up on Amazon: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

Here’s the best of August (according to clicks) and some other stats:

• Most popular Jesus post: What Did You Expect?? by Paul Tripp
• Most popular Life post: Pinch + Punch // August 2010
• Most popular Culture post: 3 Tips for First Time (or Undecided) Voters
• Most popular Design post: 3 Vids to Spark your Creativity
• 4% more hits than the same month last year
• 21% more hits than the previous month

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Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our Church. We are fighting today for costly grace… Cheap grace means grace sold on the market like cheap jacks’ wares. The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion thrown away at cut prices… Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession, absolution without personal confession. Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer – 1937

While I agree with much of the lobbying that has been undertaken, my primary concern with the proposed classes is to do with the already existing school curriculum.

I have a double degree in Bachelor Arts/Bachelor of Teaching (Primary Education). For my major research project at University, I focused on ‘Morals, Values and Ethics in the HSIE (Human Society in its Environment) Syllabus’.

Providing the HSIE Syllabus has not changed since my studies and time as a School Teacher, at its core HSIE is already supposed to be teaching students morals, values and ethics. So to propose Ethics classes as an alternative to SRE is a failure of teachers and/or the system to adequately follow through on the ethical framework already integral to the HSIE program.

Those who are currently down with the HSIE documents, is this a fair call?

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1. Centre for Public Christianity | Federal Election 2010 – CPX regularly do a killer job at showing how Christianity intersects with all areas of life and society. I’ve only had a look at a few of the articles and videos, but their election 2010 coverage is comprehensive and very useful. They include the following areas of discussion:  Christians and Politics; Economics; Education; Environment; Family and Community; Justice; Refugees; and Politicians. Read/view more here.

2. The Box Pop | On Voting and Jesus – Steve Boxwell is one of my peeps from College. He single handedly coached our whole year through Philosophy 1, Philosophy 2 and Philosophy 3. He’s also the “politics guy”. Because lots of people regularly ask him questions about politics etc, he thought it would be good to punch out some blog posts this week with some thinking on “voting and Jesus”. Steve puts his cards on the table and says how he will be voting. Regardless of whether you come to the same conclusions or not, this series will help you think through lots of the issues. It kinda feels like that year 6 trip to Canberra! Read them all here.

3. FERVR.NET | Series on Voting – let me be honest, I only read the first post in this series, so the whole series could be a lemon for all I know! But I’m guessing it’s useful. FERVR.NET is a youth website I help write for, so these 5 articles might be the simplest and first stop for younger punks.

Happy voting.

Featuring: Toby Neal, Dave Miers and Chasing Light.

Check out the website for more details and to register.

My highlight is Keith Condie ‘just passing on a message’…

Time & Date: 9:00am – 1:00pm on August 28th 2010

Venue: Village Church, Annandale NSW

Speakers: Marty Ford & Keith Condie Cost: $25

Website: www.devotedconference.org

What do you think? What would you do?

Maybe it’s time to stop and think about someone other than me! I need to.

Hey politician, tell me what you’re going to do to:

• make the world a better place
• help alleviate world hunger & poverty
• fight for the rights of the unborn
• put an end to the trafficking of girls as sex slaves
• give Indigenous Aussies the same opportunities as Anglo Aussies
• stop the state government preying on the weak & vulnerable addicted to poker machines

I was really glad to see the way that the Micah Challenge crew have been asking politicians (from both sides) to “ask the poverty question”. Good stuff. Looks like it has been effective too.

Link to the chapter | Link to Josh’s blog post

It’s from a whole bunch of free sermons at the Redeemer Presbyterian website. You can also subscribe to all of these sermons via iTunes podcast.

Arguing About Politics MP3 – Tim Keller (right-click to download)

It’s written by Paul Tripp. He’s a dude. I’ve recently started following him on Twitter and most of his tweets are retweetable (for non-twits, that’s a compliment!!). Here’s how the publishers Crossway summarise the book:

Marriage, according to Scripture, will always involve two flawed people living with each other in a fallen world. Yet, in pastor Paul Tripp’s professional experience, the majority of couples enter marriage with unrealistic expectations, leaving them unprepared for the day-to-day realities of married life.

This unique book introduces a biblical and practical approach to those realities that is rooted in God’s faithfulness and Scripture’s teaching on sin and grace. “Spouses need to be reconciled to each other and to God on a daily basis,” Tripp declares. “Since we’re always sinners married to sinners, reconciliation isn’t just the right response in moments of failure. It must be the lifestyle of any healthy marriage.”

What Did You Expect? presents six practical commitments that give shape and momentum to such a lifestyle. These commitments, which include honestly facing sin, weakness, and failure; willingness to change; and embodying Christ’s love, will equip couples to develop a thriving, grace-based marriage in all circumstances and seasons of their relationship.

It’s a book all about having right expectations in marriage. The first 4 chapters are worth the price of the book alone. They are foundational to what follows in the rest of the book. The best thing is how grounded these chapters (and indeed the chapters to follow) are in the gospel. Tripp shows how an understanding of God’s grace shown to sinners in Jesus will change how we relate to our husband/wife. It’s not just a book with handy tips and hints for a happy marriage, but the answer is always within the framework of the gospel.

Tripp proposes 6 commitments to help shape the grace-filled marriage:

1. We will give ourselves to a regular lifestyle of confession and forgiveness.
2. We will make growth and change our daily agenda.
3. We will work together to build a sturdy bond of trust.
4. We will commit to building a relationship of love.
5. We will deal with out differences with appreciation and grace.
6. We will work to protect our marriage

This book has been brilliant at helping us to strengthen our 7-years-young marriage. I thoroughly recommend this book to newly weds and old-timers alike. Likewise, it would be a useful book to read before getting married.

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