Those who were in my A-level maths class at school had the pleasure of being taught by a delightful teacher, who pretended not to didn't know what was on the syllabus. We were taught maths, and at some point he had a quick peak at the syllabus to check we were ready for the exams.
How heart-warming to read the BBC News headline: Too much maths 'taught to test'.
Steve Leighton, of Has Bean Coffee has launched a simple new website, called Coffee 101. Want to learn a bit more about coffee? Here's what the site says about itself:
I'm just discovering, and enjoying doing so, Goldingay's commentary on the Psalms.
John Richardson offers us some interesting reading on Mark 13. He argues a few points somewhat more carefully than I have before, which I think clarifies things helpfully. Thanks John!
Back in May, we had some great moments on our CME weekend on preaching, led by Pete Wilcox, Canon Chancellor at Lichfield Cathedral. I have been meaning to blog these thoughts on lectionaries for some time, but somehow never got around to it. Anyway, finally, …
God is just. He punishes every sin exactly as it deserves. Not every sin is equally heinous, so not every judgement at the judgement day will be the same. God is just. And that is a wonderful truth.
There are lots of places in Scripture we could go to see this, but I've just found one I hadn't seen before, so I thought I'd share it.
And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34)
This follows on from 5 posts I did back in April on net etiquette:
See my earlier post weighing the textual options for Matthew 18:15.
I love discovering new hymns.
Like this one by Josiah Conder, entitled My Lord, I did not choose you.
My Lord, I did not choose you,
for that could never be;
this heart would still refuse you
had you not chosen me:
you took the sin that stained me.
you cleansed and made me new;
for you of old ordained me
that I should live to you.
