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The clarion call of the gospel: An interview with Phillip Jensen
- Tony Payne •
- 1 April 2009
Tony Payne: This April marks the 21st birthday of The Briefing. You were instrumental in launching The Briefing back in 1988. Why did you do it? Phillip Jensen: As best as I can remember (and history from an unreliable memory is the best way to do it!), at that
Grace abounding to the chief of cynics
- 1 April 2009
As I enter middle age, I confront one of the dangers of becoming ‘more experienced’: bitterness. I am not an old man, but I have never really been young at heart. This means that I have always had a cynical streak. Now I find that I can be awfully cynical—particularly
Actually do it
- Tony Payne •
- 1 April 2009
I was tempted to call this post ‘J*st do it’, but I’m told that those three words are owned by Nike Corporation, and I am worried that their use one after the other (beginning with ‘just’ and followed immediately by ‘do’ and ‘it’) in any context whatsoever and for any
Fallen short
- Gordon Cheng •
- 1 April 2009
Psalm 19 is famous and rightly so: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. (vv. 1-2) The psalm, originally a song,[1. The heading, not supplied by editors, for once, says “To the
Love and the cost of change
- 1 April 2009
There’s a saying in corporate life that goes “change will only happen if the perceived benefit is greater than the perceived cost”. Like most sayings, it makes sense: you’ll only do something new if you think the effort is worth it. Whether we like to apply corporate models to
The first 21 years are the hardest
- Tony Payne •
- 1 April 2009
There’s no doubt about it: this 21st birthday Briefing has put me in a nostalgic frame of mind. I’m finding myself daydreaming about the late 80s when New Zealand wore beige and brown body shirts in one day cricket, when U2 was a young, emerging supergroup, and when the book to
Happy 21st, Briefing! (A birthday card)
- 1 April 2009
To The Briefing on the occasion of your 21st birthday: I think I was about 21 when I first met you. I was at a conference up at Merroo (the centre where the showers alternated between scalding hot and freezing cold, and the hall was large enough to house
Engaging with Barth
- 1 March 2009
Engaging with Barth: Contemporary Evangelical Critiques Edited by David Gibson and Daniel Strange UK edition: Apollos, Nottingham, 2008, 416pp. US edition: T&T Clark, New York, 2009, 408pp. www.engagingwithbarth.com While reading this selection of essays, I've also been reading the prophet Jeremiah. Both are stretching, edifying
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