The Simple Pastor
Blog URL http://thesimplepastor.blogspot.com
Located Shrewsbury, Shropshire United Kingdom
Tags consumerism, culture
A blog about faith, simple living and following Jesus in the 21st century
Latest Blog Posts
- What you've been reading (26/11/09) on Nov 26, 2009 in book review
Challies read Going Rogue the autobiography of Sarah Palin. Gary McMurray read The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein. And yes you should read it before LOTR Jeremy read Soil and Soul by Alistair McIntosh And I reviewed Affluenza by Oliver James ...
- Book Review: Affluenza on Nov 26, 2009 in book review consumerism
Money can't buy happiness, is a truism (although some disagree). Oliver James sets out to show how consumerism or affluenza makes us deeply unhappy as a people. Essentially it breaks down like this, the more we have and the more we're encouraged...
- I link therefore I am (26/11/09) on Nov 26, 2009 in news links
Apparently giving 10% of your income is newsworthy. Although what Toby Ord is suggesting is incredibly generous and if only more Christians took part our missions, church planting and aid programmes would be revolutionised. I like what Mar...
- I link therefore I am (25/11/09) on Nov 25, 2009 in news links
Thanks to Lex Loizidesfor the new links title. Come up with a better one and you can have the credit. 'I link therefore...' remains until then.... So here they are: Justin Taylor is highlighting aspects of the Gospel Coalition's Vision for Ministry.
- I want to be more Christian on Nov 24, 2009 in Jesus
I was at a leaders meeting Sunday night and one of the group shared a story that at the heart of it was the desire 'to be more Christian'. To be more Christian we need to be like Jesus, and to know Him. I agree with that. But I'm not entirely sure w...
- Links of the Day on Nov 24, 2009 in links
I've decided to discontinue posts of the weekand try out a more daily link-fest. However 'links of the day' is a pretty bland title, so if you have a better idea please let me know. If I can't keep this up I may revert back to a weekly digest of thin...
- What sort of blog is this? on Nov 23, 2009 in blogging
This blog has drifted for a while, creative energies have (rightly) been poured into other projects, and my own writing on here has been relatively minimal. I admire the discipline of bloggers like Tim Challieswho write something every day. His is a...
