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	<description>Reflections on evangelical Christianity and the contemporary world</description>
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		<title>The end of an era</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The death of Michael Foot this week definitely marks the end of an era in British politics.  As I watched clips of his speeches from the 60-80s I was struck by the sense that here was a man who believed in something and was not ashamed to stand up for those things &#8211; even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2010/03/04/the-end-of-an-era/</link>
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		<title>Preaching on Hell</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have just read a wonderful sermon by Tim Keller on the subject of Hell.  In it he suggests that far from being a problem for those who believe in a loving God, the doctrine of Hell is actually a really helpful one.  It helps us to understand our hearts, to live at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2010/02/15/preaching-on-hell/</link>
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		<title>New bits, and tags&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have just done a bit of fiddling with the old blog design, and added a couple of widgets which include content from other people&#8217;s blogs.  Hope they will be of interest &#8211; they are both much better and wiser bloggers than I.
I also thought I&#8217;d add a &#8216;tag cloud&#8217; &#8211; just because I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2010/02/03/new-bits-and-tags/</link>
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		<title>2 Blessings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve just got back from a few days at the Living Leadership conference.  What a blessing that has been to us.  Some space, some fantastic reminders of God&#8217;s grace, great company and fellowship, wonderful food.  Bring on next year, and many thanks to our generous church for enabling us to go.
It also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2010/02/03/2-blessings/</link>
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		<title>Beautiful Bible Visualisation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This isn&#8217;t new, but it is new to me and I wanted to share it.  A beautiful visualisation of all the cross-references in the Bible.

I&#8217;m actually quite tempted to buy a print&#8230;
Many thanks to Mark Meynell for pointing me to it.
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		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2010/01/08/beautiful-bible-visualisation/</link>
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		<title>Jesus Driven Ministry (ch5)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In some ways this is one of the hardest chapters to summarise because it ranges over several topics, yet I also found it one of the most challenging yet.  The chapter is structured around the 3 temptations of Jesus after his baptism, and explores the idea of Affirming the Will of God.
I found the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2009/12/30/jesus-driven-ministry-ch5/</link>
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		<title>Jesus Driven Ministry (ch4)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I have had time to do any non-essential reading, and so it is rather ironic that the title of this chapter is Retreating from Activity.
As ever, looking to the model of Jesus, Fernando points out how regularly Jesus took time out, especially before particularly significant moments in His ministry, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2009/12/23/jesus-driven-ministry-ch4/</link>
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		<title>Life of Jesus for the iPhone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
A friend of mine has recently produced an iPhone app which is a comic strip version of the life of Jesus.  With it he aims to improve biblical literacy among visual learners.  I don&#8217;t have an iPhone so haven&#8217;t been able to try it out, but you can find out more at theJesuscomic.com [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2009/12/17/life-of-jesus-for-the-iphone/</link>
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		<title>A Father&#8217;s Advice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I read these words from Heinrich Bullinger, a 16th century (reformed) pastor to his son, and they continue to be excellent advice today:
1. Fear God at all times, and remember that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
2. Humble yourself before God, and pray to him alone through Christ, our only Mediator and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2009/12/16/a-fathers-advice/</link>
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		<title>Jesus Driven Ministry (ch3)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This third chapter is called &#8216;Affirmed by God.&#8217;  Fernando argues that:
&#8220;The ministry is so challenging that when we think of it, the primary focus always needs to be on what God does for us.  Otherwise when problems come and we are faced with our own inadequacy, we could react in harmful ways.&#8221;
I would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thevirtualword.org/2009/11/25/jesus-driven-ministry-ch3/</link>
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