Tag: christianity

Essena O’Neill, Instagram, And How We Respond to Brokenness

November 3, 2015

Essena O’Neill, an 18 year old Australian model, had 612,000 followers on Instagram and was reportedly making $AUS 2000 per post. In social media terms she was a big hitter. And yet a few days ago she deleted thousands of her IG posts, as well as editing the captions on countless others, and quit all other social media platforms before launching … More Essena O’Neill, Instagram, And How We Respond to Brokenness

Watch Me!

April 10, 2013

Who are you investing your life in?   This video, made by 2Vstudios, has been published by 10Publishing, a division of 10ofthose.com, with the aim of being shared online and viewed in churches. The dream is communities full of intentional relationships where God’s word is opened and shared one to one. Keep a look out … More Watch Me!

Soundbite over substance – a changing media and a changing ministry?

June 15, 2012

We’ve fallen in love with soundbites and need a dramatic turnaround back to the importance of substance… That was BBC political correspondent Nick Robinson’s warning when he gave the inaugural Brian Redhead lecture on politics and the media recently. Of course that’s my own soundbite summary, but his point was a perceptive one, certainly applicable … More Soundbite over substance – a changing media and a changing ministry?

The Centrality of Jesus (or ‘In case I’m in danger of forgetting it’s all about Him’)

May 11, 2012

We’re nearly coming up to the end of nine months in 1 Corinthians at church. Re-reading the whole thing I was struck afresh by the way Paul makes things kind of explicit in his opening verses of the letter: 1 ‘Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our … More The Centrality of Jesus (or ‘In case I’m in danger of forgetting it’s all about Him’)