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Interview with Bob Blincoe: Mission, Modality (Lighthouse), and Sodality (Flint)

Today I interview Robert Blincoe, author of the blog Lighthouse and Flint (robertblincoe.blog), and Ethnic realities and the church: lessons from Kurdistan: a historical study of missionary work, 1668–1990.

We talk about his call to mission, his work with Frontiers, his vision for the unreached (or hidden) peoples, the lasting impact of Dr. Ralph Winters, and his current project, “Lighthouse and Flint”.

One book mentioned was The Barbarian Conversion by Fletcher, which is absolutely brilliant. Also, The Stripping of the Altars by Duffy. I didn’t mention it, but if you want to learn more about Jewish readings of the New Testament check out The Jewish Annotated New Testament, edited by Levine and Brettler.

Revelation: Erasing the Division between Heaven and Earth

Second installation of my talk with @dralfonsejaved for the podcast, Our Urban Voices. All about #revelation.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/104-uncovering-revelation-its-about-erasing-the/id1595915745?i=1000660900535

Uncovering Revelation: It’s in the Old Testament Code

Our Urban Voices, podcast with Dr Alfonse Javed. We get in to the question of how to interpret the Apocalypse—the last book in the Bible.

Happy Birthday Church! A Pentecost Sermon (Acts 2:1–13)

The Five Pillars of Islam

The Shahada:

The Salat:

The Zakat (alms):

The Sawm (Fasting)

The Hajj (Pilgrimage):

A review of Ernest Hemingway’s *A Moveable Feast*

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book is about the author’s time in Paris when he was married to his first wife, Hadley, and was poor and not yet famous. The unique cadence of Hemingway is there, and we get to meet some interesting other characters—I particularly liked the stories about F. Scott Fitzgerald.

But what makes the book so magical is how he makes both the city of Paris come alive, and how he talks about the development of his writing skills.

The book is romance but also a tragedy, as near the end we read about the disintegration of his marriage, which is heart-breaking and sad.

If you are going to Paris, read the book. If you like Hemingway, read the book.

Note: a book was written from the perspective of Hadley. I have not read it but my wife recommends it: The Paris Wife



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Jesus’ one and only strategy: a sermon on apprenticeship

Delivered at Immanuel Baptist Church (Madrid) on January 14, 2024.

Review of Richard Fletcher’s *The Barbarian Conversion*

The Barbarian Conversion: From Paganism to Christianity by Richard Fletcher

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A truly extraordinary book. Working from very patchy and ambiguous documents and archeological remains, Fletcher goes region by region speaking to us of the conversion of Europe to Christianity. We meet noble missionaries and conniving bishops and reckless monks and much more.

The strength of the book is the author’s acceptance of complexity in the reality of conversion. The factors were many (economic, cultural, marital, military, spiritual, philosophical) but he resists the temptation to boil it all down to one simple answer. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand what we are able to know about the conversion of the barbarians and the slow creation of European Christendom.

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Kevin Prosch: Journeys of Life

Over the years an obscure Christian artist named Kevin Prosch blessed me in many ways. I recently re-encountered his music and learned that it was more or less impossible to access. I have uploaded this album of his for the blessing of the people of God. It combines improvised worship, nature sounds, and ethnographic recordings. No one has ever done anything like this ever, to the best of my knowledge.

Listen and worship, be edified and encouraged in your journey of life.

To whom does the Holy Land (Israel-Palestine) really belong? A sermon

Delivered in Madrid on 5 November 2023 at Immanuel Baptist Church.