Visualizing the Bible

Daniel Newman has written a stimulating post on what corporate worship looks like when we sing (and obey) the Psalms . He asks: So what would obedience to the Psalms look like in public worship? Among other things: Clapping (Psalm 47.1) Kneeling (Psalm 95.6) Raising up hands in prayer (Psalm 28.2, 1 Timothy 2.8) and praise (Psalm 134.2) He observes that the kind of churches that I’ve been part of have been good at taking this to heart a... more

Why are fonts chosen and how do they work to create a sense of continuity with the rest of a design scheme? The BBC investigates . Turns out the Beeb and many readers of the BBC News websites are very into their fonts with recent articles from a celebration of the 50th Birthday of the font Helvetica and a deluge of responses to the question - “ What is your favourite font?” to a discussion of fonts and signage in airports . For straight forward clean fonts my favo... more

Mission in Urban contexts has seen a massive surge in interest, practice and writings both at the academic and popular levels. Yet, by and large, suburban contexts are neglected or held in disdain by the urbanites and the rural village settings. Fitting neither into the category of urban or rural (the lines of which are significantly blurred anyway), various missiologists are calling many to consider mission in these inbetween places. A new(ish) website thesubtext.org seeks ... more