{"id":1866,"date":"2018-11-30T10:25:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T10:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomascreedy.com\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2018-11-30T10:25:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T10:25:04","slug":"top-reads-november-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomascreedy.co.uk\/top-reads-november-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Reads: November 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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November has been a fun month for reading, with a couple of really exciting new books sliding onto my shelf, and some really interesting articles too. Here are Ten things that I’ve read in November 2018 that I think deserve a wider readership…<\/p>\n

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  1. My friend, Vineyard pastor Luke Geraty, has written an excellent roundup of resources to help people think through what it means to support women in leadership<\/a> as an aspect of the Kingdom of God. This follows an excellent earlier post on reading the Bible<\/a> more generally. TLDR? You have more reading to do.<\/li>\n
  2. I read and reviewed a soberingly superb book on the Holocaust<\/a>. TLDR? You need to read this book.<\/li>\n
  3. Debbie Hayton wrote, originally for the Spectator<\/a>, about how ‘Not all transsexuals think trans women are women<\/a>‘. TLDR? This is an alt. take that most people will ignore because it is complex.<\/li>\n
  4. I loved Chris Lane’s\u00a0Ordinary Miracles<\/em><\/a>. TLDR? A book for and about church\/leadership, which resonates with a few of my favourite themes.<\/li>\n
  5. Guvna B (rapper and author of\u00a0Unpopular Culture<\/em><\/a>) has written a fascinating post about ‘Gospel Drill<\/a>‘. TLDR? Contextualisation sometimes rubs the core of the Gospel the wrong way.<\/li>\n
  6. Shameless personal plug – my four conference papers from this yea<\/a>r are now readable, in a vaguely finished format.<\/li>\n
  7. David Bennett’s brilliant book\u00a0A War of Loves<\/em><\/a> is out. TLDR? Go and read this book if you care about sex, spirituality, and\/or Jesus. Also beautifully written.<\/li>\n
  8. Robin Ham has helpfully collected some Christmas videos<\/a> – perfect for church services, outreach, etc, at this time of year.<\/li>\n
  9. Ian Paul had a great post from Mike Higton, ‘How To Explain the Trinity in Words of One Syllable<\/a>‘. TLDR? Read this, and share it with people who think the Trinity is nerdiness for academics.<\/li>\n
  10. Over at Christianity Today, Ed Stetzer wrote a helpful reflection<\/a> on the story of John Chau. TLDR? Best thing on this complex story.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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