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Gospel Speech Online
I’ve written this brief book to help Christians to speak the gospel of truth in love in the online world, drawing on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
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Are we there yet? ‘Exile’ in the Bible (article)
This world is our God-created home, and yet it’s also not our home. How are we to understand this tension, and how are we to live and minister in light of it?
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Katoomba Christian Convention – a short history
A short history of the Katoomba Christian Convention, by Paul Innes. The Youngs’ 1903 vision to share the Scriptures continues today.
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The trusted system: a week in the life
My trusted system includes various structures for sustainable sacrifice in Christian ministry. How does this trusted system work for me in a typical week?
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Paper for IBR (at SBL): Making memories in Ephesians and Barnabas
Paper for the IBR at the SBL Annual Conference 2016: “Remember that you were once Gentiles”: Making memories in Ephesians and Barnabas
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Learning to Speak Christian in an Online World (article)
The paradoxes of social media can make speaking Christianly online quite a challenge. What’s the way forward?
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The work of ministry in Ephesians 4:12 – summary
‘Ministry’ in Ephesians 4:12 does not mean ‘service’; it is fundamentally a matter of ‘bringing’ the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to people.
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The weekly review: Planning for sustainable sacrifice
My weekly review enables me to approach the week as an arena of opportunities to serve God and others; rather than as a minefield of formidable unknowns.
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Justified Only By Faith (a Sermon)
Sola Fide: Justified Only by Faith. A sermon by Lionel Windsor. What faith means. What faith isn’t. Why justification only by faith really, really matters.
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Who’s afraid of to-do lists? Making tasks that work
How do I integrate all the stuff from my inboxes into my trusted system? I need to create tasks that work. Each task needs certain essential elements.
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Inboxes. Getting all the stuff out of them. Every day.
This post is about a core habit that helps me to reduce everyday stress. This involves identifying all my inboxes in life, and daily emptying them.
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The Work of Ministry in Ephesians 4:12
Ministry in Ephesians 4:12 does not mean ‘service’. Rather, it is fundamentally a matter of ‘bringing’ the saving gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to people.
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Living life in “the zone”: using zones to regulate life
Communications technologies make it hard to regulate the various facets of life, e.g. “work”, “home” and “rest”. I use the concept of “zones” to do this.
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Capturing wild commitments
Being a Christian involves being committed to people. But all these commitments can be a source of stress, unless they are captured. Here’s how I do it.
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Building blocks of a trusted system
Christian ministry involves constantly asking: “What should I be doing right now?” This is where my “trusted system” is incredibly useful to me.
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Prelude: An electro-blues album
In the 1990s I wrote and recorded some electro-blues pieces with an electric piano, synth and PC. I called the album “Prelude”. Here are a few tracks.
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Taming the phone 2: Putting apps in their place
One of my jobs as a Christian minister is to work out how to use my phone without being used by it. A key way to do this is to put apps in their place.
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Paul and the Vocation of Israel: Paul within Judaism?
My book Paul and the Vocation of Israel has been aligned with the “Paul within Judaism” perspective. Does it fit in this perspective?
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Taming the phone 1: Minimising notifications
One of my jobs as a Christian minister is to work out how to use my phone without being used by it. A key way to do this is to minimise notifications.
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Slip, slop, slap for sustainable sacrifice
This blog series is about habits and personal organisation structures I’ve developed over the years for “sustainable sacrifice” in Christian ministry.
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ThLZ review: Paul and the Vocation of Israel
A review of my book Paul and the Vocation of Israel has appeared in the German journal Theologische Literaturzeitung. Extract [my translation]: “Windsor’s work deserves credit as it will certainly stimulate further exegetical reflection. He has taken Paul’s efforts in self-assurance, by means of his appropriation of Isaiah, and placed them in reference to Paul’s…
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Teaching and learning in the Bible: An interview with Dr Claire Smith
An interview with Dr Claire Smith, an expert in the language of teaching and learning in the New Testament
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Biblical Greek and Hebrew Memrise courses – Michael Allison
Michael Allison, a student here at Moore College, has put together a comprehensive set of Memrise courses for both Greek and Hebrew.
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Are We There Yet? Exile in the Bible (video)
The video of my talk “Are We There Yet? Exile in the Bible” is now available to watch
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Coming up at Nexus16: “Are We There Yet? Exile in the Bible”
I’ll be speaking on the topic of “Exile in the Bible” at Nexus16, alongside Kanishka Raffel, Phil Colgan and others (video)
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