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Fair Trade in the coffee market
Sat, 24/03/2007 - 10:09 — JamesI’ve been meaning to post a link to this for a while. Steve Leighton has written an article on how the Fair Trade movement impacts coffee growers. It’s insightful, because he has a lot of inside knowledge when it comes to the coffee industry.
… read more »Brazilian Sitio Boa
Sat, 24/03/2007 - 10:00 — JamesSitting down to work with an americano in hand, made from beans grown on the Sitio Boa Sorte farm in Brazil. This coffee came number 33 in the Brazilian 2005 Cup of Excellence competition, and I have to say it is another great Steve Leighton find.
The sad news – it’s run out. Steve has no more. I buy green which means the beans keep for a year or so, so that I can keep drinking long after he has none left!
… read more »Discipling our children and the glory of God
Sat, 24/03/2007 - 09:42 — JamesLooks like David F is about to deliver a splendidly helpful talk.
Yes, the notes on his blog leave us with a lot of gap-filling to do. But better to have these notes to fill the gaps in that not even have those. Thanks, David.
… read more »Are we fighting a losing battle?
Fri, 09/03/2007 - 09:26 — JamesA risky thing to claim – that we should expect to fight and lose.
Numbers 14: The people are judged for what? Deciding the enemies are too mighty to be beaten.
That was then. Since then the enemy has been beaten. Dare we risk angering the Lord in a similar way?
Phil Sowerbutts is on his way!
Mon, 05/03/2007 - 13:11 — JamesThat's exciting news.
Phil Sowerbutts is to be the next vicar of Castle Church, Stafford. He starts after Easter.
Welcome to Lichfield Diocese, Phil - it'll be a joy to work near you.
… read more »How many left Egypt
Sat, 03/03/2007 - 09:59 — JamesExodus says 600,000 (rough numbers). So does Numbers. Some modern scholars try to say it can’t be that simple.
Arguments too and fro will be many – but may I note the contribution that Numbers 3 ought to make?
… read more »Consecrating the firstborn
Sat, 03/03/2007 - 09:48 — JamesNote to self.
There is a debate when it comes to Exodus 12-13: Do the firstborn Israelites inherently belong to God, or do they belong to him because of the Exodus? From memory, Peter Enns goes for the former, but I could be wrong about that.
Numbers 3:13 - (I have all the Levites by substitution...) "...for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for my own all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast. They shall be mine: I am YHWH."
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