An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
One of the great things about our local church is that my wife and I have been given the dangerous responsibility to do is to convene and coordinate an evening service focused on theology. Over three weeks (spread across three … Continued
As I noted in my review of his last book, Matt Knell is a brilliant young historical theologian with a knack for communicating useful truth to people from a wider variety of backgrounds, education levels, and perspectives. It is with … Continued
May has been an interesting month. I’ve tried to be honest, whilst trying to keep on reading. Henceforth, I submit, my top reads for May 2018. Baptism is the initiatory sacrament of the Christian journey. I loved this book by … Continued
J. Gresham Machen is not a well-known name, but this blogger thinks he is well worth reading. Our book for review today is his seminal ‘Christianity and Liberalism’, where this American theologian argues the central and crucial case that … Continued
What makes a good leader? Or a good pastor? “Good pastors are not perfect pastors. No pastor is a perfect pastor. Good pastors are, paradoxically, those who know their own limitations, their imperfections. We give lip-service to this truth. … Continued
I was given a copy of this book by my former employer to review – I hope that this hasn’t clouded my reflections, but think it is important to say. Ever since this book was announced or in genesis, I’ve been … Continued
Last Saturday night I was privileged to be at the Shepherds Bush Empire (for readers like me, apparently this is a relatively cool venue for a gig) ostensibly to hear Rend Collective, a Northern Irish worship band from Bangor of … Continued
This is a very honest, very helpful book. From near the end of the book, a paragraph that hit me like a sack of bricks, but in a good way. “If you break your leg, you can expect to be … Continued
After thoroughly enjoying myself presenting and discussing two recent papers, I’ve continued to dig and think about a range of theological topics. I’m excited to be presenting two more bits of thinking at two very different conferences. Firstly, next … Continued
The other night my wife turned to me, just as I was reading some particularly normal science fiction, and asked a question: “What do you think about Alfie Evans?“ The question hit me pretty hard – I’d not … Continued
