Book Review: History and Eschatology

2 Dec 2019

Book Review: History and Eschatology

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Culture, Ecclesiology, Embodiment, Eschatology, God the Father, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Identity, Image of God, Jesus, Justice, Kingdom of God, New Testament, Old Testament, Power, Relationality, The Bible, Theology, Vineyard | 1

Reviewing books by N. T., or Tom, Wright is always an adventure. Partly because there are so many of them, partly because he has fans and detractors in similar numbers, and partly because his output is so broad, covering both … Continued

20 Nov 2019

Book Review: Beyond the Big C

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Being Human, Book Review, Gospel, Jesus | 0

Jeremy Marshall’s short new book on living with incurable cancer is one of the most inspiring stories I’ve read this year. Published 10ofThose, who kindly sent me a review copy, I’ve got to know the author online a little bit … Continued

8 Nov 2019

Book Review: God in the Whirlwind

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Atonement, Being Human, Book Review, Church History, Culture, Eschatology, Evangelicalism, God the Father, Gospel, Heresy, History, Image of God, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Mission, Reading, Revival, Theology | 0

The name David Wells will likely be known to one subset of readers of this blog, and an unknown one to others. This book, though, should be of interest to anyone who reads this blog and/or is interested in issues … Continued

28 Aug 2019

Book Review: MORE: Truth

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Book Review, Charismatic, Culture, Evangelicalism, Identity, Jesus, John, Leadership, Reading, Theology, Top Reads | 2

You know you are getting old when your friends start writing books. I first met Kristi Mair, author of MORE: Truth at a UCCF Midlands Team event – I was a naive young Associate Staff Worker with Theology Network (Read: unpaid … Continued

22 Jul 2019

The Contemporary Christian

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Culture, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Leadership, Mission, Reading, Top Reads | 1

For some readers of this blog, the name John Stott will be very familiar. For others, he may be someone vaguely on the radar. For still others, the name may well mean nothing. Regardless, I think it is worth flagging … Continued

15 Jun 2019

An Interview with Steve Burnhope

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Atonement, Theology, Vineyard | 0

You might have seen my review of Steve Burnhope’s new book, Atonement and the New Perspective. As it is quite a technical, academic book, I asked Steve a few questions to help explain and explore what he’s written. I hope … Continued

13 Jun 2019

Book Review: Long Story Short

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Book Review, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership | 1

Andy Frost has written a really helpful, incisive little book that helps Christians work out how to share their story, and find their place in God’s unfolding story. Story is important – we swim in the water of stories every … Continued

30 Apr 2019

A Hero of the Titanic

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Church History, Culture, Evangelicalism, Gospel, Psalms | 1

Today is the anniversary – 107th – of the awful tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic. On a cold, cold night, this ‘unsinkable’ ship struck and iceberg, and sank dramatically into the nearly freezing North Atlantic. Hundreds perished – … Continued

4 Apr 2019

Guest Post: No Sex Please!

by Tom Creedy | posted in: Apologetics, Being Human, Culture | 3

I share this post because I think it raises interesting questions, contributing to a concerning trend first noticed by Andrew Wilson back in 2014. Why don’t people want to talk about sex? More specifically, why do most Christian/evangelical leaders shy … Continued

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