Book Review: The Beauty of the Cross
Disclaimer – I was provided with a free review copy of this book, and thus didn’t have to like it. If I did, then As someone who has rubbished Lent in the past, and then worked for an Anglican rooted … Continued
Book Review: So Great a Salvation
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This book piqued my interest as it concerns one thing that I am fascinated by – soteriology, ie what it means when we talk about being saved – and a concept I am increasingly engaging with, namely theological reflection from … Continued
God With Us, God For Us
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Originally published in 2014. This blog post may not entirely work. It draws together two threads. And it tries to see in them what the Father is doing, and what the Father has done. For those of you who don’t … Continued
Book Review: The Goldilocks Zone
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Standard disclaimer – this book is published by IVP, part of SPCK, for whom I work. I was a keen advocate for the book internally, and am delighted to see it in print. This is an interesting book to review … Continued
2017: My Top Ten Books
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As part of my round-up posts about my (Failed?) 2017 Reading challenge, I thought it might be worth gathering the books I liked the most into one place. So, with minimal ado, here are my Top Ten Books of 2017: … Continued
Book Review: Sin, Grace and Free Will Vol. 1
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One of the nice things about my eclectic interests and ecclesially broad employment to date is that sometime books appear in print that friends have written – in the case of the book I’m reviewing today, I remember being enthused … Continued
Reflecting: The Cold Within
At the recent VCUKI 2017 Theology Symposium, ‘Just Theology’, the brilliant Kate Colemanspoke powerfully on mission, diversity and leadership. She began with a poem, playing this video: This is a poem that is apparently well known – yet I’d not … Continued
Crumbs from the King’s Table
I was looking forward to the Vineyard UK Theology Symposium last weekend. It was brilliant. No we’ve got that out the way, I want to talk about the title of this post, the soundtrack to a lot of my … Continued
Truth in Relationship
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Over the last few years I’ve thought a lot about telling the truth. Truth is vital – it literally gives life, and is so important for the way our lives unfold. Truth is also difficult – sometimes it hurts, … Continued
