An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Regular or long-term readers of this blog will know that I am a fan of multi-perspective books, drawing together different angles on an important subject, for example an enduring favourite of mine, Five Views on Justification. Readers will also know that … Continued
Ever since I’d heard about them (when I was working at IVP the series was mooted, but I left about six months before they were published) – and friends who went to New Wine this summer will know more about … Continued
After a bit of a run-around with the post office, I was delighted to get my (grubby) hands on a (pristine, white, hence my concern with the grubby hands) on this beautiful little book. Learning to Breathe was commissioned boy a … Continued
From time to time I’m lucky enough to get sent books to review. Today’s book is one that I was glad to review, and was looking forward to reading. Andy Johnston has written a really readable, gripping and fast-paced biography … Continued
I was browsing the website of an exciting looking conference (The Justice Conference), particularly looking at the bios of some of the speakers, and the details of the program, when a thought popped into my head. A lot of the … Continued
This will be a short review, because this is a short book, which is at least in part a bit of a trailer for a longer book by the same authors, which I am now quite excited to read. Gornik … Continued
For the past week my wife and I have been driving through Northern California – after spending a couple of nights in Las Vegas, and a week in a cabin with family in Tennessee. I always love visiting the USA … Continued
I noted with interest Ian Paul’s recent blog post sharing some reflections on where the Church of England is in regards to its teaching document on human sexuality. One line that jumped out, with reference to the pastoral implications: “I … Continued
I’ve been looking forward to reading Vicky’s first book ever since she shared, on Twitter, that she was writing one. Vicky Beeching may or may not be known to readers of this blog – I’veactually been engaging with her online … Continued
One of the side effects of getting interested in how humans have been created, and the Doctrine of Creation more generally, is that you end up bumping up into questions of what to eat when. Back when Amy and I … Continued
