An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
This book is not an easy one to recommend, but it is an important and beautifully written tool for anyone who is in the process of grief, whether from suicide or not. Al Hsu writes from the persepctive of one … Continued
Wow. Who would have expected that an almost universal embrace of ‘online church’ would be one of the outcomes of a global pandemic. I use those quote marks because I believe that the activities that we are engaging on online … Continued
The authors, Anne and Gavin Calver, rightly write that “we are nothing and can do nothing without Him“. Personally, getting to the point of writing this book review has been an entertaining journey. I now work for IVP – and … Continued
The authors pitch this book in answer to a simple question – we know God loves us, but does he really like us? This is less an allusion to rom-coms, but rather an unpacking of that great vision of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, that … Continued
At the outset of this review I should note that I work for the publisher of the NSBT Series in the UK, and that this may cloud my review. Let the reader understand! I’ve been excited about this book since … Continued
One of the occupational hazards of a) being interested in what the Bible says about things and b) being an impending dad (my wife gave birth to our first child in March, so if things go quiet here, that’ll be … Continued
I was delighted to see that The Good Book Company, who kindly sent me a review copy, have published this book. Barnabas Piper is someone I really enjoy reading – I thoroughly enjoyed his previous The Pastors’ Kid – and the … Continued
Ever since starting to work for SPCK back in 2016, I’ve come more and more to appreciate the season of Advent – and have used various different books to ‘lean in’ to this vital season of the Church’s year. Recently … Continued
I’ve been watching with interest various people and organisations post their ‘book of the year’ lists, and have held off doing my own largely because I was finishing up a few books that I wondered if they MIGHT sneak into … Continued
Sometimes, just sometimes, disparate threads in a story are drawn together in such a way that the reader can but marvel at the authors skill. Sometimes, just sometimes, we see the same thing happening accidentally in the real world. I’ve … Continued
