An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
In preparation for a conference paper, I’ve been dipping in and out of a whole host of stuff by Tom/N. T. Wright, when I noticed in my digital library that I had a copy of this book. I read it … Continued
“But what about David?“ That was what a male church leader commented on a Facebook post about allegations concerning Ravi Zacharias. “He was a man after God’s own heart“ Paul, a male early church leader, describes David thusly in Acts … Continued
The news this weekend, at least in my part of the Christian internet, was dominated by a coordinated PR blitz on behalf of ‘The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer’. While you may have noticed it, with it’s striking design, in … Continued
Working for a Christian publisher – not least a confessional one – means that I am in a privileged position when it comes to reading books. It also means that I have to be quite careful not to read and … Continued
The last couple of months have been a bit insane, so here are some ‘bitesize’ reviews, of books that are important, but that I’ve not had time or motivation to do a full review on the blog. This post is … Continued
In my devotional time this year I’ve been reading Walking With God Day By Day: 365 Daily Devotional Selections from Martyn Lloyd-Jones. It’s been great, and every now and then the Doctor puts something so well I feel compelled to share … Continued
A guest post, ripped wholesale from an email I recieved (sign-up link at the bottom!) with a call to prayer… A season of prayer and discernment regarding our future Dear Thomas Greetings from the VSM Africa team! Wherever you … Continued
One of the perks of being interested in a) what God is doing and b) what God has done, whilst also c) reading books, is that occasionally you get fun opportunities. In this case, I got to interview Paul Harcourt, … Continued
I’m indebted to J. I. Packer’s legacy for many things, so it was bittersweet to hear that he has finished his race and is now with the Lord. For more on that, read the blog post I pulled together for … Continued
Of the making of books about the Coronavirus Crisis, readers could be forgiven for saying that there is no end. We’ve had a short book from John Lennox, a slightly longer book from John Piper, a very long book with … Continued
