An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
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
July was an odd month – lots of reading, but not many book reviews! Next month might see the backlog start to clear… Anyway, here are a few things I really enjoyed reading last month. John Stevens has written a … Continued
May has been a unique month in a unique year. Nevertheless, my reading has continued. Here are a few highlights. One highlight was James Mumford’s excellent VEXED. TLDR? The world is polarised. But truth can be found on all sides. … Continued
Here are a few of the things I read and enjoyed last month! The New Statesman ran a provocative article about how Coronavirus is history-changing. TLDR? Change happens. Humans are not invincible. The EU might be over. Lucy Peppiatt’s Rediscovering Scripture’s … Continued
March has been a crazy month – our first daughter arrived (early!) and the world was gripped by the Coronavirus pandemic. In spite of both of those momentous, life-changing events (or, in the latter, perhaps because of!) I managed to … Continued
I’m privileged to work for IVP, a confessional evangelical publisher that loves and values the Bible. Recently, we published a superb new edition, an NIV with study notes from the Bible Speaks Today (BST) series. I don’t know about you, … Continued
As the second month of 2020 comes to an end, and my wife formally begins her maternity leave, I’ve tried to read as much as possible before the baby comes! Here are my Top Ten Things, all read in the … Continued
It’s been a privilege to work on marketing this book – and it has been genuinely difficult keeping my review from going live. I want people to read this book! But, anyway, the usual proviso to a review applies – … Continued
The first month of 2020 has been a great one for reading. There have been new books, old books, Sharon Hastings Wrestling With My Thoughts is a superb book. TLDR? If you care about mental health and faith, read this book. … Continued
December was a good month for reading – a full month back at IVP/SPCK, and lots of interesting things. Here are Ten Things I think other people should read. David Firth’s Including the Stranger – a timely and brilliantly put … Continued
