An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
In my first full month back at IVP (October was somewhat disrupted by three weeks in Australia!) I’ve been having a great time reading a few things. Here are the things I’ve read this month that have got me thinking. … Continued
You might have seen my review of Alexander Venter’s new book, Doing Spirituality. As it is quite a long, meaty and beautiful book, I asked Alexander a few questions to help explain and explore what he’s written. I hope it … Continued
In the second month of 2019 my reading has picked up pace – see my Goodreads profile for details – and so here are some of the best things I’ve read in the last month, and what I thought. My … Continued
After my (slightly late) roundup of what I read in September, I’ve got what I read in October ready to go… A great blog post over at the Good Book Company, ‘When Depression Makes Church So Hard‘. TLDR: Read this … Continued
From time to time I like to celebrate good examples of musical/other worship, from different parts of the body of Christ. As someone embedded locally in, and theologically invested in, a Vineyard Church, I’m particularly encouraged when I see or … Continued
Every now and again, I’m privileged to be at conferences meetings or events that I wouldn’t expect to be. One of the best things about this random trait of my experience of life has been free books. Recently, I was enjoying … Continued
This guest post comes from a friend of mine – someone I’ve only met once (In Philadelphia, we argued and ate burgers, to the best of my recollection) – and engages with something I think is going to be (if … Continued
Speaking as a white under 30 conservative evangelical charismatic Christian male human who works in Digital, I couldn’t help but notice a rather provocative article hosted over at Christianity Today about authority and blogging. You should read it before … Continued
A blog post about a recent vote in the Church of England General Synod, on sexuality, raised some questions about this passage, which resulted in this blog post. It should have been a paragraph, but became the below exploration of … Continued
As intimated at in my earlier post this month on what I’m hoping to read in 2017, I tend to read quite a bit. Books, ebooks, papers, book reviews, magazines, blogs, and articles of every stripe end up in front … Continued
