An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
A the end of last week Mr Donald J Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America. Some people will celebrate. Other people will cry. I believe a significant majority will reluctantly stare at their … Continued
Disclaimer – I used to work for the publisher of this book. And presented a paper on it at an SST Conference. The most popular blog post on my old blog, now reproduced here, was titled and about The Wonder … Continued
To my shame, this blog has not featured Oliver O’Donovan’s writing nearly as much as it should. This is largely because I’ve read far less than I’d have liked to by this point. Fortunately, as this excellent review over at Reformation … Continued
I’ve blogged at length, with robust intention, about the inter-relation of Christianity and Depression. This short review – of a short book – aims to add to that discussion. Add some ideas to the pot. John Piper is one of my … Continued
A poem. A prompt. A word. I’m sure many of you will know the the poem God Knows, and if you don’t, I expect you’ll recognise the first line. It is a poem by Minnie Louise Haskins, who taught at the … Continued
From time to time on my blog historically, and I hope ongoing-ly (sorry, probably not actually a word, comment below if you know the correct word) I like to recommend things. This isn’t the same as a review – which … Continued
Today I’m enjoying being at #FutureBook16, the industry conference magazines day Conference for people interested in the future of books. Lots of stuff to learn. Also quite a few things that are confirming some of my thinking. Innovation is a … Continued
“Out On A Limb – the body of Christ and individual bodies online” This paper explores the complexity of human and ecclesial identity, within the New Testament language of the Body of Christ. Arguing that an online presence, or identity, … Continued
At present, I’m a regular blogger on my blogspot site, which I’ve been using for five years. I felt it was time for a change – encouraged, rightly, by my wonderful wife – and this work in progress wordpress blog … Continued
Morning all! Today is the first day of my new job. I am, apparently, the Digital Marketing Executive for SPCK – the UK’s key Christian Publisher. Having recently aqquired IVP, the UK’s leading conservative evangelical publisher, SPCK is an interesting … Continued
