Book Review: Blessed New Humanity in Christ
At the beginning of 2022, I tweeted that I wanted to read more books by people who aren’t like me in at least one way, and the good folk at Langham Publishing sent me some goodies. I recently enjoyed Reading Jeremiah … Continued
Book Review: Celebrities for Jesus
I was sent a pre-publication copy of this book to review – having not seen the final text, my review may have some redundancy. It’s worth noting at the outset of this review that the author, Katelyn Beaty, is a … Continued
Book Review: Finding Jesus in the Storm
Reading books about mental health and faith, as someone with a slightly broken brain and a deep faith, is a mixed bag. They can be awful, they can be excellent, and they can be somewhere in between. Reading Christian books … Continued
Book Review: The Air We Breathe
With thanks to The Good Book Company for a review copy. In 1904, or thereabouts, Herman Bavinck wrote: “If we reject Christianity because it does not suit us, it instantly proves at the very same time that Christianity is indispensable … Continued
Book Review: Leadership or Servanthood
This review originally appeared in Christianity magazine. It is thus quite short! There’s no doubting that the Church has a leadership problem. The roll call of high-profile leaders that have fallen, failed or been exposed in recent years is sobering. … Continued
My AAR (Presenting) Debut
I’ve been aware of AAR, and a member sporadically, since 2014 when I was doing my MA. The AAR is the American Academy of Religion – the largest scholarly society for the study of religion in the English language – … Continued
Book Review: Why is There Suffering? Pick your own theological expedition.
I won this book in a raffle. I don’t say that very often about books, but Zondervan’s stand at ETS last year had ‘golden ticket’s from Stan Gundry (who I’ve not heard of as being particularly like Willy Wonka, but … Continued
I’m Heading Back to Norway in May
Way back in 2014, I had the surreal privilege of presenting a paper at a conference in Norway, in the beautiful coastal town of Stavanger. That paper grew out of some footnotes from a Masters essay, and looked at Galatians … Continued
Book Review: this beautiful truth
As I wrote at about the 25% mark of reading this beautiful truth, ‘this is a special book’. It is a special book because it is beautifully written. As someone working in publishing, and someone who likes theology, and someone who … Continued
The Theological One About the Anaheim Vineyard
I started writing this post in early March, and finished it when a decision that *could* have been changed was confirmed by the Anaheim Vineyard in mid-March. Back in 2013 I had the totally unexpected privilege of being in California … Continued