DTLC: We Believe in the Holy Spirit
Earlier this year my wife Amy and I kicked off the third term of teaching in our local church’s theology-based evening service. For a variety of reasons, we decided to focus this term’s sessions on Pneumatology – the person and … Continued
Book Review: The Prodigal God
I’m a Tim Keller fan. So it was with some interest that I got round to reading this, almost the slimmest of his various books. “The Prodigal God”, with the bold subtitle “Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith”, is … Continued
A Blast from the NLC Past – 2
This is the second ‘substantive’ post in my new(ish, on and off) mini-series, explained here. This talk was the closing evening session of NLC 2012 – and you can listen to it on the VCUKI website. This was the opening … Continued
Book Review: My Search for Charismatic Reality
Occasionally, you come across a book that resonates with your own story. As someone who has accidentally become a Charismatic, I’m always interested to read books by people who disagree with me, but claim to follow Jesus. Similarly, I’m also … Continued
Guest Post: No Sex Please!
I share this post because I think it raises interesting questions, contributing to a concerning trend first noticed by Andrew Wilson back in 2014. Why don’t people want to talk about sex? More specifically, why do most Christian/evangelical leaders shy … Continued
Book Review: Spirituality According to Paul
Today’s book review is one I’m excited to share, because it is of a book that does so much. I started to read it as part of my ongoing reading and research in the topic of prayer and spirituality, but … Continued
A Bibliography: Prayer
Throughout my writing career and Christian life, as I’ve turned my library card and reading time to different questions, I’ve compiled bibliographies of books I’ve read or intend to read about different topics. Thus far, I’ve scribbled lists on: Sexuality … Continued
Book Review: The Sunshine of the Gospel
Dave Bish is one of the best and most engaged internet people I’ve come across. He works for Beeston Free Church in Nottingham (formerly for UCCF), and encourages students and the rest of us all over the UK with his … Continued
Top Reads: March 2019
You might have noticed my post last month about the things that I’ve enjoyed reading. March continued to bring in some interesting things to read, and I produce my normal monthly ‘top ten’. Enjoy! The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book … Continued
Book Review: Work
I was fortunate to be given a review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. It’s been a number of years since, somewhat ironically, I gave a seminar on a Christian/biblical view of work at a Christian … Continued