Top Reads: August 2019
August has been a good month for reading. I’ve finished reading a number of longer books as well as some quick reads. There have also been some fascinating articles floating around the internet. Without further ado, though, here are the … Continued
Book Review: MORE: Truth
You know you are getting old when your friends start writing books. I first met Kristi Mair, author of MORE: Truth at a UCCF Midlands Team event – I was a naive young Associate Staff Worker with Theology Network (Read: unpaid … Continued
Book Review: Epiphanies of the Ordinary
Sometimes you read a book, and it’s by someone you’ve been aware of for years, but never read anything by, and you are furious at yourself for not having got round to it earlier. Epiphanies of the Ordinary by Charlie Cleverly … Continued
Book Review: Ninety Percent of Everything
This is a book about the shipping industry. That may not inspire you, but as a sometime-sailor, and person concerned about both human impact on our planet and the potential for the future, I read this book and was extremely … Continued
Book Review: Knowing Our Times
This review will be quite short, because the book it is about is quite short, and I think it is well worth reading. If you are a pastor, church planter, or otherwise involved in church and mission in the UK, … Continued
Take Heed How You Hear
Today was one of those days where God’s word preached, God’s word written, and what God seems to be saying came together beautifully. I’ve been enjoying using John Piper’s Taste and See devotional, and my meditation this morning was “Take Heed … Continued
Book Review: Scattered Servants
Alan Scott has had influence on my life since 2012, when I heard him speak at The Cause to Live For, a Vineyard UK and Ireland conference. At the time, he and his wife Kathryn were leading Causeway Coast Vineyard … Continued
Book review: What Do We Do with the Bible?
It’s always amusing to review a book that shares it’s title with that of a recent blog post – but unfortunately in this case I’m incredibly glad I was given a review copy of What Do We Do with the Bible? … Continued
DTLC: Why is the Spirit HOLY?
I share this post with the acknowledgement that I, like all of us, so often fall short of the ideals that Jesus calls us towards. There is always grace, and there is always forgiveness, but there must also be repentance. … Continued
