Book Review: The Gospel Comes with a House Key
I’ve said before in different places that I will read anything that Rosaria Butterfield rights. This book was no exception, and even though I read it in a time and a year when the basic practice of hospitality was effectively … Continued
Book Review: Single Minded
Kate Wharton may be best known to readers of this blog as one of the assistant national directors of New Wine, or a contributor (of an excellent chapter!) to Healthy Faith and the Coronavirus Crisis. To my shame, I haven’t … Continued
What I read in 2020 (the full list)
It’s the time of year when the ‘books of the year’ lists start coming out (I did one for work), and I’m gradually joining in. According to GoodReads (which I’ve been using the last couple of years to track and … Continued
Book Review: Compassion & Conviction
Politics, some say, is a dirty business. That has definitely, it seems been the case this year in 2020. Particularly, perhaps in America, where the presidential election has been what can only be politely described as a dumpster fire. Even … Continued
My Top Twenty of 2020
Having read almost (but actually not that near) 200 books this year, I figured I could split the difference and have a Top Twenty for 2020. So, in no particular order (and riffing off the Top Ten I did for … Continued
Book Review: One Assembly
I’m glad this book exists. Many of my family and friends are supportive of the multisite model of church, and in the time of coronavirus, the vast majority of churches have had to adapt the practical outworking of their ecclesiology … Continued
Book Review: The Abiding Presence
After enjoying The Message of the Book of Revelation in my devotional time, I thought I’d use part of that time to read another commentary of a type/series I was unfamiliar with. In this case (working at work on a book on Moses) … Continued
Top Reads: September to November 2020
I skipped August as it was so busy I didn’t manage to write the reviews of books that I read. Then I got out of the rhythm, so here’s a roundup of ten things that I read in the last … Continued
Book Review: Kingdom Theology and Human Rights
Derek Morphew is a key Vineyard theologian, and presently supports movements and individuals alongside having oversight of Vineyard International Publishing (VIP). VIP is the publisher of this book, a short, readable but rich little monograph that brings the distinctive theological … Continued
Introducing: Apply
As well as working for a publisher, I’m also involved on a voluntary or bare-bones consultancy basis with a number of other projects. This is one of the latter. I only work outside of work, paid or unpaid, on things I believe are good … Continued
