Why does ‘sexuality’ have such a unique power to divide the church?
It’s not a great time, it seems to me, for those outside the church looking at the church in England and wondering what we are about, let alone what we are for. 2500+ leaders in churches signed a letter asking the … Continued
Book Review: The Gospel of Our King
It’s been a little while since I read and enjoyed Tom Wright’s excellent How God Became King, and since then I’ve read quite a few more books. The one I’m reviewing today, by Bruce Ashford and Heath Thomas is one … Continued
Books I have edited… John Stott on Creation Care
This post is part of an occasional series. You can read more about that, and see other posts, here. In her chapter at the end of Living Radical Discipleship, Laura Yoder refers to an unpublished manuscript by Sam Berry, tentatively titled Stott … Continued
Book Review: Living Radical Discipleship
Regular or historic readers of this blog may know or have observed that John Stott is a big influence on the way that I like to read and write and try to follow Jesus. The book I’m reviewing today echoes that … Continued
Some 2022 Reading Goals
Last year (2021) I ended up exceeding my reading goals, largely by reading a lot of fiction and taking some sick leave, with regards to quantity of books read. In the last few days of 2021 I realised I was going … Continued
Book Review: Stewards of Eden
Ever since handing over the manuscript of John Stott on Creation Care early last year, I’ve been keeping an eye out for books on creation care and Christianity that tap in to the Bibles big story, rather than treating it … Continued
My Top 21 of 2021
After the roundup of what I read in 2021, with my apologies again for a dearth of reviews, here are my top 21 books. 21 – Mark (TNTC) by Eckhard Schnabel – an excellent and accessible commentary on Mark which … Continued
Book Review: A Vision for Preaching
A Vision for Preaching, Abraham Kuruvilla, Baker, 2015, ~200 page paperback I love preaching. Mostly I love listening to preachers preach – and am saddened when the slot in a service reserved for a sermon is instead filled with … Continued
What I read in 2021 – the long (and incomplete) list.
2021 was an interesting year for reading – I probably read over 200 books, if I include the manuscripts I’ve worked on in various capacities. However, I go by my goodreads tally, and this year kept a Twitter thread (click … Continued
Keeping Secrets for the Sake of the Gospel – or, thinking about power and sin.
Don’t do it. Unless – and if you are reading this in English it is extremely unlikely – you are being physically persecuted by the government of your country and need to resist. Like under the Nazis. That thought is … Continued
