Book Review: Is God a Moral Monster?
I’m late to the party in reviewing this book. It was published in 2008, I first read it in 2009, and it’s now 2020. But Paul Copan’s chapter in Healthy Faith and the Coronavirus Crisis was both provocative and helpful, in … Continued
A Non-Conformist Perspective on LLF
The Church of England has released it’s latest big thing on sexuality. I say ‘thing’ because bluntly Living in Love and Faith is not really a report, but rather a suite of resources including a book, a course, some videos, and … Continued
Book Review: MORE Direction
MORE>Direction by Ruth and Ayo Afolabi is published by IVP in the UK (for whom I presently work!) It’s the fourth volume in the little series of more books, which try to help young busy millennial disciples make more space … Continued
Wayne Grudem on the Purity of the Church
I’ve been reading the new edition of Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine for work – and am coming towards the end! It’s been fascinating doing so – the first edition was my gateway drug into the serious … Continued
Book Review: Blessed
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a bit of a fanboy of Kate Bowler, author of Everything Happens for a Reason and other Lies I’ve Loved, and also The Preacher’s Wife. Bowler is an Assistant professor … Continued
Reading Recommendations: On Being Human
I was privileged recently to deliver some teaching on what it means to be human to a mission team at a charity. They seemed to enjoy it, so I sent a follow-up email. This blog post offers a few things … Continued
Book Review: If Only
This is a short review, partly because it’s of a short book, and mostly because you should probably read the book. “Contentment isn’t a denial of our problems, a lack of ambition or an end of hope… Christian contentment is … Continued
UK Evangelicalism: Three Streams, One Cross
It should be noted that this blog post had its origin in some comments on a minor factual issue in a chapter of a forthcoming book on the Atonement I’ve contributed to. With that in mind, it is probably not … Continued
Book Review: Why Being Yourself is a Bad Idea
I’m always on the lookout for books that articulate basic Christian belief in ways that are intelligible to people who wouldn’t call themselves Christians. I’m also always on the lookout for books that challenge big lies that either Christians or … Continued
Book Review: But Where Are You Really From?
I needed to read this book. For years, I asked this question whenever I was talking to someone who didn’t look like me (white). I often feigned politness and left it till a bit later in the conversation, but in … Continued
