Book Review: Seven Myths about Singleness
This is a short readable and very real book by Sam Allberry. I’m a bit late to the party on this one, as it was published almost 2 years ago, but it’s a really good book on singleness whichtakes seriously … Continued
Book Review: Practicing Christian Doctrine
I love the study and practice and process of theology. I love doctrine for the ways in which it illuminates the word and the world, and how it helps me make sense of a myriad of disagreements and strangeness in … Continued
Book Review: Silent Cries
This is a short review of a book published by my employer. It can be difficult detaching personal opinions from professional obligations, but Silent Cries was a hard book to read. In fact, unlike most books I read, it made me cry. … Continued
Book Review: Closer
Hot on the heels of my review of Ed Shaw’s excellent little Purposeful Sexuality, here’s a short review of a slightly longer book about sexual intimacy. Adrian and Celia Reynolds have done a helpful thing in writing an up to date … Continued
Book Review: Purposeful Sexuality
Ed Shaw begins his book before he even begins it with an acknowledgement: ‘To all those who have talked about sexuality with me. Thank you’. Having worked on the marketing of this book (it’s one of IVP’s rather brilliant January … Continued
What’s in a Name?
“God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name“ Philippians 2:9 My name is Thomas Creedy. This website is titled ‘thomascreedy.co.uk’, and my blog’s Facebook page is ‘Thomas Creedy’s Blog’. Those three … Continued
Book Review: Write Better
As someone who reads quite a lot, and writes quite a lot too, I’m simultaneously in awe of those who write well, and always searching for simple ways to improve my writing. A key thing, I think, is reading well, … Continued
Book Review: Jude and 2 Peter
After enjoying Gupta’s excellent commentary on 1 and 2 Thessalonians in the New Covenant Commentary Series, it was a no-brainer for me to pick up another one, and dig in to Jude and 2 Peter. I read this commentary devotionally … Continued
Missional Implications of the Kingdom of God
In his excellent book Doing Spirituality Vineyard author, pastor and teacher Alexander Venter explores the reality of the Kingdom of God, and what understanding it means in terms of missional implications. I’ve collected these implications here, because I think this is … Continued
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
