An Interview with Natalie Collins
Regular readers will know that interviews and guest posts are much more interesting than hearing me waffle – even when I disagree with what they say. Natalie is a Gender Justice Specialist, and her new book [which you can preorder!] … Continued
Book Review: Sunny Side Up
This little book has been sat on my ‘to read’ pile for a few months, and having read it, I’m annoyed that I didn’t do so earlier. With the subtitle ‘The Breakfast Conversation that could change your life’, this is … Continued
Book Review: Shop Window, Flagship, Common Ground
When I started reading this book, I wasn’t sure I was going to review it, let alone enjoy it. By the time I got to the end of it, whilst I was still sure it is pretty niche, I was … Continued
Book Review: How to Be a Sinner
Books on identity written by Christians tend to be positively pitched. Writing about humanity by Christians tends to ignore or downplay our sinful nature. This book, written by Professor of Orthodox theology Peter Bouteneff, does it entirely differently and is … Continued
Book Review: An Identity to Die For
Paul Mallard is a Baptist pastor and writer who penned one of my favourite books of 2019, Invest Your Disappointments. Today I’m reviewing his new book, An Identity to Die for. Regular readers will know that identity is core to my theological … Continued
Book Review: His Testimonies, My Heritage
Reviewing a devotional can feel quite difficult. Am I reviewing the book’s interpretation of Scripture, it’s theology, it’s utility, or something else? Add in the complexity that a multi-contributor volume brings to the table, and your reviewer is further puzzled. … Continued
Love Means Love?
Over on the IVP Blog I’ve written a longer post interrogating the platitude of our culture that ‘love is love’, ‘love means love’ or similar. If that is of interest, you can read it here…
Book Review: Baby Change
Classic disclaimer – this book is published by SPCK, the group for whom I currently work. I’ll take a leaf out of this book by making this review as short as I can. There are many books about parenting, but … Continued
Views My Own.
In my Twitter bio, alongside some of my affiliations and commitments, I have the phrase ‘All views mine – happy to clarify!’ Many friends, working a variety of industries, will have ‘Views My Own’ somewhere around their web presence, and … Continued
Book Review: Gospel Allegiance
I was glad to get my hands on a copy of this book, as I’d very much enjoyed the author’s more technical and theological explanation of the ideas, Salvation by Allegiance Alone. This book, Gospel Allegiance: What Faith in Jesus Misses for … Continued
