Book Review: Resilient
Whenever I read and even review a book by someone I know personally, I’m always nervous. In this case, perhaps doubly so. John Benton was the pastor of Chertsey Street Baptist Church, in Guildford, for many years – the church … Continued
A list of books in the bible by number of chapters
When preparing Bible Studies, or thinking about what book to study over the course of a term’s worth of small groups, or just planning a sermon series where you are reading an entire chapter of Scripture and preaching on it, … Continued
Book Review: Magnificent Obsession
Readers of this blog may have noticed David Robertson’s name pop up here and there in links to things he’s written. For some of those readers, his name on this book alone will result in the tab being closed. That … Continued
Top Reads: December 2018
The final monthly round up of 2018 is here… Here are the books, articles and other things that I found particularly interesting this month. First up is a poignant reflection on pain from my friend Haydon Spenceley. Similar but related, … Continued
Book Review: Does Life Have Any Meaning?
John Blanchard may need no introduction – after all, he has written a number of books that have been published in multiple languages and printed in their millions – or he may be a new name to you. The question … Continued
Thoughts on Recommending a Book
As someone who tries to read a reasonable amount, and also reviews books quite regularly, I occasionally get emails like this: “I’m looking for a Christmas present for my theologically literate son in law Just wondering what’s the best book … Continued
Book Review: New Testament Wisdom for Everyone
Continuing in a stream of ‘For Everyone’ books, Tom Wright has produced yet another. Following on from his recent (and very good) “New Testament Prayer for Everyone”, I am reviewing today “New Testament Wisdom for Everyone”. In a similar physical … Continued
2018’s Reading in review
Following on from my post of similar content last year, here is a rough overview of what I’ve read this year, broadly subdivided by a few categories… (I’ve also tried putting stuff into GoodReads for the last year, though that … Continued
Intervention.
This post was originally published on the 28th of December, 2012. The last few weeks have featured some high profile interventions, announcements, and statements from relatively influential people, about fairly major topics. We’ve seen Dawkins go off on one again … Continued
Book Review: Streets Paved with Gold
What does it mean to be given a book? At a Forum back in the day that Theology Network was a distinct and valuable ministry within UCCF, I was at FORUM regularly. On one stand, I was given a book. … Continued