Book Review: The Radical Disciple
John Stott, who went to be with the Lord very recently at the time of the writing this review, is counted by many as one of the most influential, wise and learned evangelical thinkers. His impact on evangelicalism – and … Continued
Book Review: This Momentary Marriage
This book by Piper – which for whatever reason I had never heard of before seeing it on a church bookstall in the US, is a hidden gem. Books on Christian Marriage are a Dime a Dozen – or all … Continued
Book Review: The Spirit-Filled Church
Terry Virgo is one of the most inspirational men I have heard preach or teach. In different contexts, with different crowds, he’s someone who loves Jesus, deeply desires to read and understand God’s Word, and moves in the power of … Continued
Book Review: Is Hell for Real?
Is Hell for real? Or does everyone go to heaven? This is one of the big questions. Questions we want pastoral answers to, evangelistic answers to, biblical answers to, historical answers to, theological answers too. This book, by gathering a … Continued
What Message are you reading?
The Message has become one of the most popular bible translations in the Western World, with an particular following (in my experience) amongst younger Christians as well as those who have been Christians for a long time and want to … Continued
Justice and Worship: A Brief Reflection
A lot of the Old Testament is rather alien to the modern Christian. But it shouldn’t be. Even though much of the narrative is out of our comprehension, or in some cases despicable to our ears, it is the same … Continued
Book Review: At the Cross
This book is brilliant. It’s simple. It’s full of truth. It is by the pastor of my home church – Dr John Benton (JB) – and is distilled from some sermons he gave on Sunday mornings in the Autumn of … Continued
Why I have not given anything up for Lent
I love people. God. Food. Drink. Technology. Books. All sorts of things. I seriously dislike religion. Religion is nearly always bad, usually a right pain in the ass, and often makes you do things you don’t want to. So, Lent … Continued
Why I’m not celebrating Lent
I wrote this originally back in 2011 – it is interesting to see how my thinking has and hasn’t changed! I love people. God. Food. Drink. Technology. Books. All sorts of things. I seriously dislike religion. Religion is nearly always … Continued
