Book Review: Hillbilly Elegy
As part of my 2017 Reading Challenge (which is reimagined this year in a 2018 Reading Plan, following the lessons I learned from reading just under 100 books), I intended to read J. D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A memoir of a family … Continued
Billy Graham: The Big Issue
I’m reading an excellent book at the moment, “Thinking. Loving. Doing.”, which is a “call to holistic Christianity“, with contributions from a fantastic range of writers and thinkers including Francis Chan, Al Mohler, Rick Warren and John Piper. I’ll … Continued
Book Review: God has a name
There’s a new name in the trendy Christian explaining ideas to Christians book space. Working in Christian publishing, with an eye on the wider sector and pretty active on social media, I’d’ve have to have been blind not to see … Continued
Being Evangelical – a mini-series
Today I want to talk about something I’ve been pondering for a little while. A mini-series if you will. A set of questions I think are important but are also very niche. This little mini-series is a brief attempt to explain … Continued
Book Review: Everything Happens for a Reason
Working in Christian publishing, it is rare that a book I’ve been working on (Yes, sorry, this is one of those reviews) gets profiled in the print edition of the New York Times, or the author gets interviewed by TIME, and … Continued
Book Review: Luther’s Gospel
Graham Tomlin’s new book in Luther is an interesting one to read. Dense, beautifully written, provocative and encouraging, Luther’s Gospel: Reimagining the Wolrd invites the reader to think carefully about the great reformer and what he said. After a helpful … Continued
An Interview for World Leprosy Day
I’m re-using this interview as the challenges of Leprosy continue to be little-known. Originally published on my old blog. Today I’m excited to be hosting a blog interview with Hannah, a Twitter friend who works for an important charity. Rather than ramble … Continued
Book Review: Lovin’ on Jesus
Ever since I heard about this book, I’ve wanted to read it. I was fortunate to pick up a copy at AAR/SBL, and I finished reading it in mid January. Lovin’ on Jesus: A Concise History of Contemporary Worship is a … Continued
The SVS 2018 Call for Papers
It’s been a couple of years since I was fortunate to be at a Society of Vineyard Scholars (SVS) Conference – the last time was in 2015, at the Blue Route Vineyard in Philadelphia. I’m hoping to get out to … Continued