An Inadequate Image: A Response to Matthew Vines
I’ve just finished Matthew Vines’ interesting little book, which sets out to be a roundly evangelical approach to a biblical case for same sex relationships. In the sense that it seeks to be confessionally evangelical, it differs from Jeffrey John’s book making similar arguments, which … Continued
Book Review: The Pursuit of the Holy
I’ve just finished reading what might be my new favourite book on Holiness (J.C.Ryle’s classic aside, obviously), “The Pursuit of the Holy” by Simon Ponsonby. Simon, if you’ve not heard of him before, is the pastor of Theology at St. … Continued
Book Review: Unapologetic
One book that is probably going to be given to many and various people this Christmas, and possibly find its way on to many shelves, is the latest in the discussion generated by the so-called ‘New Atheists’. This book, however, … Continued
Leadership and Lifestyle
Occasionally I’ll find a book on leadership that I actually like, and like enough to recommend to people. Given that this is relatively rare, for reasons noted in my review of Radical Leadership: in the New Testament and Today, I want to … Continued
Book Review: Enjoying Your Prayer Life
I’m a bit of a fan of Mike Reeves, and I’ve also been pretty interested in prayer over the past two years. So when I heard that Mike was writing a little book on prayer, in a similar vein to … Continued
What I Learn From
My wife – and chief editor/the person to whom I check things, has given the go-ahead to start writing a series of personal-theological reflections on things I’ve learned. This is, actually, significantly less pretentious than you might think. Over the … Continued
Book Review: Radical Leadership
Disclaimer – this is a book published by SPCK, the publisher for whom I currently work, but I hope that doesn’t affect my view. For some strange reason I was once nominated for an award as a ‘leadership’ blog, … Continued
More Bible Questions with Premier
As alluded to in a previous blog post, I was privileged to be invited back to Premier Christian Radio in London for a half hour of chat and back-and-forth around questions on the Bible. This time, the questions came thick … Continued
Book Review: A Silent Action
Rowan Williams. Thomas Merton. Two figures who I believe will require lasting theological interaction (though Rowan, of course, isn’t dead), and two figures often misunderstood by evangelicals in general and Christians more generally. This slim, readable volume comprises several lectures on Thomas … Continued
Guest Post: On Naive Cynicism
This guest post comes from a friend of mine – someone I’ve only met once (In Philadelphia, we argued and ate burgers, to the best of my recollection) – and engages with something I think is going to be (if … Continued