Book Review: But Where Are You Really From?
I needed to read this book. For years, I asked this question whenever I was talking to someone who didn’t look like me (white). I often feigned politness and left it till a bit later in the conversation, but in … Continued
A Man After God’s Own Heart?
“But what about David?“ That was what a male church leader commented on a Facebook post about allegations concerning Ravi Zacharias. “He was a man after God’s own heart“ Paul, a male early church leader, describes David thusly in Acts … Continued
Book Review: The Summer Isles
I had the pleasure of wandering around a bookshop on holiday last week. This book caught my eye – the beautiful cover quite literally fired my imagination. And I loved it. This is a book about sailing, which is a … Continued
Grove Doctrine: An Interview with Mike Higton
Hi! Who are you and what do you do? My name is Mike Higton. I’m Professor of Theology and Ministry at Durham University – but I don’t spend that much time in university lecture halls and seminar rooms. My main … Continued
Book Review: Life as a Vapor
Reviewing a devotional like this is perennially difficult because some people dislike John Piper, and after all, the way we do our quiet times is often quite personal. This year, I’ve been reading through Walking With God Day by Day which … Continued
Building Blasphemy?
The news this weekend, at least in my part of the Christian internet, was dominated by a coordinated PR blitz on behalf of ‘The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer’. While you may have noticed it, with it’s striking design, in … Continued
Book Review: ‘Here Are Your Gods!’
Working for a Christian publisher – not least a confessional one – means that I am in a privileged position when it comes to reading books. It also means that I have to be quite careful not to read and … Continued
Grove Doctrine: An Interview with Gabrielle Thomas
Regular readers may have noted that I’m part of a team working on the Doctrine series for Grove books. As part of that, I’m chuffed to share some interviews and reviews! Here’s the first in what I hope will be … Continued
Book Review: Why Doctrine Matters
As noted in my interview with the group’s convener, Grove have recently launched their Doctrine Series. Today I’m reviewing the first of these little booklets, Why Doctrine Matters by Mike Higton. First up, this is a really short book – a booklet, which … Continued
A bite-size reviews backlog…
The last couple of months have been a bit insane, so here are some ‘bitesize’ reviews, of books that are important, but that I’ve not had time or motivation to do a full review on the blog. This post is … Continued
