Book Review: God With Us
Disclaimer – I used to work for the publisher of this book. And presented a paper on it at an SST Conference. The most popular blog post on my old blog, now reproduced here, was titled and about The Wonder … Continued
God has no Grandchildren
I was at a baptismal service a while ago where one of the two candidates said something that resonated with me; “God has no grandchildren” This stuck in my mind. Its a simple phrase, a simple idea, something … Continued
Book Review: Self, World and Time
To my shame, this blog has not featured Oliver O’Donovan’s writing nearly as much as it should. This is largely because I’ve read far less than I’d have liked to by this point. Fortunately, as this excellent review over at Reformation … Continued
Book Review: Incarnational Humanism
This review appeared in The Journal of Inter-Disciplinary Studies, as well as on this blog. Jens Zimmermann, Professor of Modern Languages at Trinity Western University, has bequeathed the Church a book seeking to recover traditional Christian philosophy along ‘humanist’ lines, … Continued
Abandoned.
At the cusp of the close of the last year, I blogged about a single word from a single bible verse from a single part of a single daily reflection I’d been observing and following. Today’s post, the first new … Continued
Book Review: A Brief Theology of Sport
I must begin with some of the authors closing words: ‘We are nowhere near speaking the final word on the subject. Instead, we are hopefully igniting a debate, encouraging Christians to think through the question of sport in light of … Continued
Christianity and Depression
Depression, according to recent statistics, is the common cold of the mental illness world. Depression affects a huge number of people – around 10% of the United States Population – and probably many more people who are unaware that they … Continued
Book Review: Empowered Evangelicals
Like many Christians, I’ve been on a bit of a journey as I’ve tried to follow Jesus, read and obey the Bible, and see what that looks like in the world.. I was born into one Church, and as I … Continued
Four Hard Books
One of the perks of having studied theology and working at a publisher is that free books occasionally pop up, and because I can be quite nerdy, the ones I want are often the ones that my colleagues are … Continued