Book Review: The Mestizo Augustine
Sometimes you get hold of a new book and you can’t wait to read it – other times, you (or rather I) pluck something off a shelf because it catches your eye. As I shared at the start of the … Continued
An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
Sometimes you get hold of a new book and you can’t wait to read it – other times, you (or rather I) pluck something off a shelf because it catches your eye. As I shared at the start of the … Continued
As someone who reads quite a lot, and writes quite a lot too, I’m simultaneously in awe of those who write well, and always searching for simple ways to improve my writing. A key thing, I think, is reading well, … Continued
Politics, some say, is a dirty business. That has definitely, it seems been the case this year in 2020. Particularly, perhaps in America, where the presidential election has been what can only be politely described as a dumpster fire. Even … Continued
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
Shundrawn A. Thomas’s Discover Joy in Work: Transforming Your Occupation into your Vocation is a new little hardback from IVP USA that is aimed squarely at every Christian who works. With the exception, perhaps, of children and those medically unable to … Continued
This is published in the UK by Apollos, the academic imprint of IVP, for whom I work. I hope doesn’t cloud my review. Apollos/IVP Academic’s Studies in Christian Doctrine and Scripture Series continues to churn out some fantastic books. Steven J. … Continued
Sometimes a book has such an uninspiring package that you end up being incredibly surprised and grateful that you did not judge it by it’s cover, but instead delved in. Gerald Bray’s Doing Theology with the Reformers falls neatly into this … Continued
With other Christians, prboably the thing I spend the most time discussing offline is the role of women within the life of the church. A far second might be the charismatic gifts, or possibly multisite church. I’m in the ‘egalitarian’ camp, … Continued
If I had to count, I’d say I’d read more than a hundred books on prayer, in it’s different guises and from different perspectives. The book I’m reviewing today, John Starke’s The Possibility of Prayer: Finding Stillness with God in a … Continued
Eugene Peterson should need no introduction – though I confess that I am late coming to this excellent book. With all the recent noise about spiritual formation and rhythms of grace, I thought I’d go pseudo-retro and dig out this … Continued