Book Review: The Bible
The Bible: A Book Like No Other is the final of five (in my reading order – I’d wager the actual order is pretty unimportant!) little books that have been published by IVP, with Tim Chester, to update and share … Continued
An Amateur Theologian blundering around the Kingdom of God
The Bible: A Book Like No Other is the final of five (in my reading order – I’d wager the actual order is pretty unimportant!) little books that have been published by IVP, with Tim Chester, to update and share … Continued
For some readers of this blog, the name John Stott will be very familiar. For others, he may be someone vaguely on the radar. For still others, the name may well mean nothing. Regardless, I think it is worth flagging … Continued
The Church: A Unique Gathering of People is one of a set of five little books developed by Tim Chester out of John Stott’s classic ‘The Contemporary Christian’. Much of what I might say about this book is found in the … Continued
Galatians 6:7-8 reads like this: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, … Continued
There are many views on how Christians should (or shouldn’t) engage in politics. One view that I resonate with deeply is that of John Stott, a key figure in classic evangelicalism and a household name in the UK. In my … Continued
As I sat down to read The Gospel, another of the new mini-books from IVP distilling Stott’s classic The Contemporary Christian into readable books on related but distinct topics, I was excited. By the time I finished, I was more excited than … Continued
I noted with interest that IVP (UK) has done an interesting bit of publishing recently – updating and slicing up John Stott’s classic The Contemporary Christian for the (laudable) purposes of introducing new generations of readers to his helpful and holistic … Continued
I’m a moderate-to-large fan of Tim Chester’s books, and I’ve recently re-read one of his older ones that I’ve found deeply helpful. I’ve recently been becoming more and more aware of some negative and sinful patterns in my life, and … Continued
Throughout my writing career and Christian life, as I’ve turned my library card and reading time to different questions, I’ve compiled bibliographies of books I’ve read or intend to read about different topics. Thus far, I’ve scribbled lists on: Sexuality … Continued
In the second month of 2019 my reading has picked up pace – see my Goodreads profile for details – and so here are some of the best things I’ve read in the last month, and what I thought. My … Continued