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Surprisingly good reads

May 3rd, 2016

I have to admit, they didn't sound promising as holiday reads, a book about dementia and ...
Books, On Life, Reviews
The scandal that rocked…nobody at all

April 11th, 2016

It should have been a great scoop for The Telegraph. 'Archbishop Illegitimate: Welby conceived in drunken ...
In the News, On Culture, On Faith, On Life, Things that matter
Review: Resurrection Year

February 23rd, 2016

"Books like this usually end with a miracle." So said one of the potential publishers of ...
Books, On Faith
Review: I Am Malala

January 21st, 2016

What an outstanding start to my year's reading! I Am Malala is a beautifully paced, perfectly pitched telling ...
Books, On Life, Reviews
At the turn of the year

January 4th, 2016

Yes, it's one of those 'review of last year, looking forward to next year' posts, and ...
Books, On Culture, Reviews, Some Beans
“Famous person is human – Shock”

December 21st, 2015

Last Monday the Daily Mail ran a 'news' story showing the Duchess of Cambridge looking weary as ...
In the News, On Culture, On Faith, On Life, Personhood, ThinkTheology
As we forgive those…?

December 2nd, 2015

This is a post I wrote a couple of weeks ago in response to a media ...
In the News, On Culture, On Faith, ThinkTheology
The Jar of Experiences (or ‘This year I may or may not become a spy’)

November 19th, 2015

I love birthdays! I'm not very good at parties, though. I worry about how I'll keep ...
Books, On Life, Some Beans
The Creation of Possibilities

November 4th, 2015

This sign always makes me think of Andy Crouch. In his book Culture Making Andy talks about ...
Between the Lines, On Culture, On Life, Things that make you go 'Hmmm...'
Two winners, and an ode to green teacups

October 7th, 2015

Congratulations to Alan Taylor and Caroline Butcher - winners of Finding Myself in Britain, by Amy ...
Books, On Life, Some Beans
When Strangers Become Friends

October 1st, 2015

I first met Amy at the launch of my friend Chine Mbubaegbu's book Am I Beautiful? "Hi," I ...
Books, Editing, On Faith, On Life, Reviews
The Inside Out, Second Choice Life You Never Expected, And How To Deal With It

August 6th, 2015

When life gives you lemons, so they say, you should make lemonade. But what about when ...
Books, Movies, On Faith
Sickening logic

March 27th, 2015

I've just read a news report of a sickening crime: Days ago, Lane committed a horrific ...
In the News, On Life, Personhood, Things that matter
Review: Celebration of Discipline

March 2nd, 2015

I love books I have to read with a pencil in my hand. Well, that's not ...
Books, On Faith, Reviews, Things that matter
Truth, Lies and Dancing

January 21st, 2015

I'd forgotten I was going to the theatre last night. At 7pm I was just getting ...
Arts, On Life
What’s the point of…freedom?

January 12th, 2015

In August last year, I visited the Tower of London, where scores of volunteers were 'planting' ...
Between the Lines, In the News, On Culture, On Life, Things that matter
Deeper

January 1st, 2015

At the end of 2008 I decided to count how many books I had read that ...
Books
Caring, Sharing and Bearing

December 31st, 2014

Facebook is for complaining. Twitter is for bragging. Instagram is for envying. So tweeted James Duke on ...
On Culture, On Life
“Deserve’s got nothing to do with it”

October 27th, 2014

The question of who or what is the cause of poverty and deprivation in the West is ...
On Culture, On Life, Things that matter
My First Radio Interview

October 22nd, 2014

So you know that crazy life I was telling you about, where suddenly I'm a speaker ...
Evangelical Alliance, In the News, On Culture, On Life, Speaking
Killed with kindness?

September 23rd, 2014

The sci-fi dream of super-intelligent robots is coming closer every day. According to a report in The ...
Between the Lines, On Culture, On Life, Things that matter
A Feast of Foodie Films

September 11th, 2014

This summer saw the release of two new foodie films, both of which I watched. The ...
Arts, Movies, Reviews
Quick Change Act

September 2nd, 2014

Social media has transformed my life. Starting with an online social network at my church, then ...
On Culture, On Life
Review: The Dust Diaries

August 27th, 2014

One of the dilemmas of holidays is what books to take. Yes, I know this is what ...
Books, On Culture, Reviews
Scenes of Morocco

August 25th, 2014

It occurs to me that this blog has a 'Gallery' feature, which in the past I've ...
Arts
Inside and out

August 22nd, 2014

I'm writing this in the foyer of a hotel in Marrakech (get me!). The plush chairs ...
On Culture, On Life
Review: ‘Belle’ – Not your average ‘frock flick’

June 21st, 2014

Last night, I didn't fly to New York. Virgin Atlantic had been running a competition to celebrate ...
Movies, On Life, Reviews, Things that matter
A Time to Die

June 9th, 2014

D-Day landings, 800 children in an unmarked grave, and a new euthanasia law in Canada. Three news stories in the last week which reveal our conflicting attitudes to death and the value of life.
In the News, On Culture, On Life, Personhood, Things that matter
Review: Eight Essentials: Keys to Success for New Writers

March 12th, 2014

So you want to be a writer, huh? But where to start? That’s the big question. Well, ...
Books, Habits of Great Writers, Reviews
An Epidemic of Everyday Violence

March 3rd, 2014

Billions of the world's poorest people have no access to law enforcement to protect them from ...
Books, On Life, Reviews, Things that matter

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