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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
“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
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
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do…

July 1st, 2014

It’s hard not to feel for Paul Lamb, paralysed in a car crash, who yesterday lost a ...
In the News, On Life, Things that matter
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
Let’s get Visible

May 2nd, 2014

I'm very excited today to have a guest post from Andy Showell-Rogers and Andy Lower, two of ...
Guest Posts, On Life, Things that matter
Who made your wardrobe?

March 25th, 2014

I know some pretty cool people. They are passionate about doing good in this world, and ...
On Life, Things that matter
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
Follow the Instructions

February 24th, 2014

Emmett lives in a world where, in the words of his favourite song, 'everything is awesome'. ...
Movies, On Culture, Reviews, Things that matter
Linda, You Deserve It

January 30th, 2014

The Halifax bank is running a series of adverts attempting to entice new customers, offering them ...
Between the Lines, On Life, Things that matter
Worshipping Disneyland

October 25th, 2013

Some friends of mine recently spotted the following sign outside a local pub: Your body is not ...
On Culture, On Faith, Things that matter
For a moment the darkness

October 15th, 2013

Halloween is nearly upon us again. In the US, I have no doubt, the shops have ...
On Culture, On Faith, Things that matter
Faith in action

September 24th, 2013

Gillan Scott, on his blog God and Politics, has a guest post up today by Robin ...
On Culture, On Faith, Things that matter
Making what is Good Appealing

July 26th, 2013

The problem isn't quite as old as the hills, but it's pretty ancient. You know you've ...
In the News, On Life, Things that matter
What the hell is going on in Texas? American women are losing the abortion battle. A couple ...
Bodies Matter

June 27th, 2013

I feel like Hercule Poirot. Not in the sense that everywhere I go I leave a ...
Between the Lines, On Life, Personhood, Things that matter
Propaganda and the Pursuit of Truth

June 26th, 2013

The British Library is currently hosting an exhibition entitled Propaganda: Power and Persuasion. Being engaged, as I ...
On Culture, Things that matter
Headlights or Taillights?

June 21st, 2013

This week in 1885, a long-awaited statue arrived in the USA. It was to become one ...
Between the Lines, LICC, On Faith, Things that matter
It takes a brave man to say it…

June 15th, 2013

I was going to write today about hearing Justin Welby speak at St Paul's Cathedral the ...
On Culture, On Life, Things that matter
World’s Best Dad?

June 13th, 2013

This Sunday is Fathers’ Day. Have you bought your dad a card yet? It can be ...
Evangelical Alliance, On Faith, Things that matter
Liberty and Authority

June 6th, 2013

On Tuesday morning, Her Majesty the Queen went to Westminster Abbey for a service in celebration ...
In the News, Leadership, On Faith, Things that matter
What’s the point of reading?

June 4th, 2013

Last weekend I made my first pilgrimage to the UK's biggest and best literary event: the ...
Arts, Books, On Culture, Reviews, Things that matter
I don't think you can reasonably expect someone to control who they fall in love with. You've ...
Gosnell Guilty

May 14th, 2013

Kermit Gosnell has been found guilty on three counts of first degree murder, one of involuntary ...
In the News, Things that matter
We are not solitary self-defining intellectual identities who form temporary alliances with each other for short-term ...
Doing What’s Right, Right

April 25th, 2013

The following post first appeared on ThinkTheology, and follows on from a couple of other posts there, ...
Books, On Life, Personhood, Things that matter, ThinkTheology
The Mass Murderer You’ve Never Heard Of

April 16th, 2013

Picture Credit: ‘Newborn in hospital’ by World Bank Photo Collection (Creative Commons) Just before I ...
In the News, Things that matter
Help! The Building’s on Fire

April 12th, 2013

Picture Credit: 'Building on Fire' by Bjorn J (Creative Commons) My life has been touched by two ...
On Life, Things that matter
As Long as it’s Black – A correction

March 25th, 2013

On Saturday I posted about the High Court ruling in the 'Ex-gay bus adverts' case. My dad ...
In the News, On the Lines, Things that matter

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