How Trains Changed Time, or Bright Ideas with Unexpected Consequences January 6th, 2020 Once upon a time, we didn’t always know the time. We didn’t carry it in our ... Between the Lines, On Culture, Things that make you go 'Hmmm...'
Review of the Year 2019 January 1st, 2020 The last quarter of 2019 was such a mad one, that looking back I can’t quite ... Books, On Life
On discovering my subconscious racism July 19th, 2019 I recently received a review copy of a new book by Ben Lindsay, called We Need to ... On Culture, On Life, Other, Reviews, Things that matter, ThinkTheology
Hunting for a hero February 15th, 2019 Heroes and villains are the backbone of many a good story. Good versus evil. A damsel/city/planet ... Arts, LICC, On Culture
Best of the Rest – 2018’s top films, shows podcasts and other random things December 28th, 2018 Last week I shared my top reads of the year, and mentioned how (relatively) few books I've ... On Life, Some Beans
A bodily reality August 27th, 2018 When studying for my MA in Philosophy, I began to develop a fascination for the human ... Body or Soul?, On Faith, On Life, Things that matter
2017: The best bits December 31st, 2017 Looking back over my year, I have to say it's been a pretty good one - ... Arts, Books, Movies, On Life
21st Century Thought Crimes October 24th, 2017 If a tree falls in a forest and there’s no one to hear it, does it ... On Culture, On Life, Things that matter
Guns and Robots October 7th, 2017 I'm not very good at remembering to post links on this blog to articles I write ... In the News, LICC, On Culture, On Life, Things that matter, ThinkTheology, Writing
I wouldn’t be seen dead in that… September 28th, 2017 There's a new trend in burial apparel, apparently. According to an article in The Guardian, "funeral directors are ... Between the Lines, On Culture, On Life
Bodily Confusion August 11th, 2017 In case you hadn't noticed, our culture is very confused about bodies these days - what ... In the News, On Culture, On Life, Things that make you go 'Hmmm...', Things that matter
What can we learn from Charlie Gard? July 27th, 2017 Charlie Gard's parents this week made the agonizing decision to turn off their 11 month old ... In the News, On Culture, On Life, Things that matter, ThinkTheology
Can robots be persons? May 25th, 2017 It seems to have been World Robotics and AI (Artificial Intelligence) Week last week. There was ... On Culture, Personhood, Theos, Things that matter
On Not Having Your Cake, but Eating It March 28th, 2017 There’s something weird going on out there in liberal-land. It’s causing a clash of individualisms that ... In the News, On Culture, On Life, Personhood, Things that matter, ThinkTheology
Keep Off the Grass: An Allegory March 21st, 2017 Once upon a time, in a college somewhere in England, there was a sign saying ‘Keep ... Between the Lines, In the News, On Culture, On Life, On the Lines, Things that matter, ThinkTheology
Another chance to be an Armchair Activist January 31st, 2017 While researching yesterday's post, I came upon a campaign by a group I'd never heard of before, ... In the News, On Culture, On Life
Making a Song and Dance About Assisted Suicide January 23rd, 2017 Picture the scene: a young couple are walking hand-in-hand across the stage. The girl’s red dress ... Arts, Between the Lines, On Culture, On Life, Personhood, Things that matter
I also write… January 16th, 2017 So having written a mammoth post last week on my top reading, watching and learning from ... Evangelical Alliance, LICC, On Life, Other, ThinkTheology, Writing
Review of the year (or ‘Last year I may or may not have become a spy’) January 9th, 2017 If you've been following closely, you'll remember that for my birthday last year I had a ... Arts, Books, Movies, On Life, Reviews
Cultural snapshots September 1st, 2016 The other day my neighbour popped around to borrow something, and what he borrowed got me ... On Culture, On Life, Some Beans
“I have seen the worst of humanity” August 17th, 2016 This story, in the iPaper today, is awful. A mother who watched on helplessly as onlookers told ... Between the Lines, On Culture, On Life, Personhood, Things that matter
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 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...'
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
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
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
