Three roots of loneliness and how to fight them August 16th, 2019 A few weeks ago I got an email inviting me to write a blog post for ... On Life, Other
A bowl of white rice April 30th, 2019 That's all I gave my long-suffering Life Group for dinner last week. Just plain, boiled rice. We'd ... On Faith, Things that matter
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
Show Up April 21st, 2015 Decisions are made, so it is said, by those who show up. There are just a couple ... On Life, Things that matter
Making it Count March 13th, 2015 I have recently started doing some work for Cinnamon Network, a collaboration of people passionate about ... Cinnamon Network, On Faith, On Life, ThinkTheology
“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
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
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
Holiday Reading September 6th, 2013 In an attempt to cling onto the last vestiges of my holiday, and following Andrew Wilson's ... Books, On Faith, Quotations, ThinkTheology
Words for Good and Evil August 27th, 2013 "In the months to come," writes Tony Woodlief, England’s National Health Service will sterilize a young man ... Between the Lines, On Culture, On Life
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
Seven Ways to Change the World March 30th, 2013 Maundy Thursday commemorates the day of Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples before one of them ... On Culture
Things that make you go ‘Hmmm’ 3 March 9th, 2013 Some weeks I don't see any posts that stop me in my tracks. Other weeks I ... Things that make you go 'Hmmm...'
A day in the life of Vauxhall Foodbank February 21st, 2013 "Do you have, er..." the man made a swiping motion by his cheek. "Razors?" Iain asked. "Yes, razor. ... On Life
The Right Kind of Suicide September 11th, 2012 Medical science is making incredible advances. Disease after disease is being eradicated or at least rendered ... In the News, Things that matter
Candyfloss Culture July 25th, 2012 Today I am honoured to be hosting the first of two guest posts by Annie Carter. ... On the Lines
The new masters of Social Media June 16th, 2012 Trending on twitter this week were two people fundraising for charity. One started out with the ... In the News, On the Lines
Sex and Motorbikes June 1st, 2012 Last week my attention was drawn to two different articles originating on either side of the ... In the News, Things that matter
An angel named Andy December 23rd, 2011 Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder is not the kind of programme I'd usually choose to watch. Reality shows trying ... On Faith, Things that matter
Leave the shampoo; take the TV September 20th, 2011 This summer I spent a week in a budget hotel. It was part of a chain ... On the Lines
In the news: Over-the-counter paternity tests February 2nd, 2011 Over-the-counter DIY paternity tests go on sale at Britain’s biggest high street chemist chain today amid ... In the News
Celebrating togetherness January 1st, 2011 Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to 2011. I spent the last evening of the old year seeing ... Movies, On the Lines
In the news: Prisoners to be given the vote November 5th, 2010 After valiant attempts to quash, overturn or otherwise avoid the European Court of Human Rights' dictum ... In the News, Things that matter
Keeping score October 15th, 2010 Over a certain amount, money ceases to be a means of acquiring things but becomes solely ... Things that matter
In the news: Rights vs needs August 24th, 2010 A year or so ago, the then Labour government decided that under the anti-discrimination laws, they ... In the News, Things that matter
Father to the fatherless July 21st, 2010 Think of a father figure on TV or in film over the last, say, 20 years. ... Movies, Things that matter
The Diamond Dividend June 22nd, 2010 What a fantastic idea. A government adviser has written a paper suggesting that everyone should be encouraged ... Things that matter