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Articles posted by Jennie Pollock

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
Five specks of flour

May 28th, 2019

In my forthcoming book, I include a section that talks about how we can see God's ...
Between the Lines, LICC, On Faith, Things that matter
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
When life doesn’t go as planned

March 21st, 2019

Life doesn't always go as we planned. But I'm pretty sure you didn't need me to ...
Books, On Faith, Reviews
I also speak…

March 18th, 2019

Last month I had my first proper speaking engagement. I've co-taught a seminar on writing before, and ...
On Faith, Speaking
When prayer doesn’t work

June 26th, 2018

Apparently the threads blog has just closed down. To be honest, I hadn't even realised it was still ...
On Faith, On Life, Other, Things that matter
Everyday courage

May 7th, 2018

I've had a pretty slow start to my reading year, but this weekend I finished two ...
Books, On Culture, On Faith, Things that matter
Stunned by the Holy Spirit

February 5th, 2018

Once a year I write a series of Bible reading notes for the Scripture Union publication Daily ...
On Faith, ThinkTheology
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
We watched

December 24th, 2017

We watched. Night after night, as the darkness deepened and the temperature fell. As the sounds of ...
Some Beans
Fresh treasures in familiar places

December 15th, 2017

Back in the summer I was commissioned to write a series of Advent reflections for Stewardship. ...
On Faith, Some Beans
‘Those who Wait’ – Review

November 2nd, 2017

When looking for a Bible study, I like to find one that opens up the familiar ...
Books, Reviews
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
Home is where…

July 4th, 2017

At some point in my first year at uni I read (not for the first time) ...
Books, Reviews
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
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
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
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
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
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
…and the winners are…

February 23rd, 2015

...Gary, Lynette and Rebecca! Congratulations to all of you, winners of a journal and pen in my ...
On Life, Some Beans
Happy Anniversary to Me!

February 20th, 2015

Five years ago I was bored and frustrated. I was in a job that didn't have ...
Some Beans, Writing
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

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