Book review: Valuable, by Liz Carter August 21st, 2023 "What do you do?" It's a question we so commonly ask when meeting someone new. It's a ... Books, On Faith, On Life, Reviews
When is a baby not a baby? March 7th, 2023 Last week Panorama ran an ‘investigation’ into pregnancy advice centres which they claimed give misleading information ... Between the Lines, In the News, On Culture, Things that make you go 'Hmmm...', Things that matter
The highlight of ‘In the Heights’ July 22nd, 2021 Before there was Hamilton, there was In the Heights. Lin Manuel Miranda's first Broadway musical also ... Movies, On Culture, Things that matter
An Editor’s Top Tips for (non-fiction) Writers June 27th, 2019 Five simple ways to make the writing process smoother, easier and happier all round. Books, Editing
The Brunswick Theatre disaster March 2nd, 2019 I come from a long line of hoarders. We hate throwing things away, and have done ... Other, Some Beans
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
What I learned in 2018 January 1st, 2019 Happy New Year! Over the past couple of weeks I've reflected on my top reads of the ... On Life, Things that matter
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
Books of the Year 2018 December 21st, 2018 I did not read anywhere near as much this year as I normally do. Only 31 ... Books, Reviews
When I grow up – repost from ThinkTheology December 5th, 2018 For the first couple of decades of life it seems we're constantly - or at least ... On Culture, On Faith, On Life, ThinkTheology
What is faith for? – Repost from Salt November 30th, 2018 “Religion”, Karl Marx famously said, “is the opium of the people.” An article in 1843 magazine ... On Faith, Salt
So, I have some news… October 30th, 2018 Jen Wilkin begins both the first and last chapters of her book None Like Him with ... Books, On Faith, Writing
Do you suffer from high self-esteem? October 8th, 2018 Earlier this year I read a fascinating book by the American pastor and theologian Tim Keller, The ... Books, On Faith, On Life, Salt, Things that make you go 'Hmmm...'
What Qualifies God to Judge? October 2nd, 2018 Here's my latest post from the ThinkTheology blog, posted last Thursday: ------ In our Bible study group last ... On Faith, ThinkTheology
Becoming Real September 17th, 2018 A couple of weeks ago I mentioned Catherine Parks' forthcoming book, Real, in a post, and promised you a ... Books, On Faith, Reviews, ThinkTheology
The secret hiding in my fridge September 4th, 2018 Welcome to the inside of my fridge. This is just one shelf in the door – ... LICC, On Culture, On Faith, Things that matter
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
Two mighty words – repost from Think Theology May 29th, 2018 There are two very powerful little words in the Bible. They crop up again and again, ... On Faith, ThinkTheology
Walk this way – lessons in faith on the streets of London February 9th, 2018 Ugly modern edifices notwithstanding, the streets of London are absolutely drenched with history. You could probably ... On Faith, On Life, ThinkTheology
On Surviving Your Darkest Hour January 30th, 2018 I thought this was going to be a post about flawed heroes. In the past few ... Leadership, Movies, On Culture, Reviews, 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
Three Ways to Make a Difference January 30th, 2017 Last week I ended my post by saying I wished Liz Carr had given her audience some ... Between the Lines, Books, On Culture, On Life, Things that matter
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
One December Day December 10th, 2016 Eighty years ago today King Edward VII stepped off his throne for love. As I reflected on ... In the News, On Culture, On Faith, On Life
Ripple effects October 17th, 2016 Two years ago I sat in a vast, chilly community hall with a small group of ... On Culture, On Life, 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
“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
