A time for caution May 21st, 2024 Yesterday afternoon, Sir Brian Langstaff published his report on the findings of the Infected Blood Inquiry. ... In the News, On Culture, On Life, Things that matter
“Go do something good” May 10th, 2024 There were three impetuses for this post. Three things, any one of which could have done ... On Culture, On Life, Things that matter
Reader, I married January 31st, 2024 Sorry, I should have given you a bit more warning of that, shouldn't I? I hope ... On Life, Things that matter
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
Finding contentment at Christmas December 3rd, 2022 Happy advent! Yesterday I put away my birthday cards, but only because it was time to make ... If Only, On Faith, On Life
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
The secret of contentment March 22nd, 2021 Back in January I got to write a series of posts for LICC digging into the ... LICC, On Faith, On Life
A lockdown worth living? January 7th, 2021 Here in England we have just entered our third COVID-19 lockdown. The restrictions are a little ... In the News, LICC, On Faith
Should you take the COVID-19 vaccine? December 17th, 2020 There are many rumours, anxieties and conspiracy theories floating around about the coronavirus vaccines that have ... Evangelical Alliance, In the News, On Faith, On Life, Speaking, Things that matter
The limitations have purpose October 26th, 2020 It's been a while since I wrote an article for LICC's 'Connecting with Culture' blog, but ... LICC, On Culture, On Life
Identifying Our Ingrained Idolatry – repost from Think Theology June 26th, 2020 Imagine a city – let’s say London – with no theatres, no museums, no boutiques. It ... Between the Lines, In the News, On Culture
A Thousand Generations May 29th, 2020 The other day I was musing on my spiritual heritage, and thanking God for all the ... On Faith, On Life, Things that matter
Read this outstanding book April 24th, 2020 There has been a wealth of writing in recent years from Christians who experience same-sex attraction ... Books, On Faith, Things that matter
The ethics of emergencies must not become policy for peacetime April 3rd, 2020 Back in October I started a new part-time job, as Associate Head of Public Policy for ... In the News, On Life, Things that matter
‘If Only…’ – Now available to pre-order March 23rd, 2020 Want something different to talk about for a while? How's this: My book is now available to pre-order! It ... Books, If Only, On Faith, On Life, Writing
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
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
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
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
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
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...'
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
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
