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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
Disagree agreeably May 20th, 2016 You know how sometimes the same kind of theme comes up several times in a week? ... In the News, On Culture, On Faith, Things that matter, ThinkTheology
