At the turn of the year January 4th, 2016 Yes, it's one of those 'review of last year, looking forward to next year' posts, and ... Books, On Culture, Reviews, Some Beans
The Jar of Experiences (or ‘This year I may or may not become a spy’) November 19th, 2015 I love birthdays! I'm not very good at parties, though. I worry about how I'll keep ... Books, On Life, Some Beans
The Creation of Possibilities November 4th, 2015 This sign always makes me think of Andy Crouch. In his book Culture Making Andy talks about ... Between the Lines, On Culture, On Life, Things that make you go 'Hmmm...'
Two winners, and an ode to green teacups October 7th, 2015 Congratulations to Alan Taylor and Caroline Butcher - winners of Finding Myself in Britain, by Amy ... Books, On Life, Some Beans
When Strangers Become Friends October 1st, 2015 I first met Amy at the launch of my friend Chine Mbubaegbu's book Am I Beautiful? "Hi," I ... Books, Editing, On Faith, On Life, Reviews
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
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
Deeper January 1st, 2015 At the end of 2008 I decided to count how many books I had read that ... Books
Review: The Dust Diaries August 27th, 2014 One of the dilemmas of holidays is what books to take. Yes, I know this is what ... Books, On Culture, Reviews
Catching up… April 28th, 2014 Things have been a bit quiet around here for a while. I'm busy working on writing ... Evangelical Alliance, LICC, ThinkTheology, Writing
Review: Eight Essentials: Keys to Success for New Writers March 12th, 2014 So you want to be a writer, huh? But where to start? That’s the big question. Well, ... Books, Habits of Great Writers, Reviews
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
Three Reasons why you MUST have a Copyeditor January 27th, 2014 The inspiration for this post came, in two ways, from someone who describes himself as 'a ... Books, Editing, Other
Am I Beautiful? September 13th, 2013 I gave greater-than-normal consideration to what I wore yesterday. In the evening I was going to ... Books, On Faith, On Life, Reviews
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
Review: God*Stories August 30th, 2013 You know those adverts for dog food that show rich, meaty chunks, in bite-sized pieces, smothered ... Books, On Faith, Reviews, ThinkTheology
Review: The Godless Boys August 19th, 2013 There are some books which get loads of hype, then you read them and think 'why? ... Books, On Faith, Reviews
Surrendering this fruitless freedom for some infinitely gentler authority. Naomi Wood, The Godless Boys I spent last Wednesday evening ...
What’s the point of reading? June 4th, 2013 Last weekend I made my first pilgrimage to the UK's biggest and best literary event: the ... Arts, Books, On Culture, Reviews, Things that matter
Review: The Sea Change May 3rd, 2013 I'm not sure whose trepidation was greater when Joanna Rossiter handed me a review copy of ... Books, Reviews
The Joy of Books April 23rd, 2013 Tonight is World Book Night, the night of the year when half a million books are given ... Books
Review: The Expats March 22nd, 2013 It's slightly ironic that the latest book I read as part of my Bookclub, and have ... Books, Reviews
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...'
Review: Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing February 11th, 2013 I was recently enormously honoured to be asked to be Godmother to the delightful youngest daughter ... Books, On Faith, Reviews
Dilemma: Do I Recommend this Book? January 29th, 2013 Towards the end of last year I found myself with time to spare in Foyles, one ... Books, Reviews
On Reading January 26th, 2013 Confession: I'm one of those geeky-types that keeps a record of all the books I read ... Books
Jeffrey Archer and The Art of the Trilogy January 22nd, 2013 I've recently finished reading Jeffrey Archer's The Sins of the Father. It's the second in his trilogy ... Some Beans
