I was pleased to be able to watch, over zoom, the second ‘Accessing the Divine’ conference, held by Boston Theological Inter-religious...

The budget today announced a lot of stuff, and most of it I’m not qualified to comment on. I’m interested, because I have a sister with...

I recently started watching the series SAS: Who Dares Wins, right from the first series. I’ve found it quite addictive, possibly in part...

I think I've worked out what it is that I dislike about people saying that poverty isn’t just, or even mainly, about material lack. Even...

You might think that amongst those who have suffered, compassion for those in a similar situation is higher. And indeed, in at least some...

Lowborn I recently read Kerry Hudson’s 2019 book, Lowborn. I don’t really have much to say about it, because honestly it is so good. And...

There have been a handful of articles recently querying the model of healthcare that the NHS uses, and suggesting that we should pursue a...

There have been a handful of articles recently querying the model of healthcare that the NHS uses, and suggesting that we should pursue a...

I recently had a conversation with someone about whether the German healthcare system is superior to ours. I made two comments, which the...

Evangelicals and Social Action: from John Wesley to John Stott Ian Shaw (2021) Inter-Varsity Press Ian Shaw starts his book with a...

A lot of us have been saying that the NHS has been collapsing for years. Now, maybe you think we were crying wolf previously when there...

God and Government Edited by Nick Spencer and Jonathan Chaplin Foreword by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury Published by London:...

There’s an annoying primary school rhyme that goes, ‘I know you are, you said you are, so what am I?’ The idea is the kid has been...

A recipe for cabbage soup was posted on twitter recently, positing that this soup – eaten twice a day for 4 days – would see someone...

Budget menus abound on the internet, but what I’ve rarely seen with them is a calculation of whether keeping to that menu can meet one’s...

I have often wondered about the passage in Acts where the apostles appoint seven leaders to specifically oversee the distribution of food...

I enjoy listening to a range of podcasts from different political viewpoints. One topic that came up recently – albeit as a sidenote of...

One of the things that I have been thinking about a bit over the last few years is the balance between individualism and collectivism in...

I’ve been thinking about depression and Christianity these last few days as the topic came up in a recent sermon at my church. It’s a...

I was recently recommended Mez McConnell’s latest book, The Least, The Last and The Lost (I think that’s the right order!). Church Action...