May 208 min readEnduring: when suffering doesn't lead to growth“The word we might use most commonly next to "suffering" is "season." But what if your experience of suffering is your life's climate?...
Mar 119 min readThe evangelical interest in idolatryA few weeks ago I came across these tweets by Sophie Killingley, @PrettySophieK, 9th Feb 2024: 1) The Evangelical urge to view everything...
Nov 20, 20225 min readEvangelicals and Social Action: a book reviewEvangelicals and Social Action: from John Wesley to John Stott Ian Shaw (2021) Inter-Varsity Press Ian Shaw starts his book with a...
May 29, 20227 min readDepression and faith: is it okay for a Christian to be depressed?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...
Mar 27, 202210 min readIs Jesus a social justice campaigner?This morning I started listening to Dr Sean McDowell with Greg Koukl about ‘what was the mission of Jesus?’, based on Koukl’s 2021 book,...
Feb 16, 20224 min readMoney: its actions, not attitudes, that matterI’ve been thinking a lot recently about the relevance of our ‘attitudes’ to things in Christianity. It’s fairly common, at least in my...
Feb 1, 20228 min readLove always trusts: when racism isn't.My church currently runs weekly evening sessions where we get to discuss or hear about slightly ‘wider’ issues or perhaps one might say...