Why things have been a bit quiet on my podcast and newsletter lately – and how you can hire me as a freelancer! Read on my Substack: Read More
C S Lewis famously used fairy-stories to steal past what he called the “watchful dragons” of overfamiliarity with the Christian story. By approaching Christian stories of Jesus’ death and resurrection through the lens of fantasy in the Narnia books, he stripped them “of their stained-glass and Sunday School associations” so that they could be experienced […]
I recently edited the new IVP book Powerful Leaders? When Church Leadership Goes Wrong and How to Prevent it by Marcus Honeysett. With various scandals and abuses being uncovered in the church, it’s important that Christians take stock. We need to repent of our failures, and work hard to ensure healthy, Christlike leadership cultures. But […]
I’ve recently started a new Substack-powered newsletter, Bigger on the Inside. Much of my output will now be on there rather than this blog, but I will post links to my new articles on there from this site too. In it, I’ll be exploring the intersection of stories, imagination, faith and philosophy. No story is […]
The Great Dance: C S Lewis’s Cosmic Trilogy and the discarded image of medieval hierarchy is now available on the English L’Abri Podcast! Why not give it a listen and tell me what you think? Listen to my lecture Our culture views power and authority with the greatest of suspicion. Exploring Out of the Silent Planet, […]
2021 sees 100 years since the birth of the highly respected and influential evangelical leader John Stott. Why does he still matter today? Stott was active in many different ways. He had a really healthy emphasis on ‘double listening’ between God’s word and today’s world. His masterwork The Cross of Christ really helped me in […]
From Good Omens to Left Behind, it’s a pop culture staple that the Bible teaches that the world will be destroyed in Armageddon, the final battle between good and evil, with the saved escaping to enjoy eternity in Heaven. Many Christians who affirm the Biblical teaching of “new heavens and new earth” see the new […]
I’ve got a new article up on the IVP blog! Bev and I have enjoyed watching The Good Place but the finale rang rather hollow for us. Also it’s depiction of the afterlife touches on a common trope of Heaven turning out to be boring – I unpack why the Biblical vision of Heaven will […]
Back in the summer, Brad East made the case that some Christians over-egg the idea of “engaging with pop culture”, while Matthew Lee Anderson advises anyone who will listen to “ditch Netflix”. It’s definitely possible to overindulge in the passive consumption of entertainment, so I share their concerns to a degree. But there are also […]
Recently we had a dedication service at our church, New City Church MK, to give thanks for our new arrival, and to dedicate ourselves as parents and as the church community to bringing her up in the ways of the Lord. I shared a testimony about what God has done in our lives: A couple […]