Faith

Here you can find my thoughts on faith, the Bible and theology. My Christian faith is very important to me, and informs everything I do in one way or another. I believe that God is real and has revealed himself through Jesus Christ and in the pages of the Bible, and that the truth of these things is open to rational investigation – I’d invite you to read the Bible and to explore the evidence for yourself.

Reading the Bible imaginatively to steal ‘past watchful dragons’ of overfamiliarity

By Caleb | May 31, 2022

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 […]

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My L’Abri lecture now online: C S Lewis and the Great Dance

By Caleb | November 5, 2021

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, […]

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Article: John Stott at 100

By Caleb | September 23, 2021

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 […]

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Resurrection hope in the face of loss

By Caleb | May 22, 2019

Last week I attended the funeral of my aunt, June Woodbridge, who died on Easter Sunday. It was so sad, especially since her husband Colin died a few years ago, and they are survived by their two daughters. But it was so right to be united as family and friends to mourn her – and […]

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Kingdom Code: What are the biases embedded in tech?

By Caleb | April 18, 2016

One evening a couple of weeks ago, I headed into London to attend Kingdom Code, a meet-up for Christians in digital. I’d been aware of the group mainly via Twitter, and one of my colleagues from Scripture Union on the Guardians of Ancora project team suggested I go along. I’m glad I did, because it […]

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