It’s a time of eager anticipation, as across the world people of all ages and backgrounds count down to a very special day. Yes, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is only three days away from release. J J Abrams, the hopes and fears of all the years (of Star Wars fans) are met in thee […]
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair review. The latest in the Questions Christians Ask series, Mark Meynell sketches out a solid introduction to basic Christian beliefs about humanity. Its brevity is both it’s biggest strength and weakness. It is accessible and easily digested in an […]
The beginning of a New Year: time to take stock, reflect on the year that’s just gone, and put away the mince pies in favour of gym shoes. But is it really worth making New Year’s Resolutions, especially for Christians in light of the Gospel? Are New Year’s Resolutions just legalism, or can we use […]
I’ve got a new article up on the threads website on how we’re all worshippers, whether religious or not. Check it out! >> We are all worshippers – threadsuk.com
Over the last few months, I’ve started getting involved in Morphe Arts group, especially the writers’ group that meets in the Southbank Centre twice a month. They recently produced the first issue of their literary magazine Margins and I’ve contributed a short story, The Wordless to the website. Morphe also has monthly meetings covering a […]
One of life’s great questions is what happens to us when we die? Is there anything beyond this life, or is this all that there is? All of us must face death – both the deaths of people we know and love, and eventually our own deaths. It is a solemn and serious matter. How […]
“This world is not my home, I’m just a-passing through. My treasure lies laid up, somewhere beyond the blue. The saviour beckons me from Heaven’s open door, and I can’t feel at home in this world any more” So goes the old song. But is it true? Is the Christian hope simply that we “go […]
It’s a debate that’s been going on for a long time: can we really trust the Bible – every word? And if it contains any mistakes, can we believe any of it at all? I’ve written a brief article discussing this over on Threads titled The Danger of Pick’n’mixianity but there’s a lot more that could be said. It’s […]
Sipech has written an interesting and thoughtful piece on Uncertainty over on his blog, The Alethiophile. Go and read it, then come back for my thoughts. I largely agree with what he says. It’s important to acknowledge what we can and can’t be certain about, and to be humble about our own interpretations. But I […]
At the moment, Evangelical Alliance Wales are consulting Christians on a wide number of issues to put together a “Manifesto for Wales”, a positive Christian vision for society. This is a great idea – Christian political engagement is often very reactive, simply trying to stem the tide on the secularisation of our society, rather than […]
