It’s very rare for me to read a blog entry and immediately subscribe to that blog. But reflections on zombies and theology on a blog about writing is a winning combination, and so goodwordediting.com has earned an instant place in my blog subscriptions!
I decided to read The Problem of Pain by C S Lewis as part of my preparation to preach on the Fall. I thought I’d read it before, but on reading it, I’m not sure I have read it all – there’s lots of material that’s really striking me as fresh and interesting that I […]
Mack has just started a new Sunday evening sermon series, Mapping the Infinite, subtitled “Looking Deeper into God”. Over thirteen weeks, we’ll be covering the basic storyline and doctrines of the Christian faith, following the sermon titles of Mars Hill Church’s Doctrine series by Mark Driscoll. The series is as follows: Trinity – God Is […]
Many covers of George Orwell’s famous novel Nineteen Eighty-Four aren’t that imaginative: 1984 in big letters and/or a gigantic eye, as in the cover to my copy of the book, right. Over on the Retinart blog, Alexander Charchar set out to create something that would reflect the themes of the story better. You can read […]
It’s probably been a couple of years since I was introduced to Settlers of Catan by my sister Becky. (I introduced her to the card game Ligretto, which I think is fair exchange!) This strategy game has become a favourite in my family, so I was interested to come across an article about it, Monopoly […]
Did Darwin Kill God?, a documentary arguing that Christianity and evolution are compatible, is currently sitting on my netbook downloaded from the BBC iPlayer. If you’re in the UK, you can watch again for the next few days. I hope to comment on it soon.
Or, Is materialism an optical illusion? (Apologies for the delay in my blog posts on Creation and Evolution – my netbook was stolen when thieves broke into my house recently, which has set back some of my writing and blogging.) In this post, I’m going to compare a Christian worldview and a materialistic worldview, and […]
I’m currently in Cardiff Students’ Union, and as I type, Doctor Who is filming in Blackwell’s bookshop downstairs – scenes that are either from the Christmas special, or Tennant’s last story. Spoilers follow! You have been warned… What I saw is really intriguing… the Doctor is at a book signing of A Journal of Impossible […]
This week’s Sunday Times contained an interesting article by Andrew Sullivan on the shifting religious scene in America, including the rise of atheism. It concludes that: American Christianity, despite so many resources, has ignored its intellectual responsibility. And atheists, if this continues much longer, will continue to pick up that slack. However, while this diagnosis […]
“To me all creativity is magic. Ideas start out in the empty void of your head – and they end up as a material thing, like a book you can hold in your hand. That is the magical process. It’s an alchemical thing. Yes, we do get the gold out of it but that’s not […]
