Asking the right questions
At the risk of being trampled by the ireful in the latest slanging match over rap and hip-hop, I wonder if I might interject? It seems to me, watching from a distance and not trying to read every contribution, that…
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Is it Really That Simple?
Many of us talk about simplifying our lives. When we stop to think about how many choices that we make in one day, it’s exhausting. A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a friend who lives in Dubai.…
Is it Really That Simple?
Many of us talk about simplifying our lives. When we stop to think about how many choices that we make in one day, it’s exhausting. A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a friend who lives in Dubai.…
Calling All Untouchables
It is clear that we have moved from an evangelical culture marked by celebrity, with its irritating egos, vaudeville antics and all-round buffoonery that are, to be honest, so much fun to mock. Now, we have entered an era where…
Calling All Untouchables
It is clear that we have moved from an evangelical culture marked by celebrity, with its irritating egos, vaudeville antics and all-round buffoonery that are, to be honest, so much fun to mock. Now, we have entered an era where…
There are things which cannot be said
I am sitting in Heathrow airport waiting for a flight to Aberdeen when the shadowy figure known only to many of us as ‘the Librarian’ points me to a quote from this weeks Spectator. It’s the follow on article from…
On Plagiarism and Celebrity
In light of recent events, Neil Cole has offered some helpful thoughts on an evangelical culture that values celebrity. He writes: We have a church celebrity culture that actually encourages plagiarism and often refuses to admit it. Entire books are…
The Truths that Dare not Speak Their Name
In last week’s Spectator, Rod Liddle (we are not worthy! we are not worthy!) had a quite superb article on the increasing restrictions on freedom of speech in Britain. Well worth reading. Really quite relevant. Yes, definitely. Enough said.
The Truths that Dare not Speak Their Name
In last week’s Spectator, Rod Liddle (we are not worthy! we are not worthy!) had a quite superb article on the increasing restrictions on freedom of speech in Britain. Well worth reading. Really quite relevant. Yes, definitely. Enough said.
Pilgrim’s Progress
Few things depress me as much as how few Christians read Pilgrim’s Progress. I fear that a generation are growing up in churches without knowing this remarkable book. I’ve often wondered about adding it as a condition to church membership. Great Commission Publications,…