Postcards from Palookaville

Over at Jesus Creed, Scot McKnight yesterday offered a thoughtful and provocative review of the new biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Charles Marsh. Scot has kindly given me permission to post an extended extract here. All I would say in advance is that it seems that Bonhoeffer's close male...

Over at Jesus Creed, Scot McKnight yesterday offered a thoughtful and provocative review of the new biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Charles Marsh. Scot has kindly given me permission to post an extended extract here. All I would say in advance is that it seems that Bonhoeffer's close male...

Two weeks ago the Ref Pack spoke to Delboy 'Derek' Thomas, the Peter Frampton of Reformed churchmanship. In this week's episode we move from rock to soul, and spend the show talking with the evangelical world's answer to James Brown: Phil Johnson , the hardest working man in evangelicalism The...

Two weeks ago the Ref Pack spoke to Delboy 'Derek' Thomas, the Peter Frampton of Reformed churchmanship. In this week's episode we move from rock to soul, and spend the show talking with the evangelical world's answer to James Brown: Phil Johnson , the hardest working man in evangelicalism The...

This week's Spin is up and in this episode the team tackle a number of closely related issues: the power of high profile pastors, the psychology of loyal commitment to a big name long after all credibility has really vanished, and the puzzling question of why those who point out that emperors have...

This week's Spin is up and in this episode the team tackle a number of closely related issues: the power of high profile pastors, the psychology of loyal commitment to a big name long after all credibility has really vanished, and the puzzling question of why those who point out that emperors have...

This week, as you can see below, the Mad Woman in the Attic sent the team all the way to a small karaoke bar in the Parc Iwyrassoch area of Cardiff, South Wales, to allow Aimee do her famous rendition of ABBA's 'Dancing Queen' before an international audience of former miners and to interview one...

This week, as you can see below, the Mad Woman in the Attic sent the team all the way to a small karaoke bar in the Parc Iwyrassoch area of Cardiff, South Wales, to allow Aimee do her famous rendition of ABBA's 'Dancing Queen' before an international audience of former miners and to interview one...

Anyone involved in pastoral ministry at the local level knows that the use of pornography by congregants is one of the most common issues they will face. While this problem has often been seen as a male preserve, the last few years have witnessed a rise in its use among women too. One cultural...

Anyone involved in pastoral ministry at the local level knows that the use of pornography by congregants is one of the most common issues they will face. While this problem has often been seen as a male preserve, the last few years have witnessed a rise in its use among women too. One cultural...