A reminder that our hope and confidence is in God
“Futureproof reminded me that … we have a real hope beyond the here and now.”
Adopt a different mindset of ‘old age’: A challenge to grandparents
In an average week, my wife and I spend two days with grandchildren – we have 13 of them! I have often wondered how to make the best use of that time. Sad to say, only one out of our five children is an active Christian.
Science, story and feeling display human experience of climate change
News and current events appear both very far away and uncontrollable, and very close, and impactful. Nothing affects the world right now quite like the changes in our global climate and environment seen in the past 20 years.
A wise book, respecting evidence: Lost World of the Flood
Many Bible readers assume that each passage can be read “straight off.” But what happens when this seems to clash with what they know is true? A potent example is the story of Noah and the flood (Genesis 6-9).
Uncomfortable but important: Contemplating Country
Garry Worete Deverell has invited us to a “campfire singalong between country, church, and Bible” in his new book, Contemplating Country: More Gondwana Theology. His aim is to explore the meaning of country where he “discerns the voice and activity of the divine.”
‘A burden too great for a mere mortal’: Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour
“To be truly seen and understood and by someone transcendent is deeply attractive.”
An honest, supremely hopeful account of dedicated service – Elisabeth Eliot: A Life
Lucy Austen provides a detailed and compassionate account of a life well lived.
A clear case for freedom in God’s word: The Gender Revolution
Reading this book is like being splashed with cold water. Some might find it refreshing, while others might find it abrasive.
A challenge to shallow reflection on place of singleness in the Christian tradition
Singleness is not a fate worse than death, though in many of our circles you might get the opposite impression. Whether at workplace social events, or in being welcomed at church, awkwardness results when it is discovered that a person is single.
Healthcare policy: A biblical view
A newly published work draws out themes which should inform healthcare policy from the parable of the Good Samaritan, found in Luke 10.
