Prosperity Gospel. It is an affliction. And it is a cruel hoax. And I saw first-hand the damage it does to believers in Uganda during the 4 years that we were there. But it is STILL gaining influence and credibility…
Came across this book recently - Foyle's Philavery (collected by Christopher Foyle, of the English bookselling family with HQ in Charing X Rd). There are rather a lot of books like this these days - from miscellanies to companions via…
The editors of The Week magazine are a shrewd bunch. Last week (edition on 17 Nov), in the People section (p10) they placed an item about fashion demigod Karl Lagerfeld immediately above an article about a remarkable Rwandan women, Immaculée…
It's soundbite politics, for sure - and it is impossible ever to do justice to any of the issues touched on in the video briefly, let alone with just a one-sentence response or scriptural quotation. But in so far as…
On Thursday night, Brenda Becket, Rachel & I went to a special screening of the new South African film, SON OF MAN at the South African High Commission in Trafalgar Square. Was a bit surreal to be invited (they wanted…
This morning was one of my favourite kind of days - frosty, clear skies and brilliant sunshine. I'm feeling a bit jetlagged but have to write a talk today for Sunday - so Rachel wisely suggested i go for a…
Here at All Souls, every 3 or 4 months or so, we plug a couple of books which we think are particularly helpful and relevant. This time around, because both authors are friends, we managed to get both of them…
In case some people were concerned after the previous post that I had been distracted from my purpose, please understand that it was a JOKE, OK? That wasn't actually Hugo Chavez with me - just a Peruvian pastor who bears…
After initiating diplomatic relations at the same conference last year, it gives me great pleasure to announce the resumption of talks at this year's Lima round with Presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chavez (aka Pastor Jorge Soto). This comes at a…
Well, I was hoping to do it - and have. At last I have seen the Pacific Ocean (for the first time in my little life). But what was even better was the chance to walk along the Atlantic on…
It seems that the genius who is eggman913 has done it several times (he was the one to bring 500 year's of women in art to youtube) and I was just slow on the uptake. But here is his compilation…
This was posted back in September but I've only just come across an interesting observation from the distinguished military historian Sir Michael Howard (who is of course not to be confused with the former Tory Leader). He's assessing what went…