A very long time ago, Paul wrote these words to his mate Titus: For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live…
The Week includes this in its "It Must Be True, I read it in the tabloids" section - so who knows. But I've googled and found a few things, including the public court documents so perhaps it is. But the…
Have been reading Douglas Hurd's weighty but impressive bio of Sir Robert Peel (UK Prime Minister for 6 months in 1834-1835 and then 1841-1846) - full of anecdotes and interest about a man who is much maligned but arguably the…
The thought didn't thrill me. Especially after a friend tipped me off about a similar, earlier album of U2 covers by US Christian bands (called In The Name of Love - Artists United for Africa). One or two of them…
I've no idea who Charles Carroll Bombaugh was but he was clearly some sort of literary genius. Thanks to a wonderfully pointless blog that I've recently come across (called Futility Closet), a number of his moments of brilliance have been…
Thanks to my sister-in-law Lucy for this - it's quite old now, but still worth passing on. It is barbed, of course - but if anything, the situation is even worse 30 years on... The Development Set by Ross Coggins…
Two very interesting articles to point you to... Peter May has written an article about the work of the UCLF (Uganda Christian Lawyers Fraternity): Uganda cries out for justice. Knowing both the Prices and some of the other folks involved…
Thanks again to my transatlantic source, Paul Carter, for this fantastic demonstration of Christian revenge (er, hang on - that doesn't sound quite right). But pastor's wives are on the turn - they're fed up with being the butt of…
Thanks to Alex Webb-Peploe for this link - fascinating article from the Sunday Times - about the impact that Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali is having, and the similarities with Mary Whitehouse, although the main difference being that Nazir-Ali is getting more…
One of the best books on modern, western cultural trends that I've ever read is David Lyon's introduction simply called POSTMODERNITY. It's now on its 2nd edition and has almost doubled in size. But it is brilliantly lucid and accessible,…
Well, after all the intensities of last week, Saturday brought some blessed relief. For we'd managed to get tickets to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in their 2nd gig at the Arsenal Emirates stadium. Pretty good seats (as…