We've got our collective knickers in a twist when it comes to worship - and to make the point I'm going to indulge totally in caricatures - which will therefore offend absolutely everyone. So here goes some inarticulate, random thoughts...…
2009 is a year of some very interesting 60th anniversaries. In the bleak, post-2nd World War years, a number of things happened which profoundly affect the world today, in a strange, rather chillingly interconnected kind of way. Foundation of PEOPLE'S…
Fellow West Wing addicts will remember the great episode (1:8 Enemies) in which Bartlet & Josh figure out a way to foil a Republican plan to commence strip mining on federal land in Montana - because of the Antiquities Act,…
OK now for something a little less serious (and by popular demand) - well a couple of chums have asked for my thoughts on the matter. I've been sitting on this for a while and only added to it when…
A couple of pics from recent Romania/Bulgaria trip... (click on each for the whole set) In Sofia, Bulgaria - Holy Sunday Orthodox Church In Alba Iulia, Romania - Roman Catholic Cathedral This church celebrates its 1000th year this year, and…
A friend of mine and I often joke around about the 2 categories that you can divide everyone into: Cops and Bandits. In other words, those who want everyone to toe the line and those who love to cross the…
Just back from week in Romania & Bulgaria - big encouragements there - to find an email request from a friend whose mother knows this boy's parents. So very happily agreed to post this just on the off-chance it could…
Having waxed lyrical about the fact of books in the last 2 posts, it's about time I posted about their content. So I want to mention 2 books which have made a big impression on me over the last few…
A few months back, I was asked by the folks at NUCLEUS, the CMF student magazine, to write up an overview of the Bible for them, on the back of having done the Hitchhikers' Guide To The Bible at this…
This advert perfectly illustrates what I was getting at in previous post...
I'm a fan of the British Library. I love the sense of being surrounded by books of all ages of all kinds of all levels. I love the general hubbub of study which is itself very conducive to study. But…
Sacred Treasure JC Ryle is one of my heroes. So it's a joy to see that one Erik Kowalker has set up a 'fan-site' - with a daily quote from the great man. Some atheists can't hack it when Christians…