2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
A Meynell Family Advent Animation
I’m sorry for being so rubbish at posting recently. There’s been lots in my head that I’d love to speak on but it’s been manic, what with Christmas and all (quite apart from recently Langham jollies in Athens and Sarajevo). But after getting back from Bosnia on Saturday, we started the annual decoration rituals… with […]
When Christians disagree… priorities, challenges and imperatives
It’s a given. Christians disagree. Like pretty much everyone else, in fact. They always have. They always will. This side of the eschaton, that is. So the issue is not whether or not we can avoid disagreement. The issue is whether or not we can disagree badly… or disagree well… This is what lay behind […]
An unimpressive herald of an unimpressive message: a final message under Parliament
Last week saw the final instalment of the little 1 Cor 1 series in the undercroft chapel in Westminster. Unfortunately, we had the slight inconvenience of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement happening on the same day, and as this had been brought forward to 12.30, there were few who were able to come. No worries though. […]
Wintry reflections at Little Gidding
Am just back from a 24 hour escape to the country with a few other guys – we meet once or twice a year and have been (on and off) for years. It was a real tonic and encouragement to me personally. I’ve realised more and more how much I need this sort of thing. […]
Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 39 (December 2011)
Sacred Treasure William Lane Craig certainly made waves during his October visit to the UK. Here one person testifies to how Richard Dawkins had led him to Christ (!), and an interesting if rather provocative article in the Telegraph. I like this – a Periodic Table of the Bible from Visual Unit Woody Allen and the […]
Some notes from “Speaking truth into popculture”
We had a bit of an experiment on Sunday night at All Souls. Instead of the normal evening service, we had a condensed corporate time for around half an hour, and then split into 3 seminars in different venues. Prof John Wyatt did one on Truth in the Brave New World of medical ethics, Nola […]
Happy Thanksgiving from the New Yorker
To all my American Friends: Happy Thanksgiving Thought you might enjoy this from the current edition of the New Yorker. Have a good day!
Corinthian Caption Competition: the Crunchie Winners
So at last, the time has come. The time for the announcement of the prizes. The Virtual Crunchie can be printed off and enjoyed at your leisure. There were some excellent entries. And so I felt duty-bound to aware a number of prizes in two categories: Topical and Exegetical. Runners up are honour-bound to share […]
Friday Fun 16: Corinthian Caption Competition
Am in Greece this weekend for the launch of Langham Greece. It’s gone really well so far – lots of great discussion. Around 35 attending the conference and around 15-20 watching streaming of it online. REALLY encouraging. But yesterday we had a free morning and so headed off to Corinth (obviously). I’d no idea that […]
An unimpressive people for an unimpressive king: another message under Parliament
Back in Parliament yesterday, and I unexpectedly arrived a little early – so found myself waiting for around 15 minutes in Westminster Hall. It was idyllic – the sun streaming through the great south windows. Perfect for reflections on the extraordinary events that occurred on this very spot: from monarchs and statesmen lying in state […]
A natural cantata for a frozen planet: Rautavaara’s Cantus Arcticus
I’d guess that only the most hardened petrol-heads and urbanites will fail to be moved to awestruck wonder by episodes in the BBC’s latest natural world epic, FROZEN PLANET. Quite apart from the stunning (ant)arctic panoramas, there are the focused dramas of a pack of killer whales harassing and (hours later) overwhelming a minke whale. […]
