When historians have fun: Hereward the Wake vs the Witch Towers
I saw this on twitter the other day (@TheWorkshyFop). One of those laugh out loud moments. Comes from the book Watling Street, which I’ve not read, and this part reflects on the Anglo-Saxon resistance to the Norman conquest. I remember learning about Hereward the Wake in history when I was about 10, and haven’t thought […]
Tentative Steps towards Civility #3: Summarise as THEY wish to be summarised
John Stott was scrupulous in attempting to do this. It was a key element of the respect that he garnered amongst those he debated or disagreed. He would unfailingly attempt to honour an opposing position by seeking to understand it from the inside, and thereby be able to articulate it as its proponents might. In other […]
Revisiting U2’s No Line on the Horizon
This post is not exactly in the heat of the moment. But because the site for which I wrote the article is no longer in action, I presumed that the world needed the benefit of its insights (hoho) and so thought I’d repost, albeit with the notes from the talk I’ve given a few times […]
Q Marks the Spot – Treasure Map 108 (August 2017)
Sacred Treasure These are spectacular – ancient monasteries in Armenia: definitely on my bucket list. Chris Green on the cons and pros of pastors using social media And while I’m on his blog, great news about the volume of Mike Ovey essays that he’s been editing. 6 books for Small Groups wanting to think about […]
