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Yearly Archives: 2018

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Q Combinations 19: Angélica Dass’s HUMANAE & Luci Shaw’s DESCENT

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  • Post published:24th December 2018
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Q Combinations 19: Angélica Dass’s HUMANAE & Luci Shaw’s DESCENT

Jeepers - it's been a whole year since I last did a Q Combo - need to get back into the habit. But this is definitely a combo with a difference. Both artist and poet are women who are still…

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The flicker of a smile from the unsmiling man

  • Post author:quaesitor
  • Post published:22nd December 2018
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The flicker of a smile from the unsmiling man

Shostakovich is a personal hero of mine. He walked a tightrope between the Gulag and compromise in the vortex of Stalinist Russia. But more than that, his music has brought me consolation, invigoration, provocation, and perplexity. Sometimes all at once.…

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Boxed Sets, Binge-Watching and Bible Stories

  • Post author:quaesitor
  • Post published:18th December 2018
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Boxed Sets, Binge-Watching and Bible Stories

I was writing this for something else and, in the end, it wasn't needed. Not to worry. Here it is. Of course, it is definitely a bit random and niche, but that makes it all the funner, in my book. My…

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Michael Faraday’s appeal for scientific humility

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  • Post published:16th December 2018
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Michael Faraday’s appeal for scientific humility

Have been dipping into Max Adams equally fascinating and frustrating book The Firebringers - Art, Science and the Struggle for Liberty in nineteenth-century Britain (aka The Prometheans). The cast of heroes, rogues, and geniuses is startling in its breadth and…

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Permanence amid the Impermanent – closing a chapter

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  • Post published:13th December 2018
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Permanence amid the Impermanent – closing a chapter

Yesterday was an unusual day. Which is, of course, not exactly news. In these turbulent times, each day tends to reveal its strangeness, especially if you read a newspaper. But for me, it marked the end of a decade's invovlement…

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Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 122 (December 2018)

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  • Post published:1st December 2018
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Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 122 (December 2018)

Sacred Treasure An interesting (as ever from Phil!) perspective on church and community life from Sweden Peter Dray has a handful of interesting posts about the Ligonier Theology survey - first one is here Ukraine (including its regions now controlled by…

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Managing Depression during the Christmas holiday

  • Post author:quaesitor
  • Post published:26th November 2018
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Managing Depression during the Christmas holiday

Last week I was interviewed for the IVP blog about the holiday season, a time that is often fraught and a particular challenge for those with mental health issues. 1. How do you manage depression during the holiday season? It…

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We Will Remember Them: #Armistice100

  • Post author:quaesitor
  • Post published:13th November 2018
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We Will Remember Them: #Armistice100

The 11th Hour. The 11th Day. The 11th Month.  Evidently a contrived moment at which to end a war whose conclusion was as complex and mystifying as its commencement. But it was a moment of inspiration to exploit it. It…

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Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 121 (November 2018)

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  • Post published:1st November 2018
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Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 121 (November 2018)

Sacred TreasureDoug McElvey has a superb poem on weakness, over at the Rabbit Room: As WeakChris Green: Why you should choose heroes who disagree - very helpfulTim Challies: 8 ways Satan tempts you to doubt Christian securityThe Christ-like Gaze in…

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Q Marks the Spot – Treasure Map 120 (October 2018)

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  • Post published:1st October 2018
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Q Marks the Spot – Treasure Map 120 (October 2018)

So... a bit of a bumper crop again! Sacred Treasure Chris Green great again on why he won't let us look into his bible and another on The Dangers of Being an Experienced Preacher I'd not heard of him but my mother…

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Q Marks the Spot – Treasure Map 119 (September 2018)

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  • Post published:1st September 2018
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Q Marks the Spot – Treasure Map 119 (September 2018)

Many apologies for the temporary suspension of Treasure Maps over the summer. Normal transmission should now resume! A few extras here to make up for lost time... Sacred Treasure Emma Scrivener has a wonderful post, Play to your weaknesses Jake…

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OUT NOW! Colossians and Philemon for YOU!

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  • Post published:31st August 2018
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OUT NOW! Colossians and Philemon for YOU!

Just like buses, innit. But weirdly enough, I've got another book out this year - very different from anything I've done before, and certainly different from the previous one.  But Colossians, as well as its baby brother Philemon, have been…

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which, being interpreted, means
Faith Seeking Understanding

I have faith, I always seek, I occasionally understand.

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