“O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!” 5. Dishonourable Confidence
This is the 5th post in a short series trying to grapple with today’s sense of malaise in British evangelicalism. We’re all aware of body language, now. It’s part of the vocabulary of daily life. Some are perhaps more conversant with it than others, but it would be hard to deny how much trickier relationships […]
“O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!” 4. Down A Nietzsche Rabbit-hole
We had a week beside the sea, last week. Nothing quite like the North Sea in October! Blustery Norfolk skies and coastal walks are the perfect combo. Another bonus was the chance to catch up with some serious reading. The highlight for me was Sue Prideaux’s astonishing 2018 biography of Friederich Nietzsche, I am Dynamite! Now […]
5&1 Classical Playlists over at the Rabbit Room
In recent weeks, I’ve started a weekly column over at The Rabbit Room to share tiny corners of the classical music world with other corners of the webbyworld. The idea is to break things down into manageable morsels, with each post listing selections connected by a general theme. Because so many find the vast canon […]
“O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!” 3. All In It Together?
There is a fine line between global-sized passion and totalizing imperial zeal. When that fact goes unacknowledged by Christian movers and shakers, we have a problem. A serious problem. The former is motivated by a clear sense of the world (in all its created beauty, complexity and variety) as a divine gift. It is His […]
“O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!” 2. He’s BEHIND You!
“He’s BEHIND you!” resound the shrill cries of 500 families. All part of the Christmas ritual of that peculiar British staple; undoubtedly one of the odder cultural phenomena of these islands. Welcome to the world of Panto(mime): hard to encapsulate for the uninitiated so just read the wiki page! One of panto’s constants is the […]
Q Marks the Spot 144 (October 2020 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Some good advice for leaders on running meetings – one of those elements of the omnicompetence that is expected of ministers that you don’t get taught. No wonder the kingdom belongs to such as these: a baby sees a waterfall for the first time and is just delighted! This is a tiny, tiny […]
