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21st Century

Best Reads of 2022

A brief rundown of my favourite books from 2022: essentially those I awarded 5* on my Goodreads page. Fiction (no particular order) I’ve always loved

4th December 2022 5 Comments

19th Century

Q Marks the Spot 164 (June 2022 Treasure Map)

Sacred Treasure Ian Paul with another gem – HOW NOT TO BE ANTI-SEMITIC – 12 incredibly helpful points to weigh and consider. And while we’re

1st June 2022 No Comments

apologetics

“A Wild Whisper of Something Originally Wise”

Roughly a third way through Orthodoxy, the idiosyncratic but great G K Chesterton describes some of the factors in his coming to faith. And then followed

29th May 2022 No Comments

20th Century

Best Reads of 2021

Here’s a brief rundown of my favourite books from 2021: essentially those I awarded 5* on my Goodreads page. But just to be clear, it’s

28th December 2021 4 Comments

animation

Q Marks The Spot 150 (April 2021 Treasure Map)

Sacred Treasure This short video speaks for itself and features MPs and Peers from all political persuasions in the UK Parliament. Tim Challies lost his

1st April 2021 No Comments

21st Century

Q Marks the Spot 149 (March 2021 Treasure Map)

Sacred Treasure There will be more to come in 2021 about John Stott, I’ve no doubt, since this is his centenary year. This post by

2nd March 2021 No Comments

Ancient History

Q Marks the Spot 148 (February 2021 Treasure Map)

Sacred Treasure If you haven’t yet come across her or her work, then the time has come, Ruth Naomi Floyd is a precious friend and

1st February 2021 No Comments

20th Century

“O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!” 10. A milestone and a decision

Something Hugh said at that meeting in Sheffield has been etched on my memory every since. I’d only been in ordained ministry perhaps 2 or 3 years and we were having our normal post-Summer catchup and planning session.

We would habitually begin with a short devotional, but that day, Hugh was in reflective mood. Only a few weeks before, he’d celebrated his 50th birthday, and now he openly described how affecting that milestone had been. If memory serves, it was on the lines of “I now realize that I have more years of formal ministry behind me than ahead of me.”

20th January 2021 1 Comment