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
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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
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apologetics
“O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!” 6. Who needs a hero?
This is the 6th post in a short series trying to grapple with today’s sense of malaise in British evangelicalism. One of my favourite novels
4th November 2020
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19th Century
Hearing the Unheard: 3. Five Novels by Black Novelists
One of the many reasons for missing life in central London is Daunt Books. I’ve mentioned it a few times here, including in this post
3rd July 2020
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BOOKS/WRITING
Echoes from Eternity: 29. Umberto Eco goes travelling
We can’t travel because of the virus. But one day we will… hopefully! So it’s worth gearing ourselves up with practical tips and advice. But
19th May 2020
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20th Century
Echoes from Eternity 3. Alan Paton
Alan Paton (1903-1988) was a South African who spent decades fighting against the apartheid system. He was a founding member of the Liberal Party of
20th March 2020
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20th Century
2019: Reading Highlights
These are in no particular order and I’ve picked them out as the ones I gave 5* to on my Goodreads page – you can
17th December 2019
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BOOKS/WRITING
5 Writing Tips Gleaned Along The Way
There are loads of advice lists from writers out there. But I think I can safely claim to be a writer now. And bizarrely enough,
30th July 2017
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ARTS
Maintaining a mixed diet of reading
I was recently speaking at the UCCF staff conference which was a real privilege and joy – and in one of the talks, I gave
24th January 2015
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BIBLE
Transports of delight: 5 great Books about reading other Books
It wasn’t a plan particularly, but then that’s part of the joy of books – I never have a plan for what I’m going to
12th October 2014
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20th Century
Veiled irrelevance: a surprising point of connection?
As ever slow on the uptake, but I finally got round to reading Azar Nafisi’s beautifully written 2004 book, Reading Lolita in Tehran. It is a rich,
4th October 2014
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BOOKS/WRITING
The Recovering Greenness of a Shrivelled Heart: Thoughts on Rachel Kelly’s Black Rainbow
Rachel Kelly is spot on: “But in the end, depression doesn’t follow rules: it is a devil that comes in many guises.” (Black Rainbow, p231)
24th June 2014
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