All Souls Langham Place
Facing up to the UK Adoption crisis
For some reason, the British church has been very slow to take up the challenge of adoption. This is a tragedy. As things stand at the
4th April 2014
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ministry
All Souls Langham Place
Diving into the OT deep end with Joshua’s Conquest
Well, I feel I rather drew the short straw at ASLP on Sunday with Joshua 11-12 as my passage – but then actually, each of the
26th February 2014
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19th Century
A model of devout resignation
I was in Cambridge for a few days speaking for some events that took place far too late at night for me (carol services at
12th December 2013
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All Souls Langham Place
Meynells News – a bitter-sweet announcement of some big changes ahead
This has been a very hard and sad letter to write – but it does seem the right thing. Rather than give further explanation or
3rd December 2013
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All Souls Langham Place
Why should we trust the gospels?
As part of a new series to prepare for/coincide with UNCOVER happening at All Souls over this year, I did a talk on Sunday evening on
9th October 2013
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beauty
Why I love L’Abri
Many are unaware of L’Abri. And that is both a shame and an inevitability. It is a work that thrives behind the scenes and out of
10th July 2013
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BIBLE
Modernist Ministry’s Dehumanising Metrics – consolidated
Last summer, I wrote a series of posts on the highly pretentious sounding ‘dehumanising metrics of modernist ministry’. Don’t be put off (although in fairness,
9th July 2013
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ARTS
CS Lewis exposes the humbling reality when anyone prays
C. S. Lewis was a great burster of pride’s balloons. His Screwtape Letters are a masterful model in how to do that. But he was
5th June 2013
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20th Century
Q Conversations 2: the living legend that is Frances Whitehead
You may not have heard of Frances Whitehead – but if you have read any of John Stott’s books, you will have witnessed her extraordinary
17th April 2013
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BOOKS/WRITING
If only I’d thought of saying that: Chris Russell’s TEN LETTERS
We’ve all had that frustration of suddenly realising the mot juste to clinch an argument … long after it has been lost and forgotten. ‘If
11th March 2013
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CHURCH
MAY CONTAIN NUTS: Food labelling = GOOD; People labelling = NOT SO
You’ve got to label food these days. It makes sense. In these days of pre-packaged, pre-cooked food, you naturally want to know what’s in the
24th February 2013
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20th Century
Popkin’s Surprising Lessons from theWhite House campaign Trail
I guess this book will initially appeal only to politics junkies and West Wing devotees (which is probably why I read it). But I suspect
22nd February 2013
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