beauty
A song of lament, a need for songs
Q regulars know that Turkey is a country close to my heart. I have just returned from my 15th (!) trip and so naturally it
2nd February 2019
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worldwide church
20th Century
When Uncle John wrote a letter that actually did change the world
Regulars will know that John Stott is a frequent focus here. I’ve just finished reading Alister Chapman’s excellent, scholarly engagement with John Stott’s legacy: Godly Ambition.
6th January 2019
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Ancient History
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
31st August 2018
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21st Century
Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 114 (February 2018)
Sacred Treasure David Robertson is often uncomfortably provocative – but he’s probably on the money here: 10 ‘prophecies’ for the church in 2018 An inspiring
1st February 2018
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AFRICA
Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 113 (January 2018)
Happy New Year Y’all! Sacred Treasure Tim Keller wrote a helpfully argued piece for the New Yorker last month: Can Evangelicalism Survive Donald Trump and
1st January 2018
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BIBLE
Breath and Bone: A festschrift for Chris Wright’s 70th
STOP PRESS: It is now available here from Langham Literature, and will be on all usual distributors soon. It came as a complete surprise to
25th October 2017
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21st Century
Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 110 (October 2017)
Sacred Treasure Good stuff: 7 Differences between Judaea and Galilee – Jesus was Jesus of Nazareth… from Dick France. Chris Green offers a rather unexpected
1st October 2017
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BOOKS/WRITING
Some thoughts on John Stott’s understanding of Christian Unity
IVP has been running a blog series on John Stott’s thought – they’ve produced a number of short videos about it, accompanied by relevant posts.
12th July 2017
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20th Century
REPOST: A chance encounter with a great poet: Irina Ratushinskaya beaten but not lost
Having just heard of her death – see WAPO, Guardian, Wiki – it seems appropriate to repost my post from 2010. I can’t now remember exactly
11th July 2017
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BIBLE
What Angels Long To Read: Accompanying graphics to download
We are looking at ways to add value to the publication of What Angels Long To Read yesterday. So the first element of this is
15th June 2017
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21st Century
Time to stop doubting and learn to love immigration
RANT ALERT (This is v abnormal for me, but I’m quite exercised about it!) I’m getting tired of people complaining about immigration, and just wish
26th February 2015
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21st Century
Faith under fire in Bethlehem: Mitri Raheb’s FAITH IN THE FACE OF EMPIRE
At last year’s launch of veteran travel writer Dervla Murphy’s remarkable book, A Month by the Sea – Encounters in Gaza, she made a simple
30th September 2014
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