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Reflections on ‘Bleeding for Jesus’
Many of us have been waiting for Andrew Graystone’s book about the John Smyth abuses and Iwerne camp culture for a while now. Well, it’s
12th October 2021
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‘O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!’ 16. Healthy Power Exercise
Some of you will know that the combination of Healthy + Power + Exercise is not one that crosses my lips often. I’m rubbish at
7th April 2021
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18th Century
‘O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici’: now an e-book!
The clamour was simply whelming and resistible. The crowds beating down the front door were truly singular. So I capitulated and gave the fan what
26th March 2021
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“O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!” 15. Blinkered about the systemic?
I love the British Museum. It’s a treasure house and a marvel. It covers the entire world and even just a few minutes within its
17th March 2021
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“O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!” 11. When gurus get outed as ogres
This is the 11th post in a short series trying to grapple with today’s sense of malaise in British evangelicalism. One of The West Wing’s big
31st January 2021
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Q Marks the Spot 147 (January 2021 Treasure Map)
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hoping 2021 is better than 2020!! Sacred Treasure Sad to begin 2021 like this, but I felt it was unavoidable. The repercussions
1st January 2021
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“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
29th October 2020
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“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
21st October 2020
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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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Echoes from Eternity: 32. Steve Biko address the SA church in 1972
It was simply impossible to keep on the usual trajectory of readings with the horrors on the news. Forget the virus. Forget the Brexit car
1st June 2020
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Echoes from Eternity 14: Maya Angelou
Today, the voice of an angel. Nope, I don’t have delusions of celestial proportions. I’m referring to the great African-American writer, Maya Angelou (1928-2014) who
7th April 2020
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Q Marks the Spot 132 (October 2019)
Sacred Treasure A friend who pastors in Hong Kong tackles the church’s divisions in the face of political turmoil and social unrest. We would do
2nd October 2019
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