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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21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 170 (Treasure Map December 2022)
Sacred Treasure Billy Graham, the evangelist who united America, and the son who doesn’t. Some responses to the recent UK Census figures (those professing to
1st December 2022
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21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 169 (November 2022 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure TGC has made a new, full Bible commentary available online for FREE. When you live in a country that makes religion dangerous… life
1st November 2022
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21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 168 (October 2022 Treasure Map)
QEII Treasure There has obviously been gallons of ink spilled in recent weeks about the death of the Queen. Here are some of the more
1st October 2022
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21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 167 (September 2022 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Ian Paul has reposted a very helpful piece on what we do when we think the bible is wrong (in response to this
1st September 2022
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21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 166 (August 2022 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Change is in the air (in biblical studies): consensus on the dating of the NT is shifting The Jubilee Centre has produced a
1st August 2022
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21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 163 (May 2022)
Sacred Treasure When Christianity and Nationalism mix… no I’m not talking about Trump… but Patriarch Kiril – this is terrifying. The wake-up calls that helped
1st May 2022
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21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 162 (April 2022 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Trying to understand Putin’s religious faith – Theos’ Ben Ryan gives a helpful intro And then Cranmer on praying for Putin’s Downfall When New
1st April 2022
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Q Marks the Spot 160 (February 2022 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Malcolm Guite’s poem for Candlemas It’s not every day that (albeit unusual) theological perspectives on the atonement and human nature become common currency amongst
3rd February 2022
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21st Century
Best Pods of 2021
Lockdown has caused the proliferation of podcasts, with every Tom, Dick and Harriet taking to the pod waves. And, slightly awkwardly, I’m no exception. But
30th December 2021
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A Positive Outcome from the BA Stress!
GOOD NEWS! Regulars here will have read of my nightmare of being massively overcharged for a flight cancellation by BA last month. Well, a few
3rd November 2021
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21st Century
Q Marks the Spot 155 (September 2021 Treasure Map)
Sacred Treasure Where is good and evil in Afghanistan by Tom Bowring (c/o Psephizo) For important historical background, one can’t do much better than William
3rd September 2021
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