My father has been going through the diaries of his grandfather, Fra (for Francis) Meynell. For reasons that I won’t bore you with now, the
We are so much more aware of the sociological contexts for the public square, these days – or if we’re not, we should be, because they will
Revolutions invariably eat their children. It’s an almost inevitable fact of history. The expression was coined by a royalist journalist during the French Revolution, Jacques
John Stott was scrupulous in attempting to do this. It was a key element of the respect that he garnered amongst those he debated or disagreed.
Sacred Treasure These are spectacular – ancient monasteries in Armenia: definitely on my bucket list. Chris Green on the cons and pros of pastors using
I can’t get yesterday’s tweet from veteran BBC man John Simpson out of my head. It was a relief to read it, to be honest.
Sacred Treasure This is serious – Turkish Protestant churches sent death threats – directly affects a number of churches that I’ve regularly spent time with
Sacred Treasure Did God Betray You? Really helpful piece about suffering and faith. We’re all sadists now: Carl Trueman on provocative but insightful form Tim
Sacred Treasure Prof Gary Habermas has made his 90-page book, Evidence for the Historical Jesus available as a free pdf. Gabe Lyons and Andrew Sullivan
Sacred Treasure Ding Dong the witch is dead: if you’ve missed this, it is a must read – a harrowing account of a pastor who is
Sacred Treasure Philip Yancey has a good piece on the value of small churches… he also passes on a lovely John Ortberg story about a
Sacred Treasure Tolkien and the Long Defeat: this is such a powerful piece from Dec 2013 – so counter-cultural in our utilitarian world. Phil Whittall makes some