20th Century
2019: Reading Highlights
These are in no particular order and I’ve picked them out as the ones I gave 5* to on my Goodreads page – you can
17th December 2019
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leadership
My Ko-fi button
Will you support my work? You can simply BUY me a COFFEE!
18th Century
On MLK, #MeToo, and the possibility of Pride in the Flawed
Does the legacy of a heroic struggle for justice cover over a multitude of sins?
Or does the iconic hero’s fatal flaw render him and, perhaps even his legacy, leprous?
Is it ‘one strike and you’re out’ or might the twitteratti just possibly permit nuance and, dare I say it, complexity?
26th May 2019
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20th Century
Q Marks The Spot: Treasure Map 127 (May 2019)
Sacred Treasure This is great – a constantly updated list – Biblical references in U2 lyrics! Tom Holland is on cracking form here – Thank
3rd May 2019
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AFRICA
2 vital lessons for working in a new culture
In the months before our move from the UK to East Africa, there were many things to prepare, as you might imagine. The biggest stress
20th March 2019
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20th Century
Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 125 (March 2019
Sacred Treasure How many people view the recent death of missionary John Chau Emma Scrivener writes, as potently as ever, about the power of the
1st March 2019
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20th Century
Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 124 (February 2019)
Sacred Treasure Only just discovered the Visual Commentary on Scripture this week – WOW! Something that only the internet can make possible! Lots to explore
1st February 2019
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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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current affairs
Permanence amid the Impermanent – closing a chapter
Yesterday was an unusual day. Which is, of course, not exactly news. In these turbulent times, each day tends to reveal its strangeness, especially if
13th December 2018
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21st Century
Q Marks The Spot – Treasure Map 112 (December 2017)
Sacred Treasure Former LibDem leader, Tim Farron has been saying some really important things in the last week about the state and nature of western
1st December 2017
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advertising
The Catch22 of modern journalism summed up in one ad
I saw this advert the other day. It sums it all up really. People in power are up to no good. They have ulterior motives.
11th October 2017
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20th Century
When Lord Halifax got packed off to Washington in 1940
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
17th September 2017
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BOOKS/WRITING
Tentative Steps towards Civility #5: The Countervaling voice
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
13th September 2017
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