BOOKS/WRITING
Q’s Christmas Competition 2012: RESULTS
At long last – after literally hours and hours of speculation, I can now at last announce the winners of the Q Christmas competition. Each
30th December 2012
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forgiveness
BOOKS/WRITING
Q’s Christmas Competition 2012: 4 x Cross-Examined e-Books to win!
Well, this is a first: a Quaerentia competition with REAL prizes (rather than the virtual Crunchie bars which I’ve so generously offered in the past!
24th December 2012
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BOOKS/WRITING
Struggling to find a New (Sexual) Identity
I read Jenell Williams Paris’ remarkable book, The End of Sexual Identity (published by IVP US), over the summer, and have been cogitating on it ever
29th September 2012
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BOOKS/WRITING
Why forgetfulness brings joyful freedom: a new booklet from Tim Keller
The chaps at 10 of Those have taken the initiative to produce a number of shorter and cheaper, but decent quality, booklets, and the first
16th April 2012
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ARTS
Crisis in the Confessional from Graham Greene’s Human Factor
Maurice Castle is the wary protagonist of Graham Greene’s 1978 novel, The Human Factor. He works on the Africa desk for the British secret service. He
27th March 2012
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All Souls Langham Place
When Christians disagree… priorities, challenges and imperatives
It’s a given. Christians disagree. Like pretty much everyone else, in fact. They always have. They always will. This side of the eschaton, that is.
8th December 2011
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20th Century
Visionary dreamers: how Bonhoeffer warns virtual (and indeed large) churches
OK, I realise that’s somewhat anachronistic, not to say speculative. But I’m in a staff small group that’s started reading an extraordinary book: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life
29th September 2011
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All Souls Langham Place
Reflections after John Stott’s Funeral
Yesterday was one that will be hard to forget: the funeral of an extraordinary man of God. It was an occasion full of gratitude and
9th August 2011
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ARTS
Eriks Esenvalds: Choral Passion and Drops in the Ocean
One of life’s great joys is Radio 3’s CD Review every Saturday morning. And every now and then, it is a wonderful source for discovering
10th May 2011
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The challenges of a grace-shaped community (Galatians 6)
Well, we made it to the end of Galatians on Sunday night. And quite a journey it’s been. Phew! Mark Prentice did a huge job
2nd March 2011
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A Credal Hallelujah
To some (especially Canadians), this is sacrilege. And I’ve definitely got issues about tampering with genius (as I hope you have). Christians especially waste far
8th December 2010
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Carson on Titanic, Sacrifice & The Cross
Have managed to get round to reading Carson’s 2010 book Scandalous – to great profit and provocation. Will get round to fuller comments in due
23rd November 2010
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