BIBLE
The Disarming Compassion of God
Earlier this month, I had the honour of giving the Bible Readings at Week 3 of the Keswick Convention. In part because my day job
31st August 2021
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Jesus
abuse
‘O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!’ 18. Reasons for the new Cross-Examined chapters
Twenty years ago, Cross-Examined came out. It was my first and, as the result of UCCF keeping the pot simmering through staffworkers’ distribution and Relay
23rd April 2021
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CHRISTIAN LIFE
‘O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!’ 17. The Shoot-The-Messenger Syndrome
Not so long ago, the first anniversary of the UK’s Covid lockdowns starting was marked. ‘Celebrated’ is obviously not the word. And we’ve all gone
9th April 2021
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abuse
“O Tempora! O Mores Evangelici!” 14. Restoring the pursuit of virtues
To be fair, I’ve had a mixed response to what I’m offering here. One friend, in particular, felt it was a waste of time because,
9th March 2021
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Ancient History
repost: I believed in Father Christmas… But I believe in the Israelite.
This is a repost from 15 years ago on my old blog – I needed to refer to it from something but it can’t have
27th January 2021
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apologetics
Echoes from Eternity: 20. C. S. Lewis’ poems
Most don’t associate Lewis with his poetry. My understanding is, however, he would have far preferred to be known as a poet than almost anything
20th April 2020
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art & painting
Echoes from Eternity 18. John Donne
John Donne’s poetry is often difficult, sometimes perplexing and troubling, but always rewarding if closely attended to. He completely loses me quite often. But I
14th April 2020
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ARTS
Easter Greetings from around the world!
No vlog today instead there’s THIS…! Χριστός άνεστη! Αληθώς Ανέστη! If this video doesn’t display, click here Was fun to be part of this great
12th April 2020
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20th Century
Echoes from Eternity 16: John Stott’s Cross of Christ
It is Good Friday so the subject matter for the day’s reading presented itself easily enough. Choosing what to read, however, was a very different
10th April 2020
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art & painting
Echoes from Eternity 12. Two for Palm Sunday
So apologies are due; a daily echo was proving a little too much to manage, especially because we’ve been beset by various challenges in the
5th April 2020
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apologetics
Echoes from Eternity 8. Steve Turner
Apologies for being lax yesterday. Normal transmission can now be resumed. I’m hoping to be daily but it’s funny how busy things are even during
26th March 2020
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20th Century
Echoes from Eternity 3. Alan Paton
Alan Paton (1903-1988) was a South African who spent decades fighting against the apartheid system. He was a founding member of the Liberal Party of
20th March 2020
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