Q marks the spot – Treasure Map 31 (April 2011)
Sacred Treasure Martin Bashir is interviewed about his interview of Rob Bell. I was particularly struck by his perception of what C S Lewis called
1st April 2011
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crossing cultures
Fully Immersed into Babel and Ghost towns: Susan Hiller’s WITNESS & J STREET
Most of the exhibition is bathed in unobtrusive but artful lighting. But then one is led down a dark passage into a pitch-black space, with
18th March 2011
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We’re equals… aren’t we, 007?
For International Women’s Day, M & 007 got together for this great little clip – the stats towards the end are deeply concerning: (HT: kouya)
9th March 2011
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Swedish sculptural surprises amidst Lund’s mediaeval grandeur
I’ve been in Lund, Sweden since Wednesday, as a guest of Teofil to speak for Langham at 2 conferences this week. It is a real
19th February 2011
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A wander back in time from the Agora to the Acropolis
After a really successful 48 hours in Sofia in the first half of the week, have been in Athens for similar meetings for the last
28th January 2011
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Beauty amidst the Brutalists in Bulgaria
Apologies for the rather contrived alliteration but couldn’t resist. Have been in Sofia, Bulgaria since Monday and on my way now to Athens for another
26th January 2011
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Confessions of a magazine junkie
Someone made the mistake of asking me the other day what magazines I read. And it came as a bit of a shock to me
12th January 2011
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A courageous nod to God in a Soviet-era show-trial
Came across this fascinating morsel in a short New Yorker article by David Remnick from the run up to the recent Mikhail Khordorkovsky trial in Moscow.
7th January 2011
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The Dark Heart of An Earthly Paradise (Disney-style)
It was all so predictable. I suppose the only surprise is that it took 14 years to manifest itself. But it seems that the idyllic,
7th December 2010
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Jesus in Tijuana Mexico… via U2?
A good friend of mine, Drew Wolff, has recently got back from a trip with his family to help on a Habitat building programme in
3rd December 2010
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A visit to Sarajevo’s Tunnel of Life
This rather unprepossessing, pock-marked (i.e. bullet-riddled) house was Sarajevo’s lifeline during the 4 year siege in the mid-9os. I posted about that siege the last
25th November 2010
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Beauty in the Business world: Andreas Gursky shows East meets West, Ancient meets (post)Modern
Was leafing through the Royal Academy of Art magazine this week – and encountered this photograph filling a whole page. Was blown away. It’s utterly
19th November 2010
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