We all of us love an encourager. I can think of one person, of blessed memory in our church, who was always grateful and positive. It is gr...

  LEGAL STUFF FOR VICARS - what else would you recommend? You know you can read the Canons and the Church Representation Rules online? C of ...

 This could be a good question for all Christians to reflect upon.  Our idols will be some corruption of the good: some god rather than God....

All systems are ultimately axiomatic. That is the definition of a system.  So how might a system of ethics or virtue be demonstrated to be g...

This is a book that would surely fly off the shelves, right?  Reformed Doctrines of Scripture () Introduction  (1) William Whitaker  (2)   F...

For a number of reasons, the West seems to be in the grip of a growing mental health crisis. And no doubt Covid hasn't helped.  And yet,...

 "Just do your best" is a mantra that I have taken on board pretty strongly. It is perhaps meant to mean, "It is okay if you ...

  In the academic world, everyone is looking to make an original and significant contribution worthy of publication (a way of thinking of Ph...

 If you haven't already done so, I highly recommend reading and reflecting on Getting Things Done . The idea here is capture all income...

  Jesus is meant to be building his church but my church is a bit small and struggling, and doesn't seem to impact the city much, and a ...

 Hopefully a review in The Global Anglican in due course but some further favourite bits following on from the jottings on chapter one: “Jes...

    Some jottings from or arising from Chapter One of Theopolitan Mission Peter Leithart Theolpolis Books / Athanasius Press, 2021 ISB...

 In case anyone is interested or would like to ask me about any of the following. Or indeed volunteer for proof reading!  Written and Edible...

 today at Hailsham Parish Church by The Revd David Griffin.  JOY (IN JANUARY) Joy-O-Meter - What gives you joy at Christmas? Who Jesus is gi...

Imagine you had a good, wise and godly friend. This person knows you, your family and your circumstances well. They genuinely want the best ...

I should say I am making this up and doing my best as I go along. I came late to footnotes and formatting and so on. During my undergraduate...

  Dan Jones, Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages (Head Zeus / Apollo Books, 2021)   Dan Jones' new 700 page popular...

    (24) Fixated on Jesus the Source of Eternal Salvation - Hebrews 5:7-10 (p70f)   Fixated : Advent Meditations from the Book of Hebr...

  (23) Fixated on Jesus our Gentle Saviour - Hebrews 5:1-10 (p67f)   Fixated : Advent Meditations from the Book of Hebrews Tim Chester...

    (22) Fixated on Jesus our Sympathetic Priest - Hebrews 4:13-16 (p65f)   Fixated : Advent Meditations from the Book of Hebrews Ti...