God is Jesus
You may know that I’ve been reading Tom Torrance for the past six years or so, and that he’s upended my thinking…
The Bible? Who Cares?
Time was they all talked about it. Sharing proverbs; making embroideries; disguising their gossip and judgements of others as quotations from holy…
The Moving Thumb of Jesus
During many hours of research for a new book on the life of Jesus, I stumbled upon a new word from the…
If you’re human, you’re family
I was once at a Christian conference with the American evangelist Tony Campolo. I was in charge of the youth venue, and…
Placemaking
The bible’s epic narrative, the greatest love story ever written, is a story of people and of place. The first of these…
From the Archive: (Com)passion and prayer
The softening of our heart in prayer prepares soil for the seeds of obedience to grow in; our exposure to the compassionate…
Hearers and Doers
One of the subjects I studied in my senior years at school was English Literature. This included Shakespeare – of course –…
Come and see what God has done…
The night that changes everything I’m often uncomfortable with the ‘merry’ of ‘merry Christmas’ – it seems too trivial a wish. No…
Sending love in this season…
A Grace for the Season As kings to the cradle, As shepherds to the stable, To marvel at the miracle, We come…
Bleak Beauty
In this Edition: New Writing: Bleak Beauty; The Power of Advent as Midwinter From the Archive: The Dragon in the Station Buffet…