Viewing 34 posts by Andrew Wilson

  • Blinkers, Bias and the BBC

    Andrew Wilson  |  Wed 12 November 2025   I have always regarded (and defended) the BBC as impressively neutral. My general rule of thumb is that when you hear people complaining about the national broadcaster... Read more

  • Disentangling Christian Nationalism

    Andrew Wilson  |  Mon 10 November 2025   Tim Suffield thinks that the modern version of Christian Nationalism is coming to the UK, and I think he's right. Until recently it could be understood as an essentially... Read more

  • Did Nehemiah Become Self-Righteous?

    Andrew Wilson  |  Mon 3 November 2025   Does Nehemiah become self-righteous towards the end of the book that bears his name? When we are introduced to him in chapter 1, he is repenting thoroughly for his own... Read more

  • Did We Go Too Far in 2020? Or Not Far Enough?

    Andrew Wilson  |  Mon 27 October 2025   “The owl of Minerva flies at dusk.” That was Hegel’s way of saying that wisdom, especially when it comes to the interpretation of history, is only possible at the... Read more

  • The Foundational Fear

    Andrew Wilson  |  Thu 23 October 2025   This is a wonderful illustration from Paige Brown. It is all very well knowing a lot and being able to do a lot, she says, but if the fear of God is not foundational... Read more

  • Single Ever After

    Andrew Wilson  |  Mon 20 October 2025   Danielle Treweek’s Single Ever After: A Biblical Vision for the Significance of Singleness is a really impressive piece of work. If you have read books on the subject... Read more

  • We Need To Talk About Jealousy

    Andrew Wilson  |  Mon 13 October 2025   In Deuteronomy, as Moses addresses Israel on the eve of entering the Promised Land, he makes regular mention of God’s jealousy. This must be one of the least... Read more

  • Happiness: What It Is, Where To Find It, And How To Make It...

    Andrew Wilson  |  Mon 6 October 2025   Everyone wants to be happy. They may not always agree on what happiness is, and they certainly do not always agree on how to experience it. But whatever it is, they want... Read more

  • Large Numbers in Scripture

    Andrew Wilson  |  Mon 29 September 2025   Are all the large numbers in the Bible meant to be taken literally? Did two million people leave Egypt for Sinai? Were there really more Judahites fighting for King... Read more

  • What Does the Flag Say?

    Andrew Wilson  |  Mon 22 September 2025   Flags speak. All symbols do. They communicate instantly, boldly, viscerally, and often—which is my reason for mentioning it—ambiguously. Consider a few examples. Read more