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    The Lambeth Conference and Queen Latifah

    When I got home today the latest edition of JETS was waiting on my doorstep: always an exciting moment. Read more
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    Sugar, sugar

    All of life is a war waged against gravity. Read more
  • Fight: A Christian Case for Nonviolence, by Preston Sprinkle image

    Fight: A Christian Case for Nonviolence, by Preston Sprinkle

    Liam and Andrew have already given rave notices for this book and, in the light of their enthusiasm, I felt it was one I couldn’t ignore. My own journey on questions... Read more
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    Books of 2013

    In an email exchange with a friend from California about something else entirely I was asked what my top five books of 2013 were. It is already getting a bit late into... Read more
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    Christmas & the End of Segregation

    A few days back I posted some musings prompted by the death of Nelson Mandela. As well as that somewhat tangential post, Mandela’s death has caused me to reminisce... Read more
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    Musings on Mandela and Driscoll

    I first came across Mark Driscoll when an American friend gave me a copy of ‘The Radical Reformission’ soon after it was published (September 2004). I read it and... Read more
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    Generosity, Part 2

    Last week I posted on generosity. This is a follow up. Read more
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    Generosity

    This term I have been preaching a series on our church’s values and last Sunday was on the theme of generosity. In the run up to Christmas this is a good theme to... Read more
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    A Mission of Grace

    In the (nearly) six years that I have led the church I am now at there have probably been two themes I have emphasised over all others. I’m pretty sure that an... Read more
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    Silliness, Irony, and Straight Talking

    We have posted a fair bit here in response to the ‘Strange Fire’ conference – quite possibly more than the subject deserved. I can’t recall ever reading a... Read more