Book Review
Sometimes a book for review hits my doorstep at just the right time; Slow Theology is one of them! It arrived a day or so after I had returned from a relaxing fortnight’s holiday, and I was about to go up a gear or two in preparation for a busy period that was just around the corner. This book made me pause and re-evaluate why I felt I needed to be in such a rush.
Music Review
Lament is a healthy part of the Christian life. en reader Andrew Cook raised a crucial point for those of us charged with planning and leading congregational worship.
Website Review
Truth:78, named after Psalm 78, describe their vision as being that “the next generations may know, honour, and treasure God, setting their hope in Christ alone, so that they will live as faithful disciples for the glory of God.”
Book Review
“Every man’s conscience is vile and depraved. You cannot depend on it to be your guide.” So says the preacher in Bob Dylan’s Man in the Long Black Coat. Here, by contrast, we encounter “the sanctity of every human conscience”. In doing so, we are introduced to people that we benefit from meeting, even when we may hesitate to give them our vote.
Book Review
You may think this is jumping the gun a bit, but Easter isn’t that far away, and Tesco have been selling chocolate eggs for weeks now. So, here are some books about the resurrection.
None Review
"Was it a legitimate exposé of wrong - or simply giving more exposure to it?" ... en's editor, David Baker, reviews Louis Theroux's new Netflix documentary.
Book Review
Ethiopian refugee Girma Bishaw has a remarkable story, and a noteworthy response to circumstances that might lead others to grumble and despair – it is gratitude!
None Review
It would be easy, as an evangelical website and newspaper, to write a review praising an evangelical church service on Radio 4 out of some sort of tribal, party loyalty.
Book Review
All too often we draw artificial lines around God’s sphere of influence in our lives (going to church, praying, etc.), the “sacred” areas – and the things which are of seemingly no spiritual benefit (work, hobbies, etc.), the “secular” areas. The result is we know God cares about Sunday, but what about the rest of the week? Does it have any purpose in God’s plans?
Book Review
G.K. Beale has been involved in several resources that trace the way that the New Testament makes use of echoes, allusions, quotations and parallels from the Old Testament.
Book Review
Reparations should be required reading for all members of the Church Commissioners who wish to retain any reputation for competence, integrity, and acknowledging reliable scholarship before they dispose of £100 million of their assets – legally devoted to supporting parish ministry – for “reparations” for the slave trade.
Book Review
Two things to be aware of in the next few months – Easter, and sporting events. For Easter the following titles would be good additions to your child’s library:
Book Review
This is the latest volume in Crossway’s valuable “Theologians on the Christian Life” series, that ranges from Augustine to George Whitefield.
App Review
First15 is a simple yet deeply meaningful idea, a tool for believers to connect with God at the very start of the day in a way both intentional and approachable.
App Review
Many people call RightNow Media the “Netflix of Christian content”, and although the metaphor only partly applies, it does rightly reflect its scale and usefulness.
Book Review
“I am not sure I believe in Christianity” or “I don’t want to come to church anymore,” are some of the words that Christian parents dread hearing. When they come there is a mixture of feelings: disappointment, sadness, failure and shame. These feelings in turn produce our own questions: “Where did I go wrong?” or “Why am I such a bad parent or such a useless Christian?”
