Here’s a great little bit of bed-time reading for wannabe pop-philosophers. A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton traces the development of philosophical thought from Socrates to Singer in punchy, well-written Continue reading
I think I’ve probably read around 40 books this last year – some more carefully than others. Here are the ones which have stuck with me in no particular order: Continue reading
As part of my studies I’ve just finished Lesslie Newbigin’s The Open Secret. It’s a useful little book rooting the church’s mission in the missio Dei - that is the missional Trinity Continue reading
Ok, so I told you that to draw you in! But Kevin Vanhoozer did list David Bosch’s Transforming Mission as one of his 5 essential theology books of the past 25 years, Continue reading
I’m not on any commission, honest, but I love this second hand and antique bookshop in Norwich. Last year I found a couple of lovely used works by Philo in Continue reading
I’ve just finished ploughing through Chris Wright’s Mission of God - thoroughly splendid tome. Here are the highlights: “The very existence of the Bible is incontrovertible evidence of the God who refused Continue reading
One of my fellow elders recommended Ranulph Fiennes’ biography of Captain Scott which I’ve just finished and thoroughly enjoyed. For the most part it charts his attempts to reach the Continue reading
I blogged a while back about a uesful book I’d read by Larry Osborne called Sticky Teams. He’s also written another little gem called Sticky Church. Here are some of his best insights: If Continue reading
Here’s a good book I read last week by Gordon MacDonald entitled Building Below the Waterline. He’s a pastor (with decades of experience) writing to pastors about the importance of having solid Continue reading
We’ve been doing a series on Ecclesiastes in our evening series at Grace this quarter. A few weeks ago we thought about the subject of work. As part of my Continue reading
