Redesigning the look and feel of The Art of Steering was fun today! Long overdue, it has been something I wanted to try for ages. I’m pretty pleased with the result (it’s all still free software!) but it’d be great to hear what you think too… Well, August is nearly done and I’m about to throw … Continue reading »
Elizabeth Musser, The Secrets of the Cross trilogy I received free copies of each of these books through NetGalley in return for a fair review. The trilogy (Two Crosses, Two Testaments and Two Destinies) chronicles the history of several generations of a family with French, American and Algerian connections. Based in Montpellier with brief interludes … Continue reading »
I am so excited to start reading Dunn and Sundene’s Shaping the Journey of Emerging Adults: Life-Giving Rhythms for Spiritual Transformation! I first read parts of it on Google books three weeks ago and decided that I absolutely HAD to read the rest when I realised that its main focus is disciplemaking amongst exactly the age … Continue reading »
Listen to Brennan Manning in The Furious Longing of God… How is it then that we’ve come to imagine that Christianity consists primarily in what we do for God? How has this come to be the good news of Jesus? Is the kingdom that He proclaimed to be nothing more than a community of men and women … Continue reading »
I’ve had an e-mail from Christians Against Poverty this morning saying that they are launching in Canada! This is probably my favourite of all the charities we support! So, if you are currently based in Canada or if you know someone who is, could I ask you to think how you or your church might … Continue reading »
Trevor Beeson, The Church’s Other Half: Women’s Ministry Beeson writes in an engaging style in The Church’s Other Half about the lives and ministries of certain outstanding women throughout the history of the church in England. Amongst those spotlighted are some who are well-known, such as Evelyn Underhill and Florence Nightingale, but many are names that I didn’t … Continue reading »
I find it helpful to take time out over the summer to review my year so far in the light of the recalibration I always try to make space for during each New Year period. Perhaps this half-year review is the throwback to days when my years ran from September to August; perhaps it is … Continue reading »
From Alastair Campbell in Paid to Care?: Creativity in pastoral care requires more than merely being a back-up or ancillary service to the ‘real’ professionals. It entails offering something new, something which may be sparked by the friction which a theological understanding of human nature offers. And that’s why an immersion in theology is the best … Continue reading »
