The truth about Jury Service
Last year I got ‘the letter’ which summoned me to Jury Service for the middle two weeks of January...
What age should you let your child watch or play a ‘12’ rated film or game?
This week my sons came home from primary school with a letter for parents and guardians which reminded us...
Refugees – a poem by Brian Bilston
They have no need of our help So do not tell me These haggard faces could belong to you or me Should life...
The five best books on Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement
I have been taken aback a bit by the response to my last post was on the Secularisation of Martin Luther...
’12 Years a Slave’ and the ambivalent role of religion
Last night I went to see the film 12 Years a Slave. I am still recovering. The film focuses on the...
How should our faith affect the way we live?
This morning I listened to a short reflection* about how small actions can make a big difference. The...
Introduction and key themes of the Amos course
How does the course work? Each session starts with a warm up question or activity and then aims to get...
‘There is nothing we can do to make God love us more and there is nothing we can do to make God love us less’
This week, at the day centre for homeless people that the West London Mission runs in Marylebone, I led...
Bono on the difference between Grace and Karma
“It’s a mind-blowing concept that the God who created the Universe might be looking for company, a...
Faithfulness Matters
The following is back ground information and has the links to Resistance & Renewal blogposts...