Category Archives: books

Pick your preacher John Piper, Mark Driscoll A.N. Other?

Posted on June 26, 2010 by

Had a mostly encouraging time at the Evangelical Ministers Assembly today at St Helen’s Bishopsgate. There was a fantastic plea from unity from Vaughn Roberts that stood out for me and an interesting interview of John Piper by Adrian Reynolds. … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading for Christian Leaders

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Summer is a great time to encourage Christians to read – here’s a little list you can pass on to your congregations to help them think of books to pack on their hols. Beach books My Father Maker of the … Continue reading →

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Biblefresh books

Posted on February 15, 2010 by

Sorry things have been so quiet on the blog lately! We have been busy talking about Biblefresh with people all around the UK. Not to mention a bizarre episode I had with my macbook pro and a car… Any way … Continue reading →

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Great books for Men

Posted on June 20, 2009 by

I run a men’s non fiction book group with some of the dads from my sons’ school. I am sure lots of women would love these books too, but I thought it might be interesting to list some of the … Continue reading →

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Top 10 books on the emergent church

Posted on September 29, 2008 by

1. The Church in Emerging Culture, Leonard Sweet (Ed), Emergentys, Zondervan This book is authored by a great team of writers including author and thinker Leonard Sweet (Author and thinker), Andy Crouch of Christianity Magazine, Professor and reformed theologian Michael … Continue reading →

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Essential reading for Preachers

Posted on August 30, 2008 by

I try to read at least one book on preaching a year. I want to continue learning how to stay faithful to the text and continually rethink how best to stay connected to the culture. Here are some of the … Continue reading →

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Suprised by Hope

Posted on August 17, 2008 by

Here’s a review of NT Wright’s wonderful Surprised by Hope on Christianity magazine’s website.

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Twenty Four Remixed

Posted on July 11, 2008 by

Here’s some viuals I have been playing with – see if you like them. New and Improved Twenty Four! With a brand new cover and internal design. Twenty Four now includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter. Twenty … Continue reading →

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FRESH – is finally here

Posted on April 14, 2008 by

FRESH is finally here! Fresh is a new book to help students make the most of their time at university. It provides daily inspirations for new students covering everything from writing essays to writing home, from making friends to making … Continue reading →

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Last King of Scotland

Posted on September 19, 2007 by

The Last King of Scotland is a powerful movie based around the life of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. It uses the plot device of a fictional young Scottish doctor (played by James Macavoy) who goes to Africa escape an … Continue reading →

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favourite quote today…

Posted on September 10, 2007 by

Tim Vine: “I’ve taken a speed reading course. I read “War and Peace” in three seconds. It’s only three words but it’s a start.”

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Evangelical Reality? – Letter to a Christian Nation,God is not Great, God Delusion

Posted on August 31, 2007 by

Have you noticed that if you want to write a best selling non fiction book at the moment it needs to be an angry athiestic rant. Let me rant a little… Professor Richard Dawkins seems to have started the recent … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Posted on August 29, 2007 by

(see the harry potter and the halfblood prince). This is part 5 of the Harry Potter series. I must confess I have never read a whole Harry Potter book and so my review is based around the film as a … Continue reading →

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Bridge to Terebithia

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

I was expecting a predominantly fantasy based film along the lines of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Especially as it was made by Walden Media. What you get instead is a very intense drama about two children who … Continue reading →

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Favourite Douglas Coupland

Posted on August 13, 2007 by

OK I am a Douglas Coupland fan. I haven’t read everything he’s done. But here is my top ten. Life After God (1994) – my first exposure to Coupland – loved the open hearted pathos and homage to REM. Girlfriend … Continue reading →

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