The difference between career and calling is revolutionary. A career is relentless: there is always more you can do, always people who are doing more, doing it better, there are random variables; it's always more, more, more to ascend the greasy pole … [Continue reading]
The Treacle Bible, The Vinegar Bible and The Murderers Bible

There are old Bibles that are famous for their misprints. When Bibles were expensive, only one printing of the Bible was widespread at any given time, and its mistakes became celebrated. In 1823 when the Old … [Continue reading]
What are men better than sheep or goats…?
My father, who loved poetry, recited this passage of the Morte D'Arthur to me a few times and I have loved it ever since. And slowly answer'd Arthur from the barge: "The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils Himself in … [Continue reading]
How the Different Denominations See Each Other

Hat tip Mark Meynell … [Continue reading]
Working Restfully
We were created to work out of a place of rest, Sally writes in a beautiful blog post. Indeed! These are increasingly red lights for me: Being over-tired, being stressed, over-working, being anxious, obsessing. Because you see, his yoke is … [Continue reading]
An Indian Summer and personal catch-up
An older picture of our house on an Indian summer day. Except we now have a 30 sq. m conservatory in front of the white wall. It's a gorgeous Indian Summer in Oxford at the moment. I said to Roy, "The weather is so … [Continue reading]
Human Sacrifices: “Anything Else You Worship Will Eat You Alive,” David Foster Wallace

Willa Cather famously said, "The God of Art demands human sacrifices." Well, if one sets excellence in an art or science or craft or business as the goal of one's life, then, yes, it will demand a human sacrifice--your very self. However, if you … [Continue reading]
God is the most winsome of all beings and His service one of unspeakable pleasure–A.W. Tozer
Satan’s first attack on the human race was his sly effort to destroy Eve’s confidence in the kindness of God. Unfortunately for her and for us, he succeeded too well. From that day, men have had a false conception of God, and it is exactly this that … [Continue reading]
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