I will try to keep up my blog, as I enjoy thinking and writing—but… regular service will be irregular!After much debate, we bought a motorhome. Or, rather, Roy bought it. When it came to it, I couldn’t bring myself to go car-shopping, and Roy has … [Continue reading]
Rich Christians and World Poverty. How much should we give?
So there is unbelievable poverty in the world. But most of us who live in the West have enough to satisfy all our needs and many of our wants. And, often, the disparity gnaws at us. How much should we give away? We feel sad about the suffering of … [Continue reading]
The Blessing of Jabez and Jacob
Jacob wrestling with the AngelWhen we lived in America around the turn of the century, the Prayer of Jabez was the most lucrative Christian marketing craze: a best-selling book, audio CD, mugs, magnets, t-shirts, books, even a CD of worship music … [Continue reading]
Hamlet in the Bodleian Quad
Image credit Image creditWatched an open-air Hamlet at the Bodleian Library yesterday. Magical! The Quad was a suitable stand-in for Elsinore Castle, all very majestic. Pigeons flew around to roost as darkness fell, and the setting sun … [Continue reading]
What are your spiritual default settings?
Peace, Be StillDavid Foster Wallace in his famous commencement speech refers to the default settings he returns to—self-centredness, negativity, judgmentalism.What are your default settings? The things your thoughts turn to when your mind is empty, … [Continue reading]
On Tiger-Mothers, and Good-Enough Christian Mothers
So I read through Amy Chua's article, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger-Mother, and feel I have failed as a mum. (This, of course, is the uneasy reaction the sassy book was intended to evoke.) "Zoe and Irene," I say dramatically. "I have failed as a … [Continue reading]
The Stars Sing of Him who has the Power to Make Dreams Come True
One of the delights of living in the country, in a small village outside Oxford, is returning home at night, stepping out of the car, and looking up at the night sky, so vast and tranquil. We live at the end of a dirt road, where all houses stop, so … [Continue reading]
Does worship music provide a short cut into the presence of God?
Are there short cuts into the presence of God? Into the most holy place, between the wings of the cherubim?Yeah, I think God might provide them, because he is a searching, seeking God, looking for the lost coin, the lost sheep, the lost sinner.For … [Continue reading]
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