Reading the Bible like Jesus
Ian B. A reflection on Luke 2-4, based on the talk for CCC 2 January 2022 In 2022 we’re aiming to grow in ‘living like Jesus did’ (1 John 2:6), and we’re…
The Making of Biblical Womanhood – Beth Allison Barr
The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth A deconstruction of complementarianism showing how it is not a recovery of a historical or scriptural understanding…
A Ball of Whacks
I wrote this two and a half years ago. I don’t know where all the Whacks pieces are now, but teeth brushing can still be an issue. A Ball of…
On inadvertently quoting Playboy
I have never knowingly quoted Playboy magazine before, and I have no expectation that I shall do so again, but it turns out that, in my blog a couple of…
What Mary Did
At the end of Lent 2021, during which I was encouraged by a friend to grow in creativity, I was preparing my talk for church on Easter Sunday. Drawing from…
What is creativity anyway?
Two childhood memories: One: “Our family is not creative!” I remember being told this in response to my frustration with my ineptitude with paints and pencils.* I’m sure the intention…
How to Survive a Shipwreck: Help is on the Way and Love Is Already Here – Jonathan Martin
An inspiring book, leaving me with nagging questions. This is the third book I’ve come across which addresses the spirituality of a life in crisis, and the new and better…
How should we ask God?
For the past couple of months at Catford Community Church we’ve been thinking through prayer, in various different forms, based on Pete Grieg’s How to Pray – Pause, Rejoice, Ask,…
Silent in the Background
Why a blog, and why the name? In November 2020 I was given an award for being ‘silent in the background’. Strictly speaking, my wife and I were given an…