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Six Degrees and Falling
Yesterday at All Souls, Langham Place, I kicked off a preaching series on Mark’s Gospel. — read more
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The Last Awards Ceremony
“Mean spirited”. That’s how Tom Hanks and Robert Downey-Junior described the presenting style of Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes last Sunday. — read more
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Love: Best Before
Philip Larkin understood that romantic love never satisfies. This poem of his, Love Songs In Age, has a resigned sadness that Larkin-watchers will slip into like a comfy old cardigan. — read more
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The New Edition of Christianity Explored
It’s been nearly eight years since the last edition of Christianity Explored was published. Today I’m delighted to announce that a third edition is almost ready for release. (If you don’t know what on earth CE is, Kevin DeYoung offers a helpful post on his blog.) — read more
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Exclusive: Preacher Caught In Love Triangle
[Today I’m very pleased to be hosting a guest post by Nate Morgan Locke, presenter of the excellent Soul.] “He must become greater; I must become less.” (John 3:30). That’s a verse any gifted preacher should have firmly in his mind as he speaks. If John the Baptist, “the greatest of all those born of… — read more
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The Loving Misogynist
Philip Larkin has had something of a rough ride since his biography was published posthumously in 1993. I remember sitting in the back of a car with a well-respected Australian churchman who was absolutely horrified when I admitted Larkin was my favourite poet. I felt like I’d been caught shoplifting. — read more
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Dead Already
“You know why you hid in that ditch?” So begins the haunting conversation between Lieutenant Ronald Speirs and Private Albert Blithe in HBO’s Band of Brothers. Blithe quietly explains why, the night before, he had hidden himself rather than engaging the enemy. — read more
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Does This Offend You?
A good friend of mine recently described the transition she went through in the early 90s when she became a Roman Catholic. — read more
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Inception Reviewed
Read my review of Christopher Nolan’s movie over at the Gospel Coalition blog. — read more
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The Essence Of Sin
I’ve just completed the first draft of a new writing project I’m very excited about. — read more
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