Life Changer

Life Changer

Posted by on Nov 21, 2012 in Books, Faith | No Comments

It’s rare that you get something being sold by a Christian publisher that’s a bit different, and outside the box of the norm. On the few ocassions I’ve had the pleasure of bumping into Jason he strikes me as an slightly eccentric genius! Life Changer certainly comes from the mind of a genius. The life ...

The Hard Corps

The Hard Corps

Posted by on Sep 19, 2012 in Books, Faith | No Comments

I think one of my favourite films in recent years was ’300′… it ticks a lot of boxes… action, drama, history, courage, heroism, comradary, the sense of a group of men standing and fighting together against the odds. There is a little known  group of men in the Bible who tick these same boxes – ...

Love and Status

Posted by on Jun 14, 2011 in Books | One Comment

I’m enjoying how quotable Alain de Botton’s ‘Status Anxiety‘ is on the subject of Love. I guess if you like he’s a modern philosopher, whatever you call him, he does seem to place his finger on and explain human experience and some of the thoughts and feelings behind it. “To be shown love is to ...

Helpers on The Song

Posted by on Jun 13, 2011 in Books, Faith | No Comments

Whatever point of view you take on the Song of Songs, it’s clearly a difficult piece of writing. Narrowing down exactly what type of literature it is, what the text means and of whom the text is speaking is not easy. That’s why it’s important to have good friends to help you out. Preparing a ...

Time… lapse

Posted by on May 19, 2011 in Books, Faith, Life | No Comments

We’re doing a family service soon on the theme God is Creator… it’s part of a series called “Big Truths”… so I bought ‘Big Truths for Young Hearts‘ by Bruce Ware to read… anyway.. I think we’re going to look at Psalm 104… there’s more to creation than just Genesis 1-2 after all… Anyway… thinking ...