Tolstoy, faith and social media

Philip Yancey, in his book ‘Soul Survivor‘, writes how novelists understand the psyche better than any psychiatrist or psychologist. In … More

Breathless in a desert?

If there is an area of your life that seems like a desert right now and you are longing for … More

This is how David Bentley Hart descrbes the New Testament and it is what his new translation hopes to reflect. … More

The text is here. This is a really hard chapter, and I haven’t made sense of it all by any means. … More

Here’s the text. The Philistines are in Israel’s land and controlling what goes on in it (see verses 19-22, the … More

Originally posted on Nick Baines's Blog:
This is the script of this morning’s Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4’s Today…

I began thinking about Jesus as light of the world, but then realised we too are called to be lamps … More

As always, here’s the passage. This passage focuses on three characters; Miriam, Aaron and Moses. Miriam is the gossiper, she … More

Close your eyes for a moment. What happened today? Were you with family and friends? Did you see people smiling? … More

This afternoon, among others, I have read two articles that worry me. The one that frightens me the most is … More

A little while ago I was asked by the wonderful Kate McCord (Author of ‘In the Land of Blue Burqas’ … More

Here’s the text as usual. Some points I noted Now God seems miles away (compare with Job 14) and Job … More

Here’s the text. In this chapter Job is tormented because it appears that he knows God is very close to … More

I came across these containers by a barbed wire fence and it made me wonder about the migrants who enter … More

I’m reading about Robert Coles in Philip Yancey’s book ‘Soul Survivor: How my faith survived the church’. I had never … More

Here’s the text. Some thoughts I had: It’s OK to complain, but don’t deny God. Sometimes bad things happen when … More

These photos both stir me to pray, and also challenge me to not to become numb to the suffering depicted. … More

The link below is to extremely moving stories and photos of women who have suffered at the hands of Boko … More

I’m looking for song suggestions to add to my Spotify playlist. I’m after songs that are about God and not … More