The Lord is My Pace Setter
2013 has started a little rushed for me with a house renovation, approaching speaking engagements, a book to launch and more. But this revision of Psalm 23 by the Japanese poet Toki Miyashina has forced me to take a breath. The Lord is my shepherd? No. For the busy urbanite, The Lord is my pace
The Snow Falls in Oxford
The snow has fallen early in Oxford this year, turning parts of the city into a silvery wonderland. (A short photo essay.)
You’re Alive. Are You Grateful?
Here's a clip from ND Wilson's film Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl. After describing life as art, Nate switches thoughts, proffers a little reflection on biology, and reminds us that there are 8 million other people who could have been here instead of us. Are we grateful for our existence?
Time to Show You the Cover for Resurrection Year!
Here is the cover design for my next book Resurrection Year. As the subtitle suggests, Resurrection Year is a book about starting again after a dream has died, and recounts Merryn's and my move to England for a 'new beginning' of our own. As the back cover says, Resurrection Year is “one part spiritual memoir
Jesus Comes to Warrington
What if the famous story of Jesus and the woman at the well happened not in first century Samaria, but in England today? What would it look like? Who would the woman be and what would Jesus say? Perhaps he'd say something like this.
A Story About Starting Again (Resurrection Year excerpt)
I have just finished the first draft of my next book - a memoir about broken dreams and new beginnings. Here's a little story from it about hope. You can start again after a dream has died because God is a God of new beginnings.
Exciting News: My Next Book with Thomas Nelson
I have some exciting news. As of last week I have signed a contract with US publishing giant Thomas Nelson for my next book. It is not the kind of book I was ever expecting to write. Here's how it came about.
What Happens When You Die? he asked (Part 2)
'If you really want an answer to your question of what happens after death,' I said to Andy, 'you'll need to seriously explore the claim that Jesus of Nazareth was resurrected. If he did return to life, as the Christian faith says, then there's at least one case in history of a person proving death
What Happens When You Die? he asked (Part 1)
'I want to know what happens when you die,' the shop assistant told me. 'I'd like to believe that we live on after death but I can't prove it. And by the time I find out it will be too late.' This impromptu discussion about life, death and heaven got me thinking about the real-life
Readable (1/6)
A weekly roundup of life, faith and spirituality stories. This week (1 June, 2012): turning garbage into art, the spirituality of tattoos, the hidden treasures of a dying church, listening to pain, is food becoming the new sex, and more.