Books on suffering written by academic types rarely connect with people who are actually suffering. I work in Oxford, and I have had the opportunity of studying and teaching throughout my adult working life. In the course of that time, I have found myself drawn to thinking about and reflecting on some of the toughest questions of life. Through all of that, I have come to realize that if Christian faith is worth considering, it needs to be deep enough to cope with our most rigorous human scrutiny and our most heart-rending questions.... continue reading
In an effort to do all the things we’re supposed to make sure to do, we run our children from playgroups to practices, all the while somewhat confused and lost in the haze, wondering, “Am I doing everything I’m supposed to do?” ... continue reading
Proverbs’ wisdom is not just learned intellectually but lived out practically. And it’s not lived out alone. Proverbs’ wisdom is found in relationship with the Lord.... continue reading
In many parts of the Christian church today the Psalms are a neglected treasure: many churches are like a poverty-stricken house with incalculable riches forgotten, neglected, moth-eaten and dusty in the attic.... continue reading
No one has switched God off. Modern humanity has not closed the doors of the world, leaving God on the outside, unable to get in.
So can we expect miracles to happen in the way they did during the ministry of Jesus and the apostles?
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Philippians 4:13 is the sort of verse you can easily find on coffee mugs, runners’ shirts, jewelry and other memorabilia.... continue reading
I was converted the same year that Knowing God was published. ... continue reading
When I was 33 weeks pregnant with my fourth child, my placenta partially abrupted.... continue reading
I can’t wait to get back to church. To be there, in real time, physically present.... continue reading
“I am a man who is frustrated that, so often, abortion is seen as a woman’s issue. How can my voice be heard?”... continue reading
