This year, I’ve been doing my research at a noted respository of medieval manuscripts – the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. This location has affected my research practice in lots of ways. While I was in Canada last Read more…
I remember talking to a non-Christian friend several years ago. I tried to talk to her about God and Jesus in the spirit of the Great Commission (Matthew 28) but she spurned me disdainfully and told me that Christianity belonged Read more…
This is the text of a sermon I preached at our university chapel recently (with slight modifications for context). What do Moses and Daniel have in common? Reading the account of the birth and upbringing of Moses in Exodus chapter Read more…
I’d like to share a great blog post by Adam Mastroianni at Experimental History. Entitled “There are no statistics in the Kingdom of God“, it naturally caught my attention, and held it even once I realised that it wasn’t seeking Read more…
Doreen was a very selfless woman and she had devoted her life to the service of others. She was the kind of saintly creature who denied herself every pleasure. No chocolate. No cheese. No dancing. No fun. She was completely Read more…
I’ve recently been trying to learn more poetry off by heart. We were required to do this once or twice during my undergrad degree, by a wonderful postgraduate tutor who introduced us to a huge range of modern poets, many Read more…
The Christian political thinker Jim Skillen has spent many years unpacking how Jesus Christ is Lord of every area of life and culture. In his many books he has shown us how all kinds of Christians can serve God in Read more…
Jack Leonard was one of the most famous Hollywood A listed stars in the world. He had starred in some truly memorable movies and it was estimated that his fortune was somewhere in the region of $500 million. He was Read more…
For me, the season of Advent expectation this year comes hot on the heels of a new arrival within my own family – the birth of our own firstborn, our daughter Tehillah (‘Tilly’), in late August. Her entrance was extremely Read more…
Andrew Basden concludes his series on a Christian understanding of artificial intelligence. My first post here showed a way to address the AI question “AI = Human?” more fruitfully than is usual, by reference to multiple aspects of reality. My Read more…