Category Archives: What I’m Reading

This has been one of my favourite pictures for a while now. I have always found it to be the most intriguing of Escher’s works on a number of different levels, especially as the Droste effect has fascinated me since … Continue reading →

One of the problems that we face in our world is that we are too apathetic to make the enemies that we need to make. Whilst we hear a lot about the need to be peacemakers in the Church today, … Continue reading →

Happy 80th birthday, Your Majesty! (Former colonies just don’t know what they’re missing out on…)

A Bit Of Both You are 40% Calvin and 60% Hobbes Calvin & Hobbes, like a scruffy yin and yang, are in perfect balance within you. Like Calvin, you’re weird, a bit insecure, and can be a trouble-maker. But like … Continue reading →

I arrived back yesterday evening. The holiday was good. I got quite a lot of work done and also enjoyed myself. I wrote two almost complete essays and did a lot else besides. However, I am not feeling like saying … Continue reading →

If I were to buy a new computer today, it would probably be a Mac. This has removed one of my last remaining reasons to resist. There are some people who I would find it hard to admit this to, … Continue reading →

Paedocommunion, the Gospel, and the Church – Peter Leithart Gift and Causation – Peter Leithart Copernican Revolution – Peter Leithart (who else?) Fellow second year St. Andrews Divinity student and blogger, Jon Mackenzie has also just released his new album, … Continue reading →

There are a number of new lectures and articles at the N.T. Wright page. I haven’t listened to any of them yet, but the following lectures look superb: The Power of God vs. The Powers of the World Jesus’ Resurrection … Continue reading →

Perhaps one of the most helpful ways that I have found to think about the place of prayer in our lives is by comparing it to the place of punctuation in an essay. Prayer and worship direct and channel the … Continue reading →