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The Gospel and Ethnic Difference

Having recently reviewed Castrating Culture, I was intrigued to find an article on the theology of ethnic identity in a recent edition of Themelios. The paper by Keith Fernando is of extra interest because he has lived and worked in Rwanda and clearly has deep insights into issues of race and conflict. He starts off […]

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The Bible Illuminated

When I think about an illuminated Bible, I tend to think of gold leaf, vibrant colours and the work of dedicated medieval monks; not photographs of polar bears. The Bible Illuminated is a presentation of the Good News New Testament as a piece of illustrated literature. There are no chapter and verse markings instead the […]

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More To Read!

I’ve recently made a couple of posts of links to mission and theological articles complaining that there is too much to read and not enough time to read. I’ve just come across another huge reading list, but this time it actually saves time. David Mays has posted a huge list of reviews of leadership and […]

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Review of the Voice

I’ve still not managed to get hold of a copy of the Voice translation of the Bible (hint) so I can’t make any comment on it from personal experience. While you wait for my thoughts, this review may well be of interest. I haven’t read through the New Testament in The Voice yet, but the […]

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NLT Sequential Daily Readings

The nice people at Tyndale have just sent me a copy of the NLT, One Year Chronological Bible. As regular readers of this blog will know, the New Living Translation has long been my favourite Bible for devotional reading, so I’m already half sold on this book before I start. My initial impressions are favourable. […]

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Castrating Culture

I’ve just finished reading Castrating Culture by Dewi Hughes. Subtitled “A Christian perspective on ethnic identity from the margins” this is a book which basically does what it says on the tin. Dewi is a native Welsh speaker and writes about the issues of ethnicity and language from the position of someone who knows what […]

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Even More to Read and Still No More Time

Thanks to Ben for pointing out this wonderful set of resources at Tyndale House. It won’t interest everyone, but for those who are into Biblical studies it is a goldmine.

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Ordinary language for ordinary people

I came across a great quote about Scripture today, from Don Carson’s ‘Recent Developments in the Doctrine of Scripture’ (p 31) : “Scripture is composed of ‘ordinary’ language and ‘ordinary’ literature. To say this in no way disparages Scripture, nor does it dispute its status as ‘God’s Word.’ … That God’s Word has been communicated […]

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Christmas Crackers

If you are looking for suggestions for Christmas presents this year, you might want to look at the selection I’ve put in our online shop. This is a selection from the books, movies and music that I’ve been exposed to over the last year. There might just be something that would be good for someone […]

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Get it before it goes

Surprisingly, Tim Chester’s excellent little book on the Trinity (Delighting in the Trinity: Just Why are Father, Son and Spirit Such Good News?) is about to go out of print in the UK. If you haven’t read it, you really should get a copy while it’s available. It isn’t a difficult read. Tim is as […]