the waiting country

An elegant, elegaic novel, written in almost sublime English by a Japanese author. First read this book when it was feted as the winner of ...

I preached not so long ago on Mark 1:9-13 and (from memory) handled Jesus being with the wild beasts in verse 13 as a counterpoint to Adam...

Over at Stepcase Lifehack , Craig Harper has written a piece about disconnection. I particularly liked his suggestions for avoiding disconne...

This was a book I bought on a recommendation of sorts and it sat (with many others) by my bedside for a few months, unread. I tried to start...

is where in the pinewoods in the moments between the darkness and first light two deer came walking down the hill and when they saw me they ...

The Badger and I have decided to blog 15 of our all-time favourite works of literature and I'm kicking the series off (you can find him ...

Some verses in Proverbs 20 recently struck me as particularly appropriate for those engaged in pastoral care: one for direction, one for hu...

David Allen's (almost) seminal work, Getting Things Done , is a very stimulating read - and not just for those looking for better workin...

For some time now I've been trying to implement a GTD method of working (if it's new to you, here's a brief explanation ). Allie...

Way back when, unless a mate had the album, all you had to go on were the singles released, the odd album track played on the radio and the ...

A couple of really thought-provoking posts by Chris Wright on false dichotomies within evangelicalism. Part 1 Part 2 Well worth reading.

Chatting to someone about spotify last night and they asked me what my best discovery had been. I regaled them with tales of Echo & The...

Great to see some Adrian Snell albums appearing on spotify. Let's hope it isn't long before his whole catalogue is available there. ...

Much of this article struck me as being relevent to pastors, too.

But his heart was in a constant, turbulent riot. The most grotesque and fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night. A universe of in...

What sadness attends this final post in the series! But The Cutter by Echo & The Bunnymen almost makes me want to start a sub-genre: s...

Well, many weeks back I was convinced I'd have to include Glen Campbell 's Wichita Lineman in this list but then I heard Rhinestone...

Sometimes a single sentence can work so much in a person. I came across this one by Oliver O'Donovan here and feel it worthwhile sharin...

He smiled understandingly - much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, tha...

Reading this made me wonder: when I have been seeing someone in a pastoral counselling situation, have I been more conscious & careful ...