the waiting country

Dad, the days just go rolling by and, somehow, I still feel it's not right that you aren't here to see them. Part of me never wants ...

BBC4 can be an absolute delight - it shows the most interesting and enjoyable music programmes. Tonight I came across an old Johnny Cash sho...

The blues artists.... sang , giving voice to their hope for deliverance, their hope that Sunday's coming. The blues invites us not only ...

Pontefract's Christmas lights were officially turned on this evening. It's a big thing, in a small way - some stalls in the street, ...

Finally through the Apple App store process and promptly bought & installed on my iPod touch. It lacks a bit of functionality so I email...

Remember John Foxx ? I do - just about: Underpass. Yes; quite. Well, here 's an interesting & enjoyable album of mini-soundtracks. Q...

On a recent Q&A, someone asked John Piper, "What role do you think your temperament plays in determining your view of God and the k...

In some ways, The Lovely Bones is best read alongside author Alice Sebold 's memoir, Lucky . The latter is her account of her rape and ...

A BBC4 programme on the making of the Duran Duran album Rio shows them to be seriously competent, intelligent musicians, and interesting ...

of a google wave! finally got my invitation today to sign-up for google wave. not sure if or how much i'll end up using it. but it feels...

My father always preached from notes, and I wrote my sermons out word for word. There are boxes of them in the attic....For me writing has a...

Man of steel, your hands so strong, your grip so tight; laughter as fluid as spilt milk. At ease without effort; curling joy into a ball for...

not wanting to get too esoteric, but....for a while now i've been using todoist as my task manager. it's a great (& free) onlin...

Mary Oliver is a recent discovery for me in the world of poetry (I don't keep close tabs on what's going down in that world, I have...

A new album from Matt Redman - spotified .

With Home amongst the Best Books list on this blog, here 's an interesting addition: an essay by Peter Leithart on the Literary Calvini...

We were sat today with a friend who knows she is dying. She has been terminally unwell for some time but her time is now clearly and visibly...

I can't remember which radio station it was but, driving in the car the other day, an absolute classic pop song was playing - the kind o...

Tim Keller has a new book (Counterfeit Gods) out soon on the subject of idolatry. His own personal reflections on idolatry in ministry are w...