The Simple Pastor

This has been a good year for me when it comes to reading books. I didn’t quite manage one book a week, for which I have my excuses, but I’ve still managed to read and finish 35 books this year and reviewed 33. There are a few on the go that I’ve not yet finished [...]

Input is required on this one, so if you’ve never commented on one of my posts before then this one would be a good one especially if you like books and love reading. As you may know as a family we’re moving to Sweden to begin a journey towards planting a church in Stockholm. However [...]

Reviews A few reviews of Consumer Detox by Mark Powley. Jeremy said it was, ‘a great book, full of insights into consumerism and how it can be decoded, subverted, and outlived’; while Cindy said Powley, ‘doesn’t preach or put readers on a guilt trip but instead helps them take an honest look at how consumerism and [...]

These are the books I’ve managed to read this year. It’s the most since I started blogging. Maybe next year I’ll manage 50! The Way Forward? Christian Voices on Homosexuality & the Church Silent Savior by AJ Gregory Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton You are the treasure I seek by Greg Dutcher Crazy Love [...]

Plenty of links this week as I play catch up after a week’s break. Reviews Over at Make Wealth History, Jeremy has reviewed Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard Mark Heath carries on his run of Bible commentary reviews with this one on James by Alec Motyer and this one on Joshua by Dale [...]

I’m reading significantly more this year (probably as a result of no longer having a TV) and so in an idle moment I wondered how many books I own that I haven’t read yet. The results were somewhat discouraging (and this just from my office – there are hundreds more novels and biographies and so [...]

Jeremy has reviewed Nicholas Stern’s A Blueprint for a Safer Planet Tim Chester has read Stanley Hauerwas’ commentary on Matthew Talking of commentaries, Mark Heath has read another one. This time Andreas Kostenberger’s commentary on John The Jubilee Centre have reviewed The Pinch by David Willets Tim Challies reads more books than I can comprehend [...]

Jeremy has read The New Economics, by David Boyle and Andrew Simms Mark Heath has reviewed another commentary, this time The Gospel According to John by DA Carson. Tim Challis reviews Evidence of the Afterlife by Long & Perry Mark Meynell reviewed The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes Al Mohler reviews Wired for Intimacy: How [...]

The past weeks since Easter has been really busy for me (Easter, Breathe Conference, London Marathon, week trip to Ukraine, writing deadline, Soul Purpose) along with all the normal tasks in life. That’s not a complaint by the way, life is good. But as a result reading and blogging slowed down in May and I [...]

OK – Back from Ukraine. Report and thoughts to follow. Sorting through emails and blog posts. So here’s what you’ve been reading while I’ve been away. Jeremy has read Beyond Globalisation by Hazel Henderson and watched Crude Impact Matt Hosier has read A Man Called Cash by Steve Turner Tim Challies reviewed Tullian Tchividjian’s Unfashionable [...]

Mark Driscoll recommends the following Colin Adams isn’t blogging much because he’s reading these books Garibaldi McFlurry has got ahead of the curve by rereading Dan Brown’s Angel and Demons ahead of the movie He’s also read Cast of Characters by Max Lucado Tim Chester lists his top 5 books on evangelism Trevin Wax has [...]

Just a heads up on some book reviews that will be coming this way following a week’s break. I managed to read: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hoseini Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling Deliberate Simplicity by Dave Browning Axiom by Bill Hybels And I’m in the middle of 9 Marks [...]