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A lover of books—and people
Books: I love them! And many people like me prefer to hold a book in our hands—the digital version is convenient at times, but for all sorts of reasons it is just lovely to see and hold a book. Book...
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Ten Terrific Tomes (1) In Appreciation: James D G Dunn, The Theology of Paul...
We learned last month of the death of James D G (Jimmy) Dunn who was for many years Professor of Divinity in the University of Durham. Jimmy Dunn wrote many insightful and helpful books in New...
View ArticleIn everything give thanks
I write today on the anniversary of my father’s sudden death, when I was just 21 years old. I write amidst a declared ‘State of Emergency’, as the virus Cvid-19 wreaks havoc around the world. I write...
View ArticleTen Terrific Tomes (5) Jürgen Moltmann, ‘A Broad Place’
I have several times written about Jürgen Moltmann’s wonderful autobiography, A Broad Place: it is a work to which I returned recently when presenting a short session on his life story. I notice that...
View ArticleBread: making a life together
In Melbourne we are all so pleased to be out of ‘iso’—the long period of lock-down and social isolation. We can go out, meet people, eat out or entertain at home. Some even go to the movies, or...
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Shuggie Bain and ‘we’re all in this together’.
I’ve just finished Douglas Stuart’s fabulous novel, Shuggie Bain, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize. It’s the story of a deeply unhappy woman and her son Shuggie, set in desperately poor housing in...
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It’s not about what we give up!
The Christian season of Lent is commonly represented as a time to ‘give up’ something, for the six weeks leading up to Easter. Some forego chocolate, or alcohol, or social media. Here I want to offer...
View ArticleDifficult Life Choices
It’s a common experience, needing to choose between what seem to be equally strong options. Literature is filled with reflections on the ‘what if’ someone made a different choice, and we can all look...
View ArticleA rude awakening
We are enduring a rude awakening to realities our everyday life in Australia allows us to ignore. We are discovering things that much of the ‘majority world’ knew all along and lives with all the time....
View ArticlePassing on the baton (I am not, but I hope I am)
I’m working my way through Barack Obama’s presidential memoir A Promised Land. Actually it is just the first volume and 712 pages plus index it’s a big read. He set out to write the whole thing in one...
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