Month: April 2020

I hope you are staying safe and well during these difficult times. These recent months of isolation have been very productive for me. Not only have I been able to get a lot of projects finished around our farm, but I have also written and published two new books. I have already mentioned one of …

For over 30 years, I have wanted to write a book. Not just any book, but a book on a particular aspect of the gospel that I feel has been largely neglected. During my very busy years as a church minister I kept thinking that one day I would “write that book“. During my subsequent …

In response to an objection to Christianity that has been raised by several sceptics recently, I have decided to publish to my blog the first part of chapter 11 of my book, Finding God When He Seems to be Hiding. The chapter is entitled, Christians Behaving Badly. The first section is reprinted here:   A …

Easter commemorates the death of Jesus on the cross to pay for our sins and celebrates his resurrection from the dead on that first Easter Sunday morning. Yes, our annual chocolate festival has a deeply spiritual meaning. So, it seems to me, it’s really worth asking the question: do you believe that the resurrection of …

In the context of our newly-transformed world, I have just finished re-reading two post-apocalyptic classics; Nevil Shute’s “𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝” (1957) and John Wyndham’s “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙨” (1951). I was curious to see what relevance they may have for our current situation. “𝙊𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝” was a disappointment the second time around. Stylistically, …

Two American professors have just published a paper (link below) documenting their grave concerns about current pandemic modelling, claiming that it doesn’t factor in what will happen after the current extreme social distancing measures have been lifted. Their own modelling indicates that after the current restrictions are lifted, world-wide infections and deaths from COVID-19 will …