Things to love [Becareful there are a few mild spoilers in this post] . There was lots to enjoy in this year’s Bond offering, Sky Fall… 1. Cinematography This is…
Just come home from watching the Dark Knight Rises and really enjoyed it. The story line is gritty, the baddies are so brutally powerful making Batman look so weak…
You have got to be careful how you search for Matt Chandler’s new book “The Explicit Gospel.” It’s an interesting choice of titles. It has a commendation from Mark…
Following a recent trend in teen fiction the Hunger Games is a dark and dystopian view of the future. Based on the first of a trilogy of novels the film…
1. Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How traumatised children impact foster and adoptive homes by Jayne E Schooler et al (Very good book written by Christians that helps explain attachment theory…
I was delighted to receive a copy of the brand new Eerdman’s Companion to the Bible. It’s a beautiful hardback volume with some of my favourite Bible scholars listed as…
Here’s a video that’s doing the rounds on twitter. It’s not perfect, but there’s some great things to enjoy about it. Five things i like: 1. Some great rhymes –…
One of the joys / problems of having an iPad is that the kids often grab it and won’t give it back! But here are some really good apps that…
Before Rob Bell’s new book “Love Wins” has even made it into print, the trial by media and blogosphere has already begun, and those of us who presume to be…
First the honorable mentions of movies that didn’t make my top 10 but deserve a little credit. Book of Eli – best Bible based post apocalyptic action movie. The twist…
7. Bible Baddies, Bob Hartman This is an excellent resource for retelling the stories of the Bible. The stories are incredibly well written and set a gold standard for what…
We had an excellent book group meeting last night and it was decided by unanimous decision John Lehrer’s “The decisive moment” was by far the best book our book group…
Something revolutionary is about to happen to my office. Currently overcrowded with books from floor to ceiling, I am about to clear an entire shelf – much to the rejoicing…
Sorry things have been so quiet on the blog lately! We have been busy talking about Biblefresh with people all around the UK. Not to mention a bizarre episode I…
In a Summer that has seen more dog films than I can remember. My top dog films this season are: 1. Hotel for Dogs 2. Bolt 3. Beverly Hills Chihuahua…
The BBC has confirmed that Michael Jackson has died aged 50. Apparently it was a cardiac arrest There were some stellar moments in his career: Just this week I was…
I found this review of FRESH at http://www.babc.org.uk/reviews.htm. It was very helpful. Let me know if you know of any others as Miriam and I are working on a follow…
So we put on our 3-D specs and we were transported into another dimension. For the first 20 minutes of the Monsters versus Aliens film you are amazed at the…
I have three primary school children (aged 10 to 6) and here are the games we love the best: 10. Wii Play A great way to buy an wii extra…
I have lived with this album for nearly a week now. Listened to U2 talk about it on Radio 4. Had on constantly through Spotify and now have finally bought…
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