Following my recent, perfunctory post about the modern phenomenon of owning a diary, I think I’m starting to reach the wording for a good adage to sum up my feelings about what we do in life: The more you do, the less you do well. The less you do, the more you do well. That … More The more you do…
A profound thought for Thursday morning: The modern Western phenomenon of owning a personal diary (sometimes several) enables us to live lives which are far too busy to accomplish anything of any real, lasting value. Have a great day! đ
One can discover wonders in the spare room. The spare room of one’s parents-in-law, to be precise. Not the kind of spare room that has some kind of mysterious, solitary piece of furniture brooding in its corner, awaiting the inquisitive look of an open-minded child; though I am for the first time, I must confess, … More The spare room
By way of a quick personal update: I’m sat in bed, at war with a vicious cold, which is currently laying siege to my nose and back of my throat. Such things should not be tolerated. Die, evil cold! In general, I believe God has given me the encouragement to really get around to finishing … More Worship and future plans
A momentous, rare event has just occurred in our household – I have finished another book! In fact this has been a pretty good year for me; if youâve been reading my blog at all lately, youâll know that I also got a couple of other heavy books out of the way – The Resurrection … More Jesus and the Eyewitnesses – review
Just a quick note about an area that I’m hoping to delve into in great depth in the future – in what ways and with what time and resources I will be able to do said delving, I’m not entirely sure. But hopes remain! I’ve been meditating more on the subject of salvation, as the … More Salvation – the whole story
I recently threw a spanner of rebellion into the works of social convention and deleted my account on the all-pervading Facebook. I joined it back in 2005 or so when it was beginning to hit British universities. At the time it was still a network solely for students, and was quite a phenomenon. But I … More Silent in a noisy world
Over the past few years I’ve become a bit of an obsessive Americanophile. I don’t know how it works for others, but at points in life you realise there is this large continent a few hundred miles across the ocean where many of the people speak the same language as on your tiny island, and … More Storytelling in American dialogue
I’m doing well at finishing books. Lately I wrote about The Wrong Messiah by Nick Page. It’s perhaps something of a testament to my craziness that at the same time as, and since long before, reading Page’s book, I’ve had The Ressurection of the Son of God by N. T. Wright on the go. Anyone … More The Resurrection of the Son of God
A little while ago I reviewed The Longest Week by Nick Page, which took a look from an historical point of view at the last week of Jesus’ life in Jerusalem. Having enjoyed it so much, I was pleased to find that Page soon followed it with a ‘prequel’ if you like, The Wrong Messiah, which I duly … More The Wrong Messiah by Nick Page
Ben David Trigg 