Jul 6Why You Shouldn’t Work Too HardThere is a drive to be productive at work, in some business sectors more than others — if you aren’t productive what are you even doing here?! Many of us want to have a productive day, each with our own definition of productivity, unless we only have our bosses’…Work4 min readWork4 min read
Feb 9‘How performing standup comedy helped me quit my job’A sponsored guest blog, by John Williams — I’ve also recorded videos out here in Mexico on how I won my first ever consulting gig at the BBC and how to use a stepping stone to make quitting your job safer & easier. Again, watch those on LinkedIn, in my Facebook group, or TikTok. Ask me your questions about creating a business you love Since Friday is my…Business1 min readBusiness1 min read
Nov 29, 2022Evangelism is never an excuse for Christians to insult other religionsOriginally published here: Evangelism is never an excuse for Christians to insult other religions | Opinion | Premier Christianity The street preacher Shaun O’Sullivan has been found not guilty of hate speech after describing Muhammed as a “paedophile”. But just because it is legal to insult other religious figures, that…Evangelism4 min readEvangelism4 min read
Nov 25, 2022I’ve always been a bit sniffy about Black Friday promotions …… After all, the date is meaningless for anyone outside the US. But … then I realised that as a buyer I actually rather enjoyed the offers and often ended up buying something cool on the day. So… I am getting over myself and doing a Black Friday offer…Work3 min readWork3 min read
Oct 25, 2022Sin, judgement and death!Or, how not to preach about it … — Joshua 7 Acts 5:1–11 I wouldn’t normally write on this topic or these texts (God’s apparent judgement on those who withhold or defraud), do read them before continuing. I also wouldn’t normally expect to hear a sermon on these texts, or not one defending a straight reading of them anyway…4 min read4 min read
Sep 4, 2022Polygamy — A Biblical ReviewAnother Christian apologetic issue … — My Twitter exchange on this topic went like this: Me — Adam and Eve were only two of the billions of diverse people that God has created. If they were married then any two people coming together are married. God never seems to have a problem with polygamy in the…Bible6 min readBible6 min read
Aug 21, 2022JamaicaThe Sharpest Thorn in Britain’s Caribbean Colonies — A review of Pamela Gayle’s book There are around 400,000 Jamaicans living in the UK. Of course they have been treated poorly, Windrush is just one example. Needless to say, but I will say it anyway, we (those of us who were educated in the UK, whether English, Welsh, Jamaican…Slavery5 min readSlavery5 min read
Jun 23, 2022Review of ‘Birthpangs & Blessings’A book by Clare Amos, published by Sacristy Press — First of all, thank you to Sacristy Press for sending me a review copy in response to my request on Twitter. I worked with, or alongside, Clare Amos while on secondment to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Christian-Muslim Initiative and through some of the programmes of the Christian Muslim Forum (I…Genesis4 min readGenesis4 min read
Jun 21, 2022Anti-Jewish ideas in the Heart of the Book of Acts?‘Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.’ (Acts…Bible6 min readBible6 min read
Apr 20, 2022‘Ahmad in the Bible’I don’t normally do this — engage with Muslim apologetics in a blog. This is what I usually write about How to Read the Quran — Medium. I have a problem with apologetics, usually of the Christian variety, it tries to do too much, often badly. Our bad habits seem…Islam4 min readIslam4 min read
