In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, part of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, Eustace Scrubb wanders away from the rest of the crew when their ship docks on an island. He’s a very unpleasant person,…
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To All the Books I’ll Never Read
My to-read list on Goodreads currently contains 863 books. Considering I usually read about fifty books a year, I’ll be 42 by the time I finish only that list—yet I’m constantly adding to it, not…
A Living Memorial
Earlier this month I read a moving thread on Twitter about an elderly man in Sheffield, England. As an eight-year-old in 1944, Tony Foulds was playing in the park with his friends when a…
Be Patient With Your Slow Spiritual Growth
I recently talked with my mentor about how frustratingly slow my sanctification can be. Even when I know something is true in my head, it doesn’t always shape my heart or steer my hands. Our…
Awe in the Ordinary
Over the new year, I went away on a holiday with my family. We didn’t go anywhere particularly fancy, just rented a house down the coast. But in the course of that week, I experienced…
Charles Spurgeon’s Wisdom for the New Year
Charles Spurgeon, a nineteenth-century pastor who has been dubbed the ‘Prince of Preachers’, also left behind an extensive legacy of writings. I particularly love his devotional book Morning and Evening for its wisdom and biblical…
Come, Lord Jesus
When we’re suffering, we often say “Come, Lord Jesus”. We want him to return, as he has promised, and replace our suffering with peace and joy. This is a good instinct, for our hope is…
Using Evernote For the Christian Life
I love finding the perfect tools to make my life more productive. One of my favourites is Evernote—I actually wrote the first draft of this article in my Evernote app while in a hospital waiting…
Sacrifice in an Age of Life Hacks
It’s hard to scroll through your Facebook feed for long without coming across hacks to make some area of your life more efficient—whether it’s cooking, dressing, organising or productivity. BuzzFeed even has a whole newsletter…
God Has Better Plans
I’ve always been a planner. Every Monday I spend a couple of hours on my weekly review, planning for the days ahead. I’ve laminated my morning and evening routine checklists. There’s nothing I enjoy more…