Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones

Regardless of the adage, words can and do hurt. They are powerful. Used as weapons to stoke combat or a tonic to soothe the soul, a single utterance can have a profound effect. Language, therefore, must be taken seriously. When I was a schoolteacher, Wittgenstein’s...
Revisiting Reconciliation

Revisiting Reconciliation

This is a special edition of our PS blog to bring you up to date on an exciting, and demanding, piece of research being led by our Contemporary Christianity Board, and which is about to get under way. Following a conversation last Autumn with some wise supporters, we...
Relating Well to the Familiar Stranger

Relating Well to the Familiar Stranger

Among today’s most highly acclaimed Christian writers is John Mark Comer, whose best-known – and brilliant – books of recent years include The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry and Practicing the Way. A less well-known but similarly talented author is Tyler Staton,...