Author Archives: 1urcher

Until my wife and I bought two lurcher pups just over 9 years ago, I was more of a cat person than a dog person. Frodo and Pippin changed that. Frodo died on Wednesday. In December 2012, it was found … Continue reading →

Introduction To use the Book of Revelation to show how theology might be done in a local context might initially raise a few eyebrows to say the least. By the end of this paper, I hope that you will have … Continue reading →

A group of Catholic, Evangelical and Anglican Christians have been meeting at Newman University to look at the Bible contextually (in our situation, but with reference to the past). On Monday 18 November at 11:45, we will be looking at … Continue reading →

I may, or may not, blog about my sabbatical days as they come to an end in 3 days. However, I offer this poem which I believe speaks quite well about what it has all meant. I touched noses with … Continue reading →

One of the striking moments of sabbatical has been the process of being listened to. Listening is not something I am good at. I will try harder when I return, although therein lies a point perhaps if you try hard … Continue reading →

During my two weeks at St Deiniol’s Library in Hawarden (www.gladstoneslibrary.org)[1], as well as writing a sample chapter and revision of the introduction of my proposed Meeting the Jewish Jesus for Grove Books[2]; I have been wrestling with the whole … Continue reading →

I visited a Ghost Estate today. The Ghost Estate is Parkwood Springs in Sheffield. Up to the age of 7, I lived there. Then the estate was violently demolished by Sheffield City Council and the people who lived there were … Continue reading →

I have just spent a happy couple of hours with a couple of clergy, diocesan officers and a PhD student at Chester Diocesan Church House discussing how the Bible can be used in urban areas. I have become a fan … Continue reading →

Bookless Bibles[1] I wonder whether one of the ways that we can reintroduce the biblical narrative to people on urban estates is by taking seriously a method called Remembering the Bible.[2] Janet Lees opens her book with the following words: … Continue reading →

Broken Lives, Healing Stories: Encounters with Bible in Urban Situations People have asked me where I got my love for reading, and in particular wrestling with the Scriptures from. Often the question is asked because of the working class background … Continue reading →