A Diversity of Lanyards
This is a bit of a departure for me – a detective story. After all that reading of the classics, …
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How do you read the Bible?
Some recent discussions online about how we read the Bible made me remember a question a friend asked me a …
On Not Judging a (Detective) Book by its (Back) Cover
I’ve written a few pieces on the covers of paperback detective novels recently, because I know how to have a …
A Question of Theology
As I wrote in my last piece, I’ve been looking back on the last couple of years of training for …
Things I didn’t know before I trained for ministry in the Church of England – “I’m not as radical as I thought I was”
I’ve had confirmation of passing training, I’ve been sent details of the service at the Minster, and so after a …
Murder and Motive: A Sermon on the Death of John the Baptist
I expect you’re wondering why I called you all here this evening. Sorry, this morning. We’re assembled here in the …
(Paperback) Cover Her Face: P.D. James and More Detective Novel Covers
Given that Cover Her Face is a P.D. James novel named after a line from The Duchess of Malfi, and …
“Who are my mother and my brothers?” – A Sermon on Family Values
Jesus replied, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” And pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are …
The Hound of the Baskervilles and the Cat of the Wimseys: More Detective Fiction Covers
Here’s another detective novel paperback which seems to drastically misunderstand the story it contains. Or has it? After my previous …
Nine Tailors Make A Dame: Crime Fiction and Book Covers
Whilst rummaging around the primary texts for my current research project (a study of the novels of Agatha Christie), I …
