Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! Is pop music all the Devil’s work…? A few days ago I got into a conversation with my wife about why some bands get really popular and not others. It’s far from a straightforward case of “the most popular bands are…

Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! Don’t take the bait – there is an alternative. A couple of weeks ago, I listened to Louise Perry’s interview with David Betz. Betz is Professor of War in the Modern World at King’s College London. As such, he has an…

Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! We need to kiss dating goodbye, for real this time When I was a student, there was a popular book among young Christians called ‘I Kissed Dating Goodbye’ by Joshua Harris. The book argued against dating and other things such as…

Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! Interview on The Mind Renewed podcast A few weeks ago, I sat down to do an interview with Julian Charles from The Mind Renewed podcast. We prevailed through some technical issues, and I am pleased to say that the interview is…

Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! Should we prioritise our fellow citizens over those from other countries? Last week, those of us on X witnessed something rather bizarre: a spat between the Vice President of the USA, J.D. Vance, and former British politician Rory Stewart. It began…

Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! Why the concept of divine monarchy is so important As I mentioned the other day, recently I’ve been re-reading Mike Ovey’s short book Your Will be Done. The book itself is Mike’s response to an issue which had been debated in…

Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! The tradwife phenomenon is far from the Biblical pattern of marriage One of the most surprising things which has grown popular over the last few years is the ‘tradwife’ movement, which is about women who want to embrace the traditional feminine…

Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! We need to reclaim the family and reclaim the church Over the last few years on Sacred Musings, I’ve been exploring many of the things which have gone wrong in our society. It’s clear to pretty much everyone that things across…

Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! The danger of naivety about a Christ-less Western world Before Christmas I preached through the New Testament letter of 2 Thessalonians. It’s a very short letter — only three chapters — but the second chapter is a significant one, because it…

Note: This post was automatically imported from Substack. Please excuse any broken links or images! Christmas reflection on Isaiah 64:1-7 The other day my wife was telling me about an assembly at the school she works at. The teacher leading the assembly had told the children about the real meaning of Christmas – i.e. what it…