Chalmers' Blog

Sea Billows Roll

I’m part of a writing community that posts weekly challenges to help us all grow and develop in our work. Here is a recent one; the piece was to be 300 words and the topic was ‘Like Sea Billows Roll’.

Books for Kids, Teens and Families…

There are some great kids books out there, it’s important that we invest the same amount of time finding them sound books that are based on the Bible and point them to Jesus as we would for ourselves. Here are a few of the books I’ve been sent recently for kids, teens and families…

Saturday Snippets (July 25)

As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers…

The Words we Use…

I have a friend who describes himself as a wordsmith, he enjoys learning about different words, their meanings and he uses somewhat unusual words often. I wouldn’t describe myself as a wordsmith, however, I do enjoy listening intently to people and the specific words that they use. Over recent weeks I’ve seen, or heard, numerous people invoke certain phrases that have made me stop and think.

Generosity and sports…

One of the joys of being a book reviewer is that I receive books on a huge variety of topics. I can open a parcel and find books on parenting, church life, discipleship, evangelism, Christian identity, and so on. Two topics that I probably haven’t read much on over the years are generosity and sports. Partly because the topic of generosity is normally plays a minor role on a book about finances and because I don’t play sports. Here are two books that I’ve enjoyed reading this past week on the topics of generosity and sport…

Saturday Snippets (July 18)

Reading, Accessibility and Discipleship… books and a recent conversation

Social media is full of debates and opposing opinions. Timelines can be filled with discussions and arguments on a variety of topics; history, current issues, politics and so on. But social media is also full of Christian discussions and debates. I tend to stay away from them as much as o can because I know my own sinfulness and I think my time is best spent elsewhere. But there’s been a recent discussion surrounding the accessibility of books. Now that is a discussion I can talk about…Continue reading “Reading, Accessibility and Discipleship… books and a recent conversation”

Books that will make you praise the Lord!

If you know me at all, you’ll know that I enjoy reading deeply theological books. I enjoy geeking out on the massive systematic theology textbooks and academic commentaries. However, one of the things I enjoy most is reading a book that conveys deep theology in a simple way and that leads you to praise God at the same time. Some books you just can’t put down because they’re so good. Here are three books for you that I really REALLY enjoyed reading. They convey the deepest of theology in a simple way and they point you to the wonderful Saviour that we love and serve…

Saturday Snippets (July 11)

Do our lives match our words?

I’ve been studying the book of James recently and writing a short series of small group studies on certain parts of the book. I have been seriously challenged by the book of James and it has made me think about how we, as Christians, talk and live. There are many different scenarios and examples of how Christians should speak and live out their faith on a daily basis. Over the last few days I’ve had two particular issues, or examples, on my mind…