This is a very powerful book. It doesn't provide answers, rather it assists the reader to understand where the conversation is today and what the various threads of thought are based around. Sitting at a little over 100 pages and taking just over 2 hours to listen to on Audible, this book is very accessible … Continue reading Book Review: Conscious
I've been meditating on and off since 2017. When I first read about it in Sapiens, I was astonished. I was reading a book that didn't focus on spiritual trivia, yet here was the author explaining how he has a daily meditation practice. I started using an app called 'headspace' in 2017, which you can … Continue reading Book Review: Waking Up
I want to know all the answers. It’s maddening really, the quest for knowing trumps the quest into being time and time again. I seem to have a desire to understand so much to make sure I am either believing things that are correct or seeing where I am wrong and move onto a ground … Continue reading To answer it all
I am a big fan of Douglas Murray, and when I saw that his 2013 book 'Islamophilia' had been reissued (after the original publisher when bust and the book stopped being available), I had to pick it up and work through it as soon as possible. I was instantly curious about this book, with a … Continue reading Book Review: Islamophilia
I heard about this book on the Waking Up app. I use it every single day to meditate and reflect. I tend to get up at 5 am, get a cup of coffee, spend some time stretching (yoga) and then meditate for at least 10 mins before I do anything else. I will be writing … Continue reading Book Review: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Not a parent? It doesn't matter. This blog post will look at some areas we can all work on, and I think it is essential for everyone, as we will all have been influenced by our parents/careers/friends. It can help us reflect on what is within us from our childhood - because it affects us … Continue reading Book Review: The Conscious Parent
**The final plug for this: I am currently fundraising for a new PC due to a major technical failure with my current iMac that will see it get decommissioned in the near future. If you can help, please donate here.** It doesn't matter what religious (or lack thereof) belief you hold; it doesn't matter where … Continue reading Book Review: The Triumph of Christianity
I almost stopped today. For a good hour this morning, I almost pulled the plug on it all. Does my voice matter? Does this blog make a difference? Is it helping me to share all this with you all? What if I regret what I share? What will my children think about all of this? … Continue reading Throwing in the towel
I read this a couple of years, and ago very early on in my deconversion, I found it very interesting. I wanted to come back to it again and managed to pick it up on Audible so I thought I would give it a listen. It's narrated by Mr Dawkins and his now ex-wife Lalla … Continue reading Book Review: The God Delusion
I had heard a lot about Bart D. Ehrman before I picked this book up. As a Christian student at Bible College, here in the UK, I was advised very much against reading his work. It was said that because Mr Ehrman is an atheist, that this will have affected his judgement of the biblical … Continue reading Book Review: Heaven and Hell
