John Stott’s 51st – and final – book has been published. 
Mark Meynell, a current member of the All Soul’s staff and a fine preacher (and blogger!) himself, has written a wonderful review of The Radical Disciple here.
[By the way, “Uncle John” is the loving and respectful way in which those who know him well refer to him. It doesn’t flow off my tongue quite so easily as it makes me feel like an imposter – but it is a delightful tradition that reminds me of my Indian childhood with all its ‘uncles’ and ‘aunties’. Even today I purr inside when my childrens’ Indian friends refer to me just as ‘Uncle’…]
nice chatting
Paul
About Me
the art of unpacking
After a childhood in India, a theological training in the USA and a pastoral ministry in Southland (New Zealand), I spent twenty years in theological education in New Zealand — first at Laidlaw College and then at Carey Baptist College, where I served as principal. In 2009 I began working with Langham Partnership and since 2013 I have been the Programme Director (Langham Preaching). Through it all I've cherished the experience of the 'gracious hand of God upon me' and I've relished the opportunity to 'unpack', or exegete, all that I encounter in my walk through life with Jesus.
Recent Posts
Football helps me train preachers. See, when you speak to me about football—or, ‘footie’—I need to know where your feet are before I can understand what you mean. Are your feet in Ireland, or Brazil, or the USA, or NZ—or in crazy Australia? It must be the most fanatical sporting nation in the world. Within…
Having been born in 1959, I don’t remember much about the 1960s. But I have heard a lot. Hippies. Drugs. Rock ‘n Roll. Assassinations. Moon-walking. A quick trip across to ChatGPT informs me immediately that it was ‘a transformative decade across the world’—marked by the civil rights and feminist movements, Cold War tensions, consumerism and…
I am not sure I purr inside but being here in India at the moment I am called uncle by the young children too and it is a really nice tradition that brings a warm smile to my face, even if I do think I am too young to be uncle…
I have enjoyed your FB photos and updates from India, Myk. Sounds like you are having a great time adding many nieces and nephews!