by Mark Williamson | Mar 25, 2013 | Blog, City of London: Business, City of Westminster: Politics, London, West End London: Arts
At church recently we’ve started going through the classic Richard Foster book ‘Money Sex Power’. Foster is best known for his work ‘Celebration of Discipline’, covering how to grow in the practice of spiritual disciplines such as prayer, bible...
by Mark Williamson | Jan 21, 2013 | Blog, City of Westminster: Politics, London
There is something in London that seems to attract power like a magnet. London was first built as Londinium by the Romans in around 50 AD. It was the first place they could bridge the River Thames in the south east, to allow them access to the rest of the country....
by Mark Williamson | Dec 23, 2012 | Blog, City of Westminster: Politics
The City of Westminster is one of the twin cities that make up most of central London (the other being the City of London), and is the de facto capital of England, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. We describe London as being the capital, and yet Westminster is...
by Mark Williamson | Oct 15, 2012 | Blog, City of Westminster: Politics
Parliament is now back in session in Westminster. We’ve had the party conference season, where the Lib Dems went to Brighton, Labour went to Manchester and the Conservatives went to Birmingham. Now they’ve all made the pilgrimage back to Westminster, and have begun...
by Mark Williamson | Oct 8, 2012 | Blog, City of Westminster: Politics
I’m currently doing the research for a new biography on William Wilberforce, covering how he lived as a missional leader, and seeing what lessons can be learned from him. It’s been a fascinating journey so far, and one that’s already taught me a number of things. I...