Is it always a bad thing to name things after people or just when they are still alive?

In amongst the discussion about The Gospel Coalition setting up institutions named after Tim Keller (when he was still alive) and Don Carson, a few people have asked whether the issue is just a problem for living people.  What about the tradition of naming churches, buildings and institutions after specific people.  Older, established churches will… Continue reading Is it always a bad thing to name things after people or just when they are still alive?

You are not just a number (a message for those getting GCSE results)

Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown) is  one of the lead characters in the Netflix blockbuster series, Stranger Things.  Taken from her mum and used partly for experimentation and partly as an anti-Soviet weapon due to her psychokinetic powers, Eleven loses her birth name and becomes known by the number tattooed onto her. It enables the lab… Continue reading You are not just a number (a message for those getting GCSE results)