Matthew Pullar

Sabah Poems

I am pleased to announce that my latest ebook of poetry is now available from the Amazon Kindle store – the Sabah Poems, written during my time living in Malaysian Borneo in 2009-2010. You can download a sample from the Kindle site or buy the whole thing for only $2.99 – which I personally thinkContinue reading “Sabah Poems”

Free sample of poems

For anyone who has not yet had a look at my collection of poems, “Petalshower and Windfall”, you can download a free sample of twelve of the poems from that collection. If you like them, please consider downloading the complete eBook at the Amazon Kindle store here. Also, be on the lookout for the forthcoming collectionContinue reading “Free sample of poems”

Why consolation?

If you have visited this blog before, you will possibly have noticed that it has changed its name – minutes, in fact, prior to this post being published. So why the name change? Well, a few reasons. Firstly, the original name – the best I could come up with when I put the site onlineContinue reading “Why consolation?”

Missional Devotions

While I was living and working in Malaysia two years ago, I wrote quite extensively. Not fiction, but a fair bit of poetry and a lot of what I call “devotions”: reflections on Bible passages or aspects of the Christian life that struck me. I am offering a few of them here, for what theyContinue reading “Missional Devotions”

Gospel and History

One day, in the throes of some crushing doubt about the historical accuracy of the Bible, I wrote this reflection. It helped me a lot in clarifying my thinking on the topic. Gospel and History

Doubt and its Discontents

Here is an essay that I wrote a year or so ago about intellectual doubt in faith and the problems it presents. Having struggled significantly with doubt over the years, this is a topic I have spent a lot of time thinking about. It may benefit other doubters and others who wish they did notContinue reading “Doubt and its Discontents”

Petalshower and Windfall

An anthology of my poems written from 2006-2012 is now available from the Kindle store at this link: Petalshower and Windfall: Poems by Matthew Pullar If you do not have a Kindle reader, the free Kindle app can be downloaded to iPhones, Android devices or iPads to allow you to read it. Hope you enjoyContinue reading “Petalshower and Windfall”

Poems of Prayer

Over the past few years I have written a number of poems which have taken the form of prayers – or perhaps I should say prayers that have taken the form of poems. I’m not sure what the difference is. Perhaps you can decide for yourselves as you read them. Here they are as aContinue reading “Poems of Prayer”

Reading History Backwards

Religious doubts can come in various forms. Sometimes mine are intellectual, but more often than not they are emotional. One thing I find, however, is that, when I am in the throes of some spiritual malaise or disconnectedness from God, my mind can play tricks on me and can bring back to the surface intellectualContinue reading “Reading History Backwards”

Welcome to my notebook

This WordPress page is something of a trial-run. It is not intended to be an independent blog, but has been created to complement my existing blog, Ideas From the North. So why create a new blog? In short, because there are ideas that I have which do not fit easily into the form of aContinue reading “Welcome to my notebook”