Mind the Gap: Reflections from Luke's Gospel on the Divided City

by Colin Smith

In a time of mass urban migration, the great irony of our age is that the closer we have come together the further we have moved apart. Within this globalizing world the gap between rich and poor grows ever wider, creating seemingly unbridgeable chasms between people who inhabit the same city. It is against this backdrop that Colin Smith explores what it might mean to create a different kind of narrative where these gaps become redemptive spaces, open to new possibilities. Mind the Gap weaves a rich tapestry of stories from Nairobi along with London and Cape Town. These imaginatively combine with reflections from Luke’s gospel to chart possibilities for hope in the heart of the divided city.

188 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 5, 2015

About the author

Colin Smith is Dean of Mission Education at the Church Mission Society (CMS) in Oxford. He spent 10 years in parish ministry in inner London and then fourteen years serving with CMS in Nairobi, Kenya. Whilst in Nairobi, he was Director of the Centre for Urban Mission and on the staff of Carlile College and St Paul’s University.

Reviews

[Hayley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It’s clear the writer has experience of serving in the developing world and humbly unpacks the gospel of Luke with fresh eyes. I found it insightful, inspiring, thought provoking and at times moving.