Blair has committed the rest of his life to the project. I do hope that the rest of his life will not be wasted.
I have really tried not to be cynical about Mr Blair. The trouble is he made a (very well rewarded) career out of his own brand of cynical politics.
To 'serve God' in this way, if that's what it is, is of course a laudable objective, and I wish him success in whatever he sees as his role.
But there are many who are scathing of Blair during his decade as Prime Minister, and particularly over some of the policies that seemed to stand in complete contrast to his recent conversion to Catholicism.
I loved Bob Marshall Andrews' gag on 'Have I got news for you'; He said 'Can you imagine how long Blair's first confession must have taken?'
But the former Prime Minister needs to be careful. In the Gospels it says, more than once, that you cannot serve both God and Money.
Mr Blair is being paid £5m as an advance for his memoirs, and he's earned the same amount again from his lecture tours and directorships in the year since he passed the keys of No 10 to Gordon Brown.
So Mr Blair has earned £10m since his departure, and is set to earn much more in the future. Not to mention his wife.
Perhaps the man who changed British politics, not for the better, has found a way to serve both God and Money – the ultimate 'third way!'

Britain's Got Talent (but not within the judges…)
12 million people watched the final of the 'Britain's got talent' competition. I wasn't one of them.
The prize was always trumpeted as being to play in front of Prince Charles at the Royal Variety Performance. Actually that was as add-on prize. £100k was the real prize.
I don't mind this type of competition – it's actually quite good fun. What I really object to are the so-called 'judges'. Simon Cowell is OK. He's certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but at least he says what he thinks, and seems to have an idea about what he's talking about when it comes to talented performers.
But the ridiculous Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden are a joke. The show is discredited by the fact that they are judges. The contradiction doesn't seem to have been noticed – how can two talent free 'celebrities' be casting judgement on the genuine talent of others?

Top 'Spin' on Tennis.
The list has just been announced of the players for the Eastbourne tennis tournament later this month. The bog standard press release unsurprisingly didn't mention that only two of the world's top 10 players are coming. This will be the worst line up in years – a great shame, especially given that this year the event gets something of a relaunch having secured its future at least for the medium term

US elections
I reckon it'll be this week that Hillary Clinton gives up the race to be US President. I'm surprised John McCain didn't press home his advantage during the time the two democrats were squabbling among themselves. If Obama is the candidate, his advantage will be that it's easier for him to appear positive for the future, but his lack of experience may well be his downfall – either way it's fascinating to watch.
Have a great week