The names of those who have used the Ashley Madison adultery-facilitating site keep on coming. One name I haven’t seen anyone mention, but who is on that list, is the most shocking...... continue reading
It’s a question that’s always worth asking ourselves, and one another. And taking time to reflect at this time of year can be particularly valuable, as we think ahead to a new term and catch up with others a church after a summer apart.... continue reading
A few weeks ago, I started waking up at ungodly o’clock to write, read and pray before the day began. It seemed like the good puritan thing to do.... continue reading
"Our job is to represent Christ but it is never to replace him." Tim Chester, 1 Samual for You... continue reading
Pixelated Poison - A poem by Dai Hankey...... continue reading
It's wedding season, and—partly inspired by the TV show Married at First Sight*—I’ve had a genius idea for getting evangelical believers up the aisle in 2016. Arranged marriages. And I'm only slightly joking.** Let me explain why.... continue reading
To start with, this isn’t about surviving the summer.
After all, if we lived in a place where summer means escalating military conflict… or heatwave-fuelled violence… or crop-ravaging drought… or torrential rain and floods… or throat-constricting pollution.. or no break from grinding 16-hour working days seven days a week… or no change to intimidation, harassment, economic oppression, physical attacks, fear of a knock at the door, simply for being a Christian…... continue reading
Having finished my first year at college two months ago it feels like I’m well into the summer now. Living back at home with your parents takes some getting used to. But since being back I’ve concluded that surviving the summer as a student really isn’t that difficult.
The answer: a laptop.... continue reading
Why is it that we find it difficult to share the gospel with others?
Sometimes it’s because we have become distracted. There are so many things that can push the need to tell others from its central place in our calling as individuals and churches.... continue reading
Can we really appreciate modern science and be a Christian? Doesn’t one cancel out the other?
Here’s the surprising thing: there doesn’t have to be a full-blown battle between science and Christianity.
We need science—it gives us practical benefits that help us live well. We need science to help us know well—science begins to help us understand the cosmos.
But let me suggest that we also need Christianity to live well. Christianity is all about Jesus, who claimed to be the author of life. If that’s the case, then what he has to say about life is worth listening to.... continue reading
