Worldview

Faith

How to create a safer church community for people with same-sex attraction

I’veĀ been a Christian for 24 years ā€“ andĀ lived with same-sex desiresĀ for nearly 20 of them. A few years ago, the Lord convicted my heart that it was not part of His will for me to act on...

Culture

How to waste your life

ā€œI now see that I spent most of my life in doing neither what I ought nor what I liked.ā€ (C S Lewis, The Screwtape Letters) I think I spend most of my days wasting my life away with nothingness...

Faith

Iā€™m not ready to meet you, God

ā€œIf the plane crashes, then weā€™ll just go to heaven earlier!ā€ We were about to board a plane to Sydney when myĀ friend said it. We’d been talking about MH370 and other recent aviation...

Culture

We need to rethink how we talk about sex

What if I told you that you would have to wait longer than any other generation to get married? Thatā€™s not the only news. What if I said your generation would need to wait longer than any other...

Worldview

Do worldly successes define you?

How would you feel if you were one ā€” or all ā€” of the following: AĀ medical student, Employee of the Year, and/or a millionaire? Would being any of these things change the way you feel about...

Music

Numb ā€“ the cry of a generation

I’m tired of being what you want me to be Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface Don’t know what you’re expecting of me Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes Every...

Culture

When authenticity is no longer authentic

Times are changing. The real world isnā€™t exactly the real world. Our online personas arenā€™t exactly us. Itā€™s as if everyone is now a brand,Ā needingĀ a certain level of brand management....

Worldview

In Eugene Peterson’s wavering view on marriage, a message to be learnt

“要äøč¦ä¹°åøŒęœ›? Would you like to buy hope?” A friend of mine was asked years ago if he wanted to take part in the office Chinese New Year Toto Hongbao draw, the biggest pot to be...

Worldview

How can the church truly welcome those who identify as transgender?

On July 9,Ā the General Synod of the Church of England passed a motion on Welcoming Transgender People. The motion, moved by ReverendĀ Christopher Newlands, urgedĀ ā€œthat this Synod, recognising the...