Worldview

Faith

I’m not ready to meet you, God

“If the plane crashes, then we’ll just go to heaven earlier!” We were about to board a plane to Sydney when my 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? That’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 — or all — of the following: A medical student, Employee of the Year, and/or a millionaire? Would being any of these things change the way you feel about...

Music

Numb – 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 isn’t exactly the real world. Our online personas aren’t exactly us. It’s as if everyone is now a brand, needing a certain level of brand management....

Worldview

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

“要不要买希望? 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, the General Synod of the Church of England passed a motion on Welcoming Transgender People. The motion, moved by Reverend Christopher Newlands, urged “that this Synod, recognising the...

Worldview

Make purity cool again

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8) I’ve always wondered what it would be like to see God. I wonder how He looks at me, and if He likes what...

Culture

The fire of a man

I’ve been doing some thinking about manhood and found this interesting model: At the core of this model lies activities like hunting and surviving wilderness: Spilling blood, building from...