Iād woken up with a nagging image of my formerĀ cell group member in my head. I wondered why. I hadnāt heard from her or seen her around for quite a long time, come to think of it; I decided to...
“Okay everyone, we have a new person with us today. Let’s introduce ourselves:Ā Name, age, what we’re currently doing, and one fun fact.” Eventually, it was the new...
I was 27 when my life changed forever. I lost one of my best friends. He was the most generous person I knew and a real source of strength and support to many of us. He was a Christian ā “one...
I have been a āChristianā since my water baptism in 2009Ā ā quotation marks intended. The early years of my faith revolved around being holy, such as by not staying out late, not drinking, not...
Dear You, Iām writing this with trepidation and excitement at the same time. I donāt know how youāll feel upon reading it, and some of this has been brimming over for a while. I just didnāt...
The other day in the church lobby I sawĀ someone I knew in conversation with the parents of our mutual friend. IĀ was out of earshot, but the body language was plain to see: TheĀ young man’s...
āI have something to tell you. I’mĀ attracted to the same gender.ā Someone I was mentoringĀ in church had suddenly asked to meet me. She lookedĀ extremely jittery and it was clear something...
I was a late bloomer; as recentlyĀ as six years ago I lacked assets, to say the least.Ā As you might imagine, I was teased and taunted with all kinds of nasty names.Ā Airport runway. It isnāt a big...
Christians?Ā Haters. Bigots. Hypocrites. Party-poopers. Wet blankets. I’ve heard it all before. I come from an arts school and creative background, so I have friends ā many friends, in fact...