When fasting got fashionable

// "I don’t find it very surprising that something God asks or even expects us to do is good for us."

Written by Phoebe Thompson

The tears of a clown: when comedians hurt

// “Even if you can make a joke out of anything, you can still feel crushingly lonely”

Written by Andrew Horton

Depression: it’s time for the Church to talk

// "Most of the key characters in the Bible wouldn’t be given a clean bill of mental health."

Written by Haydon Spenceley

A better way to talk about churches

// Adapted from 'A BETTER WAY: DURHAM'

Written by Nick Harris

Why there’s no such thing as “real” womanhood

// If you are a man, you are a real man. If you are a woman, you are a real woman.

Written by Sarah Bessey

Watching the world fall apart

// "Truth is, sometimes I'm so overwhelmed by the scale of people's suffering that I want to run and hide."

Written by Tomi Ajayi

Nobody wants your sympathy

// I realised this year that I have no time for it.

Written by Jendella Benson

Does matter matter?

// Reconciling the uncertainty of quantum physics and God.

Written by Gillian Straine

What the Church has got wrong about porn

// "Maybe the question is not who is the enemy, but what? And maybe we even need to abandon such divisive...

Written by Paul Robinson

A sparkling relationship

// But, when it comes to marriage, there is one thing that is both more important: How you finish matters more...

Written by Andy Tilsley

A hostage to hair removal: time to stop cutting?

// "[A girl's] confidence levels and self-worth shouldn't be inversely proportional to her hair follicle count."

Written by Tomi Ajayi

So you want to get married? Take your time…

// "I refuse to believe that it is possible to truly know someone after 3 months."

Written by Tim Wyatt

When you know, you know: why I got engaged on my second date

// Cheryl Cole got married three months after meeting her now husband. It seems the most popular reaction was 'has she...

Written by Ruth Paterson

3 ways to deal with worry

// Sometimes, the topics that the Bible is most clear about can be the hardest to live out in reality, which...

Written by James Watts

Robbed in church: 4 things I learnt

// My handbag was stolen from under my chair in church...

Written by Sarah Stone

20-somethings: you’re asking the wrong questions

// Our twenties will one day draw to a close and guess what? You’ll still have questions.

Written by Stu Bothwell

Graduation fail: welcome to the life party?

// WHERE IS MY BALL? I’M WEARING PRETEND EYELASHES

Written by Mim Skinner

Five ways to deal with unemployment

// This week was a big week for many university students ...

Written by Gemma Brown

A better way to be a do-gooder

// The culture of the professional do-gooder is disempowering to the individual wanting to lace their ‘do-gooding’ through the fabric of...

Written by Mim Skinner

Spiritual abuse: why the Church needs to pay attention

// For some people, the experience of being in church can lead to hurt, pain and distrust.

Written by Lisa Oakley