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
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