The bad evangelism guide

// Rewind eight years. I'm sitting in a pub opposite a guy who I'm pretty sure is trying to convert himself...

Written by Nicola Hulks

Seven questions to ask before you get a tattoo

// Things to consider before the needle hits the skin.

Written by Rhodri Brady

I rebelled…and joined the Methodists

// Be a rebel!

Written by Sarah Weigold

“I have thought about killing myself many times”

// Showing my weaknesses to others is a frightening prospect. What will they think of me? Will I lose my job?

Written by Haydon Spenceley

Losing my religion?

// Why oh why in those few weeks a year that I travel home do I always fall short of who...

Written by Becky Steed

Has modern Christianity turned soft?

// A life of sacrifice is not something to be avoided but embraced.

Written by Katie Stock

From seedy to celebrated: the acceptance of porn into mainstream culture (and parliament)

// In less than a generation we’ve gone from disgust and derision to virtual dependence.

Written by Annie Carter

Frozen peas are temporary

// As a young widow, I’m familiar with rough days. But this was different.

Written by Ruthie Davies

Can you be a Christian and not be a feminist?

// I was once told by a Christian summer camp leader that “feminism is nothing to do with equality; it’s all...

Written by Claire Jones

10 surprising things about the Bible (the finale!)

// Ricky Gervais is right: it doesn't mention Twitter. But it does have something to say about it.

Written by Ben Whitnall

A better way for marriage: when you find someone else attractive

// We find each other attractive in every way, but we are also comfortable to accept that we do, fairly frequently,...

Written by Phil Green

Myth 9: ‘Working really hard will earn me favour with God’

// Although I am a product of a me-centred culture I also share a big chunk of the blame.

Written by Chris Buttenshaw

Standing by and watching as Syrian children burn…

// Peace in our time? Not for the people of Syria.

Written by Danny Webster

Syria: Is this love?

// I am lost in lament for all this death and brokenness. I feel so powerless. Surely there is some alternative...

Written by Paul Rose

Ecce homo: the path of male greatness

// To round off our 'male takeover' week, Ben Harding asks where true manhood lies...

Written by threads

20th century boy, 21st century man

// Worried about Jesus 'being your girlfriend'? It's worse than that – he's your bridegroom, bro!

Written by Dave Griffiths

My wife is not the only hot woman on earth

// Closed systems and open minds: advice to couples on valuing the hotness of others.

Written by Jonty Langley

Male vanity and why we need to kill it

// Bearded and smooth, tough and tender, sporty and arty – you can be all and none and still be a...

Written by Dave Griffiths

Jesus wasn’t hot

// Jesus probably wouldn't have been cast in a movie to play himself. He wouldn't ave been deemed pretty enough.

Written by Chine McDonald

Beauty is a battlefield

// Do we defy the conventions of beauty and just not try anymore, daring the people around us to love us...

Written by Christine Gilland