I wish every church said this

// We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, yo no habla...

Written by Jon Acuff

Choosing gratitude

// Some days I simply wake up already feeling fed up and frankly feeling quite sorry for myself. Hiding under a...

Written by Lucy Cooper

Religious espionage

// I've ended up with a dual persona, a personality which subtly transforms depending on the company I'm in.

Written by Lauren Belcher

How to advertise for a new vicar

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Written by threads

Harvest time

// We are told that there will be an ultimate harvest one day when Christ returns. We may be surprised at...

Written by Luke Aylen

Am I free?

// The visceral reality of claustrophobia can be something I experience walking down the street or lying in my bed, wide...

Written by Katherine Maxwell-Rose

Holy and horny

// Sexuality is a crucial part of women's health and well being.

Written by Tonya Joy Bolton

Let’s move into a time of shut up

// Three worship clichés that make non-violence a challenge.

Written by Jonty Langley

Sampling Friends

// How on earth do we handle the intermingling between guys and girls?

Written by Danny Webster

On Jimmy Savile and being a survivor

// They get away with it for years, while you somehow have to work out how to live.

Written by Helen Austin

Head-butts, hope and healing

// Our daughter, Cara, was born on 6 May 2010 and after 16 brave days she passed away.

Written by Neil Young

Is Lance Armstrong still a legend?

// A drug cheat whose team ran the most sophisticated doping programme ever.

Written by Alex Fergusson

Love: it’s an act of will

// The unspoken rule is that there are some people it's just ok to bitch about.

Written by Ruth Mawhinney

Beating body image issues

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Written by Hannah Mudge

On depression and darkness

// It isn’t the job of the Church to be psychiatrists or mental health workers.

Written by Rachael Newham

Dear Uncle Fred and Aunty Frieda…

// Did I misread the signs or was he playing games?

Written by threads

Can life be like an episode of Friends?

// All I want is to be part of the gang

Written by Matt White

Can babies smell broodiness?

// These little bundles of joy see me coming. I’m surrounded by them. Their little eyes piercing my heart.

Written by Chine McDonald

When scars turn into stories

// Once a battle with self-harm has ended, seeing every day reminders can be beyond difficult.

Written by Rachael Newham

The red letter revolution

// What if Jesus really meant what He said?

Written by Tony Campolo