A Facebook Fast: the advent of virtual liberation

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Written by Jon Kuhrt

Beating best

// Somewhere along the line since the egg-and-spoon race, it’s no longer the taking part that counts.

Written by Lucinda Borkett-Jones

In God we trust – for what?

// When we say trust in God, what are they to trust God for?

Written by Claire Paye

Valuable, loved and cared for

// You might be young, but are you one of the 14,000 people needed in the UK to give a home...

Written by James Copeland

Happy Halloween, kids!

// The real face of evil is not a plastic Scream mask.

Written by Alexandra Lilley

Has evangelism been forgotten?

// I've noticed a trend among Christians that's starting to make me feel grumpy.

Written by Carl Beech

Who is a leader?

// Real leaders are real followers.

Written by Anthony O. Thomas

What am I like to live with?

// Grow up and tell the truth in love

Written by Clare Thompson

Our addiction to self-promotion

// Jesus gives an incredibly counter-cultural example when it comes to profile and promotion.

Written by Jon Kuhrt

The art of lament

// We can feel real disappointment and even anger when good plans and intentions fall short.

Written by Ash Barker

The new start

// I act, I try, I attend, I pray, I love - because Jesus first loved.

Written by Lynda Davies

Sorry mate, company policy

// Unfortunately, there was a problem.

Written by Matt White

We don’t know God

// What if there's more to faith than knowledge? What if it's about letting go of the need to know?

Written by Haydon Spenceley

Don’t call me beautiful on my wedding day

// Like almost every other bride, I’ve been seduced by the lie that I have to look perfect in my wedding...

Written by Ruth Mawhinney

3 terrible attitudes to hotness that have no place in a smart person’s mind

// Yes, the emphasis our society puts on beauty is disproportionate, but let's not throw the babes out with the bathwater.

Written by Jonty Langley

Make a wish

// Our dream is that the Church will be a place where stories are told of broken things made whole.

Written by Chine McDonald

Reframing conversations

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Written by David Smyth

The wind, the weed and the wild goose

// Are we making room for the unexpected? Do we too quickly dismiss the different, the awkward, or, what seems to...

Written by Phil Hoyle

There’s something about sacrifice

// Thousands of marble crosses and Jewish stars all lined up almost as far as you could see. One was to...

Written by Carl Beech

You got rhythm

// Hands up: who’s from a dysfunctional family?

Written by Alexandra Lilley