Messiah Complex

// Turn up for a riot; end up in an orgy – that is Russell B’s style

Written by Katie Brooker

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

Introversion: the elephant in the room

// There’s an ‘elephant in the room’ that’s been intruding on Western social culture for a while now, and let’s not...

Written by Anya Briggs

Is the Church dying?

// There is a priority on every generation to pass on the faith to the next.

Written by Danny Webster

Dreaming with God

// God-given dreams that burn in your heart indicate the path that God has laid out for you to explore.

Written by James Watts

I’ve seen enough ‘Strong Women’

// "Write it for a male and just change the name to a girl."

Written by Sophie Lister

False advertising

// “Shiny happy people holding hands”

Written by Becky Steed

In God we trust – for what?

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

Written by Claire Paye

The art of letting go

// I run through the airport at break-neck speed, heart racing, muscles burning, body aching.

Written by Tomi Ajayi

Is bite-sized wisdom wise?

// Sometimes we want a full three-course meal with mints and coffee afterwards – we want to be satisfied and we...

Written by James Bell

The ‘YOLO’ myth

// We are made for much more than we realise.

Written by Hayley Robson

Can you be a Christian and… eat Kit Kats?

// In and of itself, boycotting doesn't work, doesn't change anything and is lazy campaigning.

Written by Jim Atkins

Divorced, Christian and twenty-something

// Two nights before I got married, one of my out-of-town guests came up to me and said: "Just in case...

Written by Naomi Rose Steinberg

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

I’m so sorry, I voted Lib Dem

// People see the double-barrelled surname, the blonde hair and a fondness for navy, and assume they know how I voted...

Written by Lucinda Borkett-Jones

I am adopted

// If I had to pick my favourite Bible character, it would be Moses.

Written by Amie Aitken

Debt slaves

// Debt is normal. More than that, it’s unavoidable. And except in the worst cases, we've generally swallowed that line.

Written by Guy Brandon

The artist, the actor and the author

// Three home-grown talents speak about their work as Christians in the creative arts.

Written by Ed Mayhew

A brother for Sophie

// "My new mummy and daddy will be coming to get me soon, won’t they?”

Written by Mim Diment

God’s Plan A

// One month ago my life changed. My priorities shifted. My full night’s sleep vanished. My husband and I adopted two...

Written by Robin Belder