Happy Halloween, kids!

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

Written by Alexandra Lilley

Can you be a Christian and… ask lots of questions?

// “There’s a great tactic you need to know”, she said in hushed tones.

Written by Claire Jones

Are you a commitment-phobe?

// I'm pretty sure the label of ‘eternal fence-sitter’ is something with which a lot of us could identify.

Written by Luke Briggs

Syria: why I forgot

// For a moment, we fixed our eyes on Syria. And then life went on.

Written by Chine McDonald

Am I right?

// On being a Christian and a Conservative

Written by Johnny Monro

Are we just here for a better life?

// I've moaned at God about the fact that other people’s daily bread comes from Waitrose.

Written by Emily Bowerman

Why you shouldn’t engage in politics

// Politics is messy. It's downright dirty.

Written by Danny Webster

10 things that must be done…

// ...to abolish modern-day slavery.

Written by Gemma Brown

Who is a leader?

// Real leaders are real followers.

Written by Anthony O. Thomas

Meet Holly – an A21 volunteer…

// Do it for the ONE.

Written by Gemma Brown

Dot-to-dot

// Around the world, all day, every night, there are women, children and men being raped, degraded, forced into servitude.

Written by Natalie Collins

Mala’s story

// The end of human trafficking requires persistence and determination.

Written by Laci Carnes

Anti-Slavery Day

// Gemma Wilson is the guest editor for threads this week. Here she discusses slavery – the uncomfortable, horrifying, pressing issue...

Written by Gemma Brown

When can I change the world?

// As Christians we are called to live ‘radical’ lives for Jesus.

Written by Luke Taylor

What am I like to live with?

// Grow up and tell the truth in love

Written by Clare Thompson

Miley, Sinead and attention-seeking open letters

// Does an open letter do more harm than good?

Written by Hannah Mudge

Film review: How I Live Now

// Based on Meg Rosoff’s novel of the same name, this beautiful reimagining of a wartime romance is everything you wouldn’t...

Written by Angeline Liles

Our addiction to self-promotion

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

Written by Jon Kuhrt

Why the furore over Blurred Lines?

// Last week, five UK universities banned the playing of ‘Blurred Lines’ in campus bars and unions.

Written by Annie Carter

Hope

// Three pregnancies. No babies.

Written by Ruth Garner