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

Sorry mate, company policy

// Unfortunately, there was a problem.

Written by Matt White

Ecce homo: the path of male greatness

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

Written by threads

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

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

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

On freedom and armpit hair

// The average woman shaves 7,718 times in her life for an average of 10.9 minutes a-go.

Written by Mim Skinner

The sidebar of shame

// You didn’t mean to go there. The site just lured you in. Soon you’re clicking away frantically trying to get...

Written by Ruth Garner

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