Take a deep breath // "Suddenly I gained a fresh perspective on my stresses and petty sulking and I finally relaxed. Believing those words brought... Written by Alasdair Lindop
Marriage is no fairytale // "I’m tired of feeling like the honesty of real marriage is going to burst some idolised bubble of single dreamers.... Written by Kathryn Blakey
30 things I hope I learn in my 30s // I have exactly one week left of my 20s. Written by Chine McDonald
When social action is not enough // "We often prefer charity to justice because challenging systems involves inevitable conflict with powerful vested interests for whom the system... Written by Andy Flannagan
Let’s talk about circumcision // "But FGM is an Islamic issue, so it’s just the Muslim mind-set that needs changing, right? Wrong. Tragically, it turns... Written by Tomi Ajayi
The Wolf of Wall Street // "Some have criticised The Wolf of Wall Street for glamorising the lifestyle of these money-grubbing conmen, but such critics are... Written by Peter Marsay
Boy about town: the Twitter-candy crush saga // I suppose I could unfollow her, block her, exorcise her from my life. Written by Boy About Town
A belated happy birthday Facebook – from someone who never joined // "I concluded early on that I wanted to cultivate friendships in the real world and the friends I had who... Written by Annie Carter
A ropey and dysfunctional community // "Jesus’s disciples were a nightmare too. They ditched him on prayer nights out, pretended not to know him when he... Written by Mim Skinner
Singleness is meant to be a gift, right? // "And so I am learning that not only is there a joy in being single, but there is joy to... Written by Megan Prosser
Recreation, selfies and being known: happy birthday Facebook // "And yet, Facebook is social. It may be designed to revolve around me but it really does engender community." Written by Danny Webster
Hand-me-down faith // "Religious correctness is as obnoxious as its political namesake to both those who believe and those who don't, and should... Written by Dave Griffiths
When suffering won’t go away // "As Dietrich Bonhoeffer said: “Where God tears great gaps we should not try to fill them with human words.” Written by Luke Barrs
Play second fiddle // "Leonard Bernstein, the late conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, was once asked to name the most difficult instrument... Written by Andy Tilsley
From the sublime to the ridiculous // Woody Allen once wrote in his widely-read private journal: “How can I believe in God when just last week I... Written by Ed Mayhew
This year I’m going to get bored // "And most importantly, stopping gives us the chance to connect with our maker. It gives Him the chance to break... Written by Lucy Mizen
PTL for Fruitful Evange: The jargon virus and the need for inclusivity // "Like many other young charismatic evangelicals, I grew up in youth ministries that rejected much of the traditional church language... Written by Mim Skinner
An open letter to youth workers // "Please, youth worker, take what you do seriously. It is so easy to become disheartened or complacent." Written by Hannah Malcolm
How we rob ourselves of happiness // "The UK has been ranked 16th in the world’s happiness index (2013), but is among the highest in opportunity and... Written by Anya Briggs
Finding him in the void // "But in our emptiness lies true potential. It seems as if the man in Jesus’ story missed the point. The... Written by Esther Andrews