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