Beating body image issues

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Written by Hannah Mudge

On depression and darkness

// It isn’t the job of the Church to be psychiatrists or mental health workers.

Written by Rachael Newham

Should we rejoice in the Arab Spring?

// Are our loyalties to fellow Christians more important than the overthrow of despotic leaders?

Written by Joe Ware

Romney/Obama mashup, all you can eat buffets and speedy novel writing

// Danny Webster brings us his pick of the week...

Written by Danny Webster

Dear Uncle Fred and Aunty Frieda…

// Did I misread the signs or was he playing games?

Written by threads

Embracing the Other

// Last February, my mum, brother and I decided to make a break for it and head for a cheeky week’s...

Written by Kath Dunn

A Theology of Florence & the Machine’s Ceremonials

// A suffocating sense of traditions, old religion and an exploration of the extra-material world is interwoven with the ever-present graveyards...

Written by Angeline Liles

Join the positive revolution

// It’s embarrassing to claim the title Christian, when those who proudly bear the name online seem to act anything but.

Written by Anna Drew

Mumford & Sons: Babel

// If you’re looking for radical progression from the energetic foot-stompery and opulent lyricism of their previous work, I’d advise you...

Written by Angeline Liles

Luke Sital-Singh – Fail For You

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Written by Nathan Jones

Identity, belonging and utopia

// Many people my age feel a lack of a sense of place. Our identity is much more malleable than our...

Written by Lauri Moyle

Talking bookcases, Great Gatsby garments and revisionist Google Earth

// Angeline Liles brings us her pick of the week...

Written by Angeline Liles

Can life be like an episode of Friends?

// All I want is to be part of the gang

Written by Matt White

John Terry’s blood-and-thunder approach to football

// A man who divides opinion before you even get to the off-field issues.

Written by Nathan Jones

Can babies smell broodiness?

// These little bundles of joy see me coming. I’m surrounded by them. Their little eyes piercing my heart.

Written by Chine McDonald

When scars turn into stories

// Once a battle with self-harm has ended, seeing every day reminders can be beyond difficult.

Written by Rachael Newham

The red letter revolution

// What if Jesus really meant what He said?

Written by Tony Campolo

3 essentials of missing generation ministry

// Dan Preston on building an organic, authentic and evangelistic community

Written by Dan Preston

Licence to spill

// Sarah-Jane Marshall muses over the special treatment given to overseas workers.

Written by threads

No church in a while – why I choose not to attend

// I'm not saying I'm not a believer, I just don't feel the need to believe in the concept of church.

Written by Yesha Callahan