Christmas is… about God with us
Christmas means many different things to lots of different people. Some like to focus on the gifts, others on spending time with loved ones. For some it means a...
Lonely at Christmas
Growing up an only child had its pros and cons. The pros were that I rarely got hand-me-down clothes and I didn’t have to share my parents’ attention. The...
Happy Christmas! But why is the birth of Jesus such a big deal?
You can’t get out of bed at the moment without knowing that the majority of the world is gearing up for a celebration of sorts. There is a general...
The Fatherless Generation
When I was five years old, I walked confidently up to a boy called Lewis, who was sitting at the colouring table neatly filling in his picture. “I like...
How do you know that you know God?
These days many people claim to know about God. Some claim he's a higher power that cannot be accessed; who rules over us with an iron fist. Others believe...
Addiction: God’s way out
Love. Oxygen. Water. Food. Relationships. Affirmation. Scientists and psychologists have concluded these are essential to our wellbeing. And they are all clear examples of how we, as humans, will...
Down but not Out
I believe that there are very few people, if any, that truly
want to die. However, I think that the amount of people who don’t want to live
is probably far...
The Meaning of Life
We live in a very
exciting time of innovation and creativity. For the digitally knowledgeable
among us, we know this time as the Information Age. Unlike in ages past where,
to find...
God doesn’t care about religion
The first time I ever heard the phrase “nominal Christianity” I must’ve been around 11 or 12 years old, sitting in the passenger seat of our battered SUV.
“She’s a...
Cross Equals Love
Thesedays the cross is one of the most recognized pieces of iconography in the world. From church steeples to rappers' chests - the cross is an everyday occurrence that...