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April 2020

April 04, 2020

Coronavirus Anxiety: A Practical Checklist for a Healthy Mind

The unprecedented global impact of COVID-19 is affecting us all in different ways. Whether it's...

November 2018

November 21, 2018

Connectedness: A Refreshing Take on the Gospel Message

A few months ago my good friend Katie van Santen preached a sermon entitled "Connectedness", which...

December 2017

December 01, 2017

Faith in the Fog: Rebuilding Trust When Belief Systems Have Crumbled

This is Part 7 of my ‘Faith In The Fog’ series on my experiences with doubt,...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Faith in the Fog: Science, Atheism and the Search for Proof

This is Part 2 of my 'Faith In The Fog' series on my experiences with doubt,...

March 2017

March 21, 2017

I Don’t Have The Luxury Of Despair

I like Martyn Joseph a lot. My dad has been a fan of his music...

February 2017

February 05, 2017

Kaleidoscope Thinking

This guest post was written by Adam Couchman If I look through a kaleidoscope, I...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

Farewell 2016 (perhaps you weren’t so bad after all…)

2016 hasn't been the best of years, has it? At least for those within the same socio-economic-political bubble...

December 23, 2016

A Light in the Darkness: The Reality of the Christmas Story

This guest post was written by Katie van Santen How you think of the...

September 2016

September 05, 2016

What if the New Testament writers disagreed about one of the core beliefs of Christianity: the divinity of Jesus?

This guest post was written by James Parsons. Millions of dollars are spent every year...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Ode to Greenbelt: Heaven in a Muddy Field

Greenbelt is my happy place. It is an explosive celebration of humanity; a vibrant patchwork bursting at...

August 14, 2016

‘The Idol of Feelings’?: Jesus, Mental Health and the Quest for Happiness

In his sermon last Sunday morning, our pastor was highlighting different aspects of modern life that...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Does the terrorist threat scare you? Here’s why you don’t need to worry.

Terrorism has been dominating the news lately. There are terrorist attacks happening daily worldwide which go largely...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

A Thoroughly Biblical Argument Against Penal Substitutionary Atonement

A common criticism of people like me who openly oppose Penal Substitutionary Atonement theory is that we...

April 21, 2016

Is being a Christian just about being a good person?

So I've had a good go at butchering Penal Substitutionary Atonement theory - the idea...

April 19, 2016

Why Penal Substitutionary Atonement Theory makes me want to throw up a little bit in my mouth

Sorry about the title - I had to get your attention somehow. Seriously - if...

November 2015

November 26, 2015

If Britain Was Syria: As Britain is ravaged by a devastating civil war, British people speak out about their experiences

"I want everyone in the world to know what is happening in Britain. People are...

November 19, 2015

5 Reflections on the Paris Attacks

1. When atrocities like this happen so close to home, we sit up and pay...

September 2015

September 02, 2015

My Confession / Why I Am Still A Christian

I have been a Christian all my life. As a youngster I went to...