Flatulence, Irreverence and the Holy Ghost

We were discussing, at a church youth group for 11 to 12-year-olds recently, who the Holy Spirit was.

Identity crisis

Am I being nice enough? Funny enough? Am I acting in a way that is ‘sufficiently cool’?

White? Middle-class? Male? Count yourself privileged.

Research done in recent years tells us that the average Christian is a Latin American or African woman in her early 20s - a woman who is considered poor by western standards.

Running down corridors, through automatic doors

Live review of Athlete at the Junction, Cambridge, 8 May 2013

Behind the labels

In response to Stop the Traffik's post last week on the factory collapse in Dhaka, Vicky Walker takes us behind the scenes of the fashion industry and asks, who is really to blame?

Girl about town: where are all the fun Christian guys?

I tell myself I want a good, Christian man. But maybe sometimes good just ain't enough.

Monkey in a tux: why you should always walk away from formally-dressed primates

I should have known, I should have been prepared. Next time I'll never catch a ride with a monkey.

Rob Bell: Heretic, prophet or poet?

Chine Mbubaegbu interviews the controversial theologian as he tours with his new book aimed at those discovering God outside of the Church.

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Shoot Christians say

Six side-effects of salvation

When you become a Christian, the ratio of hoodies to other types of clothes in your wardrobe will rise dramatically. This may or may not be accompanied by an increased wearing of flip-flops.

Myth 2: ‘If I’m not happy at work, I must be in the wrong job and should just quit’

At university, I was so busy consuming curries and trying to impress girls with my guitar that I never really thought about what I was going to do with my life.

Time to grow up, Primark

Will the horrific building collapse in Dhaka killing at least 900 people, be enough for cheap clothing stores to take responsibility for the safety of their workers?

Is climate change as bad as slavery?

Over the past few hundred years Christians have a proud record of standing up to some of the great injustices facing humanity.

Way out

Pause for a moment and ask yourself: what are you really afraid of?

Let’s ‘cha cha slide’ for Jesus: The rise of prescriptive worship

If the whole church that was singing ‘we bow down’ actually bowed down, it would be carnage; we’d have to inform the set-up team in advance so they could provide adequate space between chairs.

The wall that fear helps to build

Statistics, news bites, headlines make us feel like we understand. It’s black and white, clear-cut and laid out in a way in which we can make an 'informed opinion'. But the uncomfortable truth is that nothing is clear cut