3 things I’ve learned about community living

// Acts 2 isn't always as rosy as it can seem, but it's worth persevering with.

Written by Ryan Galpin

The unsafe family

// An extract from Home by Jo Swinney.

Written by Jo Swinney

How do you run a pop-up food waste café?

// How hard is it to run your own food waste event? Where do you even start? Surplus Kitchen let us in on their secrets.

Written by Matt Long and Jonathan Cherry

Why I give money to the homeless

// On seeing a person, not a problem.

Written by Jennifer Goodyer

You can’t sit with us

// Sometimes we can be so busy not being of the world, that we fail to be in it.

Written by Dave Luck

I have a problem: none of my Facebook friends are Tory

// In the lead-up to the general election, what can our news feeds tell us about the way we vote?

Written by Dan Preston

Lessons on church life from ITV’s Broadchurch

// Yes, it's facing challenges - but let's not dismiss the humble parish church.

Written by Vicky Noble

My challenges with mental health

// Everyone goes through dark days, but it’s how we see through these moments that make us stronger. A post for World Health Day.

Written by Jade Ashley Till

The God of my scars and the God of the stars

// How, in the mess and mire of self-harm, I’d missed God’s majesty and might.

Written by Rachael Newham

Living under my own tyranny

// My struggle with eating disorders and self-harm: a story from ThinkTwice's #TakeCare campaign.

Written by Rachael Newham

Listening: our only hope in 2017

// Let's avoid the mistakes of the last year.

Written by Vicky Noble

5 faith-filled ways to engage with politics

// Tips from one of the White House’s youngest ever staffers.

Written by Michael Wear

95 reasons the world won’t fall apart

// 500 years after the Reformation, we need to remember that unity looks like something.

Written by Dan Preston

Locked churches and leave-taking

// Here's something I recently learned about taking risks.

Written by Jared Ruttenberg

Do justice, love mercy, walk humbly … don’t gentrify?

// How do we understand gentrification, and can (or should) we do anything?

Written by Vicky Walker

A hipster speaks out

// And why you’re probably a hipster in disguise.

Written by Benedict Atkins

Are you tough enough?

// Why resilience mightn't be enough.

Written by Dave Luck

The ‘churchless’ gospel

// A gospel without the church is incomplete.

Written by Joe Ogborn

5 ways to make this Christmas (more) meaningful

// A Christmas message from our friends at Christians Against Poverty.

Written by Joseph Allison

Go to church? Why can’t I just listen to a podcast?

// Ok, here's why - and no, I’m not anti-technology. I’m just pro-community.

Written by Andy Tilsley