The Right Kind Of Love
On being seen without an escape route, and the strange vulnerability of finding someone who doesn’t make you beg to be chosen. I used to think that the scariest thing
Continue readingSomething Beautiful
The trouble with being a pastor is that often, people expect you to have answers to life’s big existential questions. “What is the meaning of life?” “How do I know
Continue readingFitting God into a Sovereign Ideology
If everything happens for a reason, then God has some explaining to do. I know that sounds provocative but follow the logic for a moment. Christians have a remarkable ability
Continue readingThe Key To Clear Thinking
Jean Calas was a protestant merchant. He was tortured and executed in 1762 for allegedly murdering his own son to stop him converting to Catholicism. Except there was no evidence
Continue readingGoing The Extra Mile?
In 2005, all 529 runners who completed the Chicago Lakeshore Marathon achieved something no marathon runners had ever done before. You see, traditionally a marathon is 26.2 miles. But, at
Continue readingLearn To Think Better
You can train your brain to think better. And one of the best ways to do that is by expanding the set of mental models you use to understand the
Continue readingWhy Hearing Is Not Listening
Have you ever explained yourself to someone and somehow walked away feeling like you made things worse? You started with one simple explanation, then added another because they still didn’t
Continue readingPoker Face and Sanity
A Christian brother’s wife left him some months ago; he said she left because, according to her, “He was a stingy man”. He said she had always been a happy
Continue readingApostle Paul’s Controversial Statements
If there is one character in the New Testament who polarises Christians more than any other, it is probably the Apostle Paul. From his bold statements and sweeping judgements to
Continue readingThe Two Kinds Of Christian
For most of my Christian life, I was very good at knowing what I believed. I knew what I believed about the Bible. I knew what I believed about salvation.
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