The facts are black and white.Love is the colour.When the facts are confusing, the situation chaotic, love makes sense of … More
Tag: faith
The Nosey Trinity II: We want to know what you think
October’s survey questions are ready for you to complete!
Absent Father
I know of no Christian that does not occasionally doubt the goodness of God and whether He is present with them. Some Christians hide these doubts better than others, but they are nothing to be ashamed of.
The Nosey Trinity I: the results are in
Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent survey to discover what our readers think and believe. You … More
The Nosey Trinity: We want to know what you think
Today we are launching the first of our regular surveys to find out what the people who read this website … More
How to decide who to vote for – just one piece of advice
Do not rely on an opposition party to tell you what the other party will do.
Calling all storytellers, we need you
The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita is acclaimed, by those in the know, as the greatest book of … More
Prince of Peace
We live in a world that tells us we should fight for our rights and that our freedoms need protecting. It’s easy to believe that life is one big competition and that there are many people who want to take advantage of us. Yet, that’s not how God describes our role in the world; in fact, his view is the opposite of this. He calls us to humility and when things get tough, we are to love our enemies.
The Oxymoronic God
The tagline for this website uses the phrase ‘in the world but not of the world’, a tension that many Christians are familiar with. There are also paradoxes and enigmas that exist within God and are captured in the oxymorons that describe Him. My hope is that by understanding more about God we can find encouragement for our double lives and the tensions we experience.
Tolstoy and how the unbeliever feels
If you have read this blog before, you will know that I am reading Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina because the insights … More
Acts 21: The False Comfort of Simple Absolutes
Skye Jethani writes a daily bible devotion entitled ‘With God Daily’ that is available here. Yesterday, he championed doubt, and … More
The Antidote to Doubt
These beautiful words come from ‘God on the Inside‘ by Nigel G. Wright on page 105. Rather than denying that … More
Tolstoy, faith and social media
Philip Yancey, in his book ‘Soul Survivor‘, writes how novelists understand the psyche better than any psychiatrist or psychologist. In … More
Why do you watch Fox News?
Close your eyes for a moment. What happened today? Were you with family and friends? Did you see people smiling? … More
It’s difficult to know what to pray for North Korea
This afternoon, among others, I have read two articles that worry me. The one that frightens me the most is … More
I will keep praying
This image was drawn by a Charlie Hebdo cartoonist after the spring shooting and is circulating again after the latest attacks … More
Why am I doing this? The questions I would like answered.
So, why am I writing this blog? There are a few questions I want to discuss out loud and in … More
Where have American Christians put their crosses?
It is my great pleasure to be living in the US for a couple of years, I am British and … More
Stealing ideas
In looking for layout inspiration and ideas for this blog I came across a friend’s blog. He has an amazing … More
Dislocated Christians 