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Rio 2016: Hope or division?

Rio 2016: Hope or division?

Sport, the unsung hero of world peace, has shone very brightly in the past 12 months. We live in a world that a time can be cynical, a world that carries the burden of pain from past generations..

  • What's in your heart?

    Demetrius\' face bears scars he has had since he was a toddler; scars he got when his mother laced his feeding with hydrochloric acid in order to cash in on a $25,000 life insurance policy.

  • God is more than enough

    I am 14 years old, newly arrived at an elite boarding school, and every opportunity is before me.

  • Finishing strong

    My body is fatigued and my mind wanders. All I want to do is sleep. Is there some way I can turn myself into Sleeping Beauty and rest for a century?

  • It's foolish to think that Christianity will solve all your problems

    I have heard it said that once you become a Christian all your troubles vanish. You will get the job and house you\'ve always dreamed of, your pockets will be filled with money and you will never go hungry.

  • Maybe what's wrong with the church is You

    My Facebook feed has been bombarded lately with blogs about how the church is too relevant, how it\'s failing our youth, and 5 ways we can make the church a better place by following the Bible more closely (or rather one person\'s narrow interpretation of the Bible).

  • Have charismatics stolen the idea of revelation?

    I literally just finished a 3 month intensive Bible Course. It was a crazy journey where I studied 14 books inductively, read the whole Bible, did 6 days of homework every week and rested every Sabbath.

  • Holding anxiety like a clutch

    \"Hot sweats. Heart palpitations. Trouble sleeping. My alarm is going to go off in five hours.\" Does this sound familiar to you? Have these feelings kept you awake all night? Was this a cycle you felt you couldn\'t escape?

  • Don't make disciples if…

    As I approach the second week of the five-week youth discipleship program I oversee, my lethargy and anxiety remind me of the heavy cost of making disciples of Jesus Christ.

  • What day is it? - Part 2

    With unprecedented access to the latest worldwide events and happenings it is now possible to join the ever growing list of eschatological experts who through powers of natural observation interpret prophetic proclamations.

  • Impersonal humanity

    Travelling on the bus to work one morning, I am struck by the efficiency of the new ticketing system. All that is required is the swipe of a plastic card upon entry, and another swipe at the scanner when one leaves.

  • How do you heal a broken heart?

    Have you ever had your heart broken? Maybe a relationship didn\'t work out the way you had hoped, or you missed an incredible opportunity that you had been waiting for.