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Life without credit cards

Life without credit cards

What is it like to be in debt? I remember hearing my dad huff and puff when he got back from a trip to the bank after realising that a cheque that he was given, had bounced..

  • A New Year: Resolutions and Resignations

    There are two ways of seeing the New Year that I would like to address: \"New Year, New Me\" – a promise of change and resolutions, and \"It\'s been another year; why am I still here?\" – a cry of the desolate.

  • Holy Spirit freedom and new ways of doing church

    I grew up in a church which taught me a lot about Jesus and Father God but not so much about the Holy Spirit. It is so important to give new believers the whole picture of who God is so they can experience the fullness of God.

  • Navigating culture biblically

    Everyone yearns. We have a deep longing for unity and there is something inside us that drives us to spend time together—to be with other people, to be social, is a basic human need.

  • Butterfly Christians

    Butterflies are some of God\'s prettiest creatures. Like tiny stained glass windows fluttering around they share a similar growth cycle to that of a Christian.

  • Three secrets of life

    A letter, to my daughter, on the three secrets of happiness in life.

  • Shopping Mistakes: When incredible deals rob you blind

    What have you done and what would you do to save yourself a couple of extra bucks? Could these money saving tips actually be costing you more than you saved? And not just a bit, but a LOT more?

  • An argumentative tradition

    Humanity has a beautifully rich history of arguing with God.

  • Upsetting the Apple Cart

    It seems impossible to credit that we have come to the end of another year, but here we are! It\'s around this time that people start to make \"Best of\" lists, ranking everything you can think of, from \"Biggest Political Mistakes\" to \"Best Film of the Year\".

  • The space between

    You live your life with a lot of shortcuts. In the day-to-day there is so much data coming at you from so many different places, that to just survive—to make it down the street without an existential crisis—you need to simplify and be selective.

  • Finding refuge this Christmas

    It was a sight to behold. My friend had converted her house into a Christmas wonderland. Mini elves and singing reindeer and tinsel adorned every inch of her property.

  • I punched a boy and I liked it

    I was nine years old when I threw my first punch. Twenty years ago, but I can still remember almost all of the details.