How Friendship Can Thrive Even Across Political Divides
When outspoken advocates for the left and right turn out to be the best of friends – it gets people wondering: how can this be?
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Why Are We So Angry? The Hidden Culprit We May Be Missing
Signs are popping up everywhere, urging people to stay calm and refrain from abusive behaviour. How have we become so angry with each other?
Boxing Day Blah
After the festive fun of Christmas, Boxing Day can feel a bit blah. It makes me wonder what the first Boxing Day was like.
This Simple Act Can Really Make Your Life Count
Among charities that offer friendship to the elderly, it’s the students, young mums and other volunteers who say they benefit most.
How an Act of Grace Could End Up Saving You
Grace: it’s a radical approach that Jesus spoke into a famous phrase: ‘Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you’.
When Cracks Appear, Check Your Foundations
Our engineer’s advice added a week to our build and significant cost to our budget, but it’s a helpful metaphor for our personal lives, too.
“Go at the Speed of Joy,” He Said. But Could I?
Six words dropped into my mind as if from heaven: “Go at the speed of joy”. I’ve been trying to put them into practice ever since.
Are These the 3 Themes of Every Human Journey?
After turning 50, I’ve discovered that my life has been all about the unfurling of just three main themes.
In the Age of the Social App, We Are All Rated and Ranked
In this ‘age of the app’ almost all of us can now be publicly rated and ranked – and it’s not healthy. Here’s some ways we can respond.
We Don’t Bow to Zeus Anymore, But We’re No Less Religious
Our God is whatever our ‘ultimate concern’ is—the prime thing we try to get meaning and purpose from: be it money, success, family, or a political ideology.