Originally published in a Christian magazine, Evangelicals Now. Up to 85% of people struggle with low self-esteem.[1] That’s a lot of people. And it’s not just a problem for those outside the church, it affects those inside too…
Recovery from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: My Story (2017)
Originally published in Premier Christianity. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a illness from which an estimated 1 in 300 people suffer, a good number of whom are active evangelicals. Some recover fully. Some recover partially. Some never recover. Let me share the story of my CFS with you.
Furious 7 and Paul Walker (2015)
Originally published in Wondering Fair Furious 7 has been, at the time of writing, the 2nd biggest selling film of 2015 and is already the 5th best selling film of all time. Whilst in one sense, it does just continue the ever popular, fast-paced action films that have preceded it, it is special in that …
Who the Devil Believes That? (2015)
Originally published in Wondering Fair. “We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell” ~ Oscar Wilde.
“If Satan wasn’t around, churches would go out of business” ~ Marilyn Manson. Can we really believe in the devil these days?
What Makes Us Human? (2015)
Originally published online at Wondering Fair. Are we any different from other animals? It’s a rather simple question with rather profound implications. You see, are we just a few notches more advanced than Mr Chimpanzee or is there something bigger than separates humankind from other animals? Well, according to recent evidence from the cognitive evolution …
Can Miracles Really Happen? (2015)
Originally published online at Wondering Fair. Miracles. Big ones. Things like raising dead people or walking on water. How on earth are we meant to believe such things in the 21st Century? David Hume, perhaps the greatest sceptic to belief in miracles, presents us this challenge: it forms a strong presumption against all supernatural and miraculous …
Evening Lights (2015)
Originally published online at Wondering Fair. I was returning from Rome recently and flying back to my home town of Turin in northern Italy. It was evening and as we flew in as I glanced out of the plane across the huge plateau that forms northern Italy. The lights just made me marvel. Perhaps it …