Is Spock a Christ Figure? After 50 Years of Star Trek, Some Think So
It was fifty years ago this week when the sci-fi pop culture phenomenon Star Trek, first hit TV screens. While it's mostly largely secular humanist in outlook, that hasn't stopped religious themes slipping into Star Trek's storylines, sometimes quite overtly. In fact, its most beloved character has done some very Christ-like things.
Need Some Direction? Well Don’t Just Pray. Move.
As a young, new Christian, I was struggling to find my path in life. For two years I’d prayed about how I should serve God, yet I still had no clear direction for my life. Until one day, I learnt what Jesus said about making good choices… and my whole approach changed.
One of The Best Things You’ll Hear Today: You Are Known
In a world of global connections but ever-declining intimacy, of burgeoning cities with more and more alienated souls, of billions of individuals who secretly wonder if anyone really cares, here is a truth that heals and liberates: you are intimately known.
When Looking in the Mirror Isn’t Pretty
We’ve all had days we’d rather not see our reflection in life's big metaphorical mirror. Catching a glimpse of our true selves can sometimes leave us unimpressed. I had one of those moments one day at a 'driver survivor' rest stop in Australia. I'd rather not tell you, but I've already shared it on BBC
In a World of Ideas, How Can We Find the Authentic God?
As any psychologist can tell you, our understanding of God is vitally important. Many are held captive by an imaginary deity shaped by fear, pain, past, or our own desires. These humanly-inspired gods always fail us, or forever holding us in torment. So the question is, what is God really like? How can we spot
Where Do Your Ideas About God Come From?
As a primary-schooler I contemplated God and felt trapped. At the time my parents were in one of the world’s more zealous religious sects, I was being raised according to its tenets, and the God of this faith was difficult to please. We all hold an image of God in our minds. So who is
These 8 Exercises Can Help You Find God & Deepen Your Spiritual Life
'The unexamined life isn't worth living,' said Socrates. 'Superficiality is the curse of our age,' according to Richard Foster. If so, how do we stop and examine our lives to go deeper? I've created 8 exercises to help you do just that.
Unseen Footprints FREE Chapters
Could we have had encounters with the divine that we haven’t yet recognised as such? Could God be written into the drama of our lives as if played by a secondary character or an extra that we haven’t paid much attention to? Read or download the first three chapters of the new edition award-winning
Unseen Footprints Audiobook
It was late, the club was packed, and I was one of the featured DJs. The night would be both a disaster, and one that would change the course of my life. It’s just one of the many stories in my new audiobook of Unseen Footprints… Download your free chapters!
Healing the Wounds of Sexual Abuse: Jenny’s Story
In 2012 'Jenny' contacted me after seeing Andy Sorenson describe his experience of childhood sexual abuse. When I published Jenny's own story of pain, it struck a chord with many. It's time it was heard again. Please note that Jenny's story is graphic in places. But it is a story of hope and healing too