Ben Palmer
21 articles by Ben
The one where a neighbour starts a poster campaign against you
Posters aside, why did justifying ourselves matter so much? Yes, we wanted to shield in peace. But we could do that by keeping the doors shut. It was so much more than that. We needed to be seen to be in the right, by people we’d never met before, who liked shouting at us.
Our Corona Wedding: from a palace to picking between parents
This June I was meant to marry the woman of my dreams in a palace! Unfortuntely, Covid-19 meant we had to significantly change our plans, and it taught me some important truths in the meantime.
It’s been over a year and I still haven’t slept with my girlfriend
I’m aware our sexual inactivity is something that makes us pretty odd. It’s not down to a lack of attraction, self-isolation or any other issue that keep couples from having sex. For us, it’s a choice we made.
Did you hear about the millennial who turned 29?
No, it’s not a joke. It’s serious. But before you roll your eyes at another millennial finding any excuse for an existential crisis, you may want to read why turning 29 is potentially panic-inducing.
When you know of sexual abuse in the Church
It's been utterly ghastly to hear my friends share the drawn out reality of trying to prosecute someone for sexually abusing a child. The sexual abuse of children is an unspeakable evil, but its unspoken nature allows it to continue. Every institution, from the courts to the church, are failing exactly the people they should protect.
6 reasons Jesus hated religion
Ever thought religion was just after your money? Closed-minded, full of hypocrites, tribal and sexist? Well, you might find you have more in common with the man who started the world's largest religion than you'd expect.
You do you: finding yourself in the random events of life
Growing up I didn't have a clue what I wanted to be. I still don't now. I don't think I'm alone. Yet people still love to say 'you do you'.
If it’s not on Strava, did you even run?
Having downloaded Strava, I felt compelled to always try to run as fast and far as I could. Simply because it was measured. But I soon found that – in life, not just in running – what I measured controlled me...
Did you know there are unicorns in the Bible?
It's the God's honest truth, unicorns are in the Bible. They feature more than once, cross my heart and hope to die.
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The one where a neighbour starts a poster campaign against you
Posters aside, why did justifying ourselves matter so much? Yes, we wanted to shield in peace. But we could do that by keeping the doors shut. It was so much more than that. We needed to be seen to be in the right, by people we’d never met before, who liked shouting at us.
Our Corona Wedding: from a palace to picking between parents
This June I was meant to marry the woman of my dreams in a palace! Unfortuntely, Covid-19 meant we had to significantly change our plans, and it taught me some important truths in the meantime.
It’s been over a year and I still haven’t slept with my girlfriend
I’m aware our sexual inactivity is something that makes us pretty odd. It’s not down to a lack of attraction, self-isolation or any other issue that keep couples from having sex. For us, it’s a choice we made.
Did you hear about the millennial who turned 29?
No, it’s not a joke. It’s serious. But before you roll your eyes at another millennial finding any excuse for an existential crisis, you may want to read why turning 29 is potentially panic-inducing.
When you know of sexual abuse in the Church
It's been utterly ghastly to hear my friends share the drawn out reality of trying to prosecute someone for sexually abusing a child. The sexual abuse of children is an unspeakable evil, but its unspoken nature allows it to continue. Every institution, from the courts to the church, are failing exactly the people they should protect.
6 reasons Jesus hated religion
Ever thought religion was just after your money? Closed-minded, full of hypocrites, tribal and sexist? Well, you might find you have more in common with the man who started the world's largest religion than you'd expect.
You do you: finding yourself in the random events of life
Growing up I didn't have a clue what I wanted to be. I still don't now. I don't think I'm alone. Yet people still love to say 'you do you'.
If it’s not on Strava, did you even run?
Having downloaded Strava, I felt compelled to always try to run as fast and far as I could. Simply because it was measured. But I soon found that – in life, not just in running – what I measured controlled me...
Did you know there are unicorns in the Bible?
It's the God's honest truth, unicorns are in the Bible. They feature more than once, cross my heart and hope to die.
No more articles.