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How I overcame the pain of my partner’s suicide
Statistics tell us that 1 in every 15 people have made a suicide attempt at some point in their life. It’s probably more. And behind every number is someone’s reality. Someone who faces a complex, unique and personal struggle that leaves them feeling so hopeless that suicide appears to be the only answer. I’m no expert, but I did experience the devastating consequences when my partner committed suicide. It almost destroyed me, too. But I found a way out...
14 things you probably didn’t know about Christianity, but really should
Despite being the dominant faith in the Western world for many centuries, there are some very widespread and deep set misunderstandings about Christianity. Here are fourteen things you probably did not realise.
My Experiments in Experiencing Rest
I haven’t told my boss yet, but I’ll let you in on a secret, I gave up doing overtime for Lent. Shortly before Lent began, I admitted I was seriously addicted to an every-waking-hour, productive concoction of achievement and efficiency. Here is what I learnt from giving it up.
Fearful of the feminine?
2012 saw the birth of Fourth Wave Feminism, a renewed engrossment with the rights of women, particularly in opposition to sexual harassment and violence. This increase in awareness and interest around equal rights and opportunities has had many positive effects, and benefits society in numerous ways. In a society in which gender is not a constraint, we are far better able to maximise the skills and assets of individuals. But is it all good news?
When an atheist professor says religion ‘brings out the best in people’, you should probably listen…
In our world of echo-chambers, it's not often you'll hear people commending something they don't agree with.
Hi, I’m Ben and Harvard says I might be racist
And Harvard may well say the same about you.
Why you should NOT stop looking for the right answer
Right answers can be hard to find, and hard to understand when we find them. But does that mean we should give up altogether?
We disagree on everything. So let’s keep talking.
How can we look at the same world, the same problems, the same events and come to such totally different conclusions about them? Are we even seeing the same thing? And how can we ever resolve our disagreements?
You didn’t fail your resolutions. They failed you.
According to a survey published by The Guardian, 66% of us have given up our New Year’s resolutions by the end of January. Well, here we are with the first month of 2018 drawing to a dreary close, and I ask you: are any of your resolutions still standing?