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Is there any point trying to be happy?

Life

Is there any point trying to be happy?

Most of us spend our lives searching for happiness, but all the ideas are either hard to do or fleeting in their success. Is there any way to find complete, lasting contentment or should we just give up the struggle?

Five reasons why there’s more evidence for Christianity than you think

Faith

Five reasons why there’s more evidence for Christianity than you think

Among my friends and colleagues, most assume there is little or no evidence for the Christian faith. Coming from a Jewish/atheist family background, I spent time investigating the evidence whilst I was at school and university. However improbable, I came to the conclusion that Jesus was no mere man. What was the evidence that convinced me?

My Experiments in Experiencing Rest

Life

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?

Life

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…

Faith

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

Life

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

Faith

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.

Opinion

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.

Life

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?