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How poetry rescued me
He has amassed a 200,000-strong social media following and is producing books that are critically acclaimed, yet Blake Auden has a very selfish reason for embarking on a career as a poet, writes Louis Mason. “I essentially had a nervous breakdown four or five years... read more »
The key to happiness...
It has been a question human beings have been asking since time began: how do we make and keep ourselves happy? If we are to believe the media – particularly certain TV programmes and the marketing world – modern-day ‘happiness’ increasingly seems to be centred... read more »
Project Pearl: 40 years on
Tomorrow is a special day for everyone associated with Project Pearl – a secret mission undertaken by 20 blokes some four decades ago. Christian men aren’t renowned for adopting commando tactics and military techniques when spreading the Good News. But one of the exceptions occurred... read more »
Top 10 films of 2021 (so far)
We are almost a week into the Euros and we’re now past the midway point of June – so it is time to sit back and assess the first six months of the year in film. For us all, it’s still a relativity new experience... read more »
Snooze and you lose
With remote working blurring the boundaries between work and home life, many Brits are using their computer screens for longer periods – and many are not shutting down their laptops until late at night. According to one study, evening exposure to intense blue light –... read more »
Top 'stream teams' revealed
Chelsea may have recently lifted the coveted Champions League – but the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Spurs continue to dominate the airwaves as Europe’s most watched football clubs. The Blues find themselves in ninth place a new YouTube list of the... read more »
Why life is poorer virtually
I am really quite surprised as I look at life in the modern world at the number of items – once deemed necessities – we no longer need or require. We are used to hearing how the Internet has changed everything, from how and what... read more »
Singing through the pain
A choir that has provided a lifeline to more than 700 UK schools during lockdown is backing a campaign bidding to force the government to ease restrictions that are preventing thousands of people from rehearsing indoors. The BIG Sing, who have performed with stars like... read more »
Too tired to be kind?
New research released has revealed the biggest barriers preventing people from showing kindness to one another are tiredness, unawareness and hunger-induced anger. Almost a quarter of all Brits (24 per cent of respondents) said they are too whacked after a hard day at work to... read more »
Europe's ‘kairos’ moment
For some reason, Western Europe has long been a region where Christianity has failed to take root. But things might be starting to change, writes J John. At least locally, Europe’s hard ground seems to be breaking up with a new receptivity for the gospel.... read more »