“And Jesus said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of one’s possessions.” (Luke 12:15) I’ll be up front with you - I don’t agree with owning a house. I’m not sure you’ll agree with me but here are my 3 reasons… Continue reading Jesus wouldn’t have a mortgage, so why do you? – by Nathanael Gillett
Category: Ethics & Christian living
Imagine a world without work – by James P Brown
Imagine waking up one day... You feel a bit ill, and look at the clock, which doesn’t appear to be working. You press the light switch, but nothing happens. The toilet smells a bit, and when you go to wash your hands, no water comes out of the taps. You dress and go to get… Continue reading Imagine a world without work – by James P Brown
Do Hard Things – a rebellion against low expectations
Do Hard Things is an unusual book. It was written by two teenagers for other teenagers. Its message is blunt and challenging: that young people should rebel against the culture of low expectations of what teenagers are capable of. The book starts like this: ‘Most people don’t expect you to understand what we’re going to… Continue reading Do Hard Things – a rebellion against low expectations
Five lessons from Living Below the Line – by Alexandra Lilley
Five days on five quid. What would you spend it on? Last year I took up the Live Below the Line challenge, living on porridge made with water, lentil dhal and potatoes. Here’s what I discovered: 1. The less you possess, the more you need friends Obvious really, but this was a lesson in community… Continue reading Five lessons from Living Below the Line – by Alexandra Lilley
Guilty by association: is this the end of R&R?
I have just taken 6 weeks off facebook, twitter and blogging to mark Lent. But one unintended consequence of not checking blog related emails was that I missed an important legal letter sent to me three weeks ago. On Good Friday, I found an emailed letter from lawyers representing a US company called AF BioCorp.… Continue reading Guilty by association: is this the end of R&R?
Farewell facebook, twitter and blogging. See you at Easter
Over the last year, I have written about busyness being the enemy of spirituality and reflected on my son’s feedback that I am a nicer person without my iPhone. But do I really believe in what I am writing? It is incredibly easy for those who write blogs to sound off on all kinds of… Continue reading Farewell facebook, twitter and blogging. See you at Easter
Being obedient to becoming more human – by Jenny Flannagan
“Because of our Welfare State, it’s hard in the UK for the Church to find social needs to respond to,” explained the young man to the group of European Christian leaders. “The local homeless project has asked members of the Church not to give money to anyone begging outside the church,” announced the Curate to… Continue reading Being obedient to becoming more human – by Jenny Flannagan
Giving up negativity for Lent – by Anna Whittaker
With Easter fast on its way (the Creme Eggs have been on the shelves since before Christmas), many of us will be marking the Lent period by giving up something which we feel we would struggle to live without. My past attempts at this have had mixed results, the most successful being when I gave… Continue reading Giving up negativity for Lent – by Anna Whittaker
It’s true – we ask Prince Harry to be a killer
Prince Harry killed people in Afghanistan. It's true. Soldiers not only die protecting the UK and us, they also kill to do it as well. Underneath, sometimes far underneath we all know this, but we leave the thought mostly buried under a fiver in the tin for Help for Heroes and a sad unease as… Continue reading It’s true – we ask Prince Harry to be a killer
Robin Hood ethics: should I rob the rich to feed the poor? – by John Bavington
Photo by George Chambers on Pexels.com I work in a boarding school where the fees are nearly £28,000 pa (or only £19,000 if you come as a day pupil). “It’s not the real world”, some would say. But they are wrong. This is a part of the real world. The world in which rich and poor co-exist,… Continue reading Robin Hood ethics: should I rob the rich to feed the poor? – by John Bavington
Grace + Truth 