The “Freshers Fair” — a core experience for university students all across the United Kingdom. For anyone who has not heard this term before or witnessed this event, it is most accurately depicted by the image of a Mexican street market in which thousands of new university students cram through […]
Author: Ryan Cook
Is Christianity a ‘choose your own adventure’ religion?
Do you want the villain to live another day, or die in a fiery pit of lava near the remote village of Cholula, Mexico? Or maybe your lifelong enemy should live the rest of his days in solitary confinement in an inner city prison? It’s your choice, because it’s a […]
Subverting the (church) noise
Peaceful. Still. Reflective. These are not words that are typically used to describe urban life in the modern world. If you live in a city, “anxious,” “fast-moving” and “noisy” are better descriptors. While I, for one, love the busyness of living in the city — the people, the buzz, the […]
How do you know if it’s love?
“I don’t know if I love her.” I hear this over and over again when my friends talk about their relationships. The single guy who is anticipating marriage says, “I don’t want to commit to marriage because I am just not sure if ‘it’ is there.” Or the married guy […]
