ALONE TOGETHER People have never felt so alone. This fact appears to be incongruent with the juggernaut that is social media which claims to keep us more connected than ever. In creating our carefully curated social media profiles, we further isolate ourselves from those around us. Lunchtime becomes a competition to see who can get the best photo and use the best filter. Rather than … Continue reading GOD ONLY KNOWS
THE FRENZY You sit in your car and breathe in deeply, relishing the fleeting moments of peace. Your head begins to shake as the repetitive pattern of the parking lot starts to seem like a prison. As you begin to wander into the cement jungle tunes of torture begin to enter your ears. The amount of light and colour in your peripherals is overwhelming, distractions … Continue reading CONSUMING CHRISTMAS
Hard to Forget My friends often tell me that I have a pretty good memory. I have an especially good recall when it comes to conversations with people. If I am paying attention during the conversation I can remember what we talked about, how long we talked for and where we had our conversation. Due to this quality of memory I can vividly remember some … Continue reading MERCY UNDESERVED
Upon starting a new subject at university my new class was given an interesting instruction. Everyone was asked to bring their phones to the front of the room and leave them there for the duration of the tutorial, two hours, as an experiment. After two hours we were told to check how many notifications or messages we had received during that time. We were then … Continue reading LOST TIME
The other day I made a choice. I chose to be happy. I chose to live my day for someone else. Sounds a little weird, right? Hear me out. The day started like most others. I woke up and began my day with my devotions. As I was praying, a Bible verse appeared in my head. It was a verse that I was very familiar … Continue reading JOY IN THE MUNDANE
In the early hours of the morning of April 15th 1912, calls of great distress were dispersed across the North Atlantic Ocean. Scarcely moments ago, the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic had struck a large, submerged iceberg, severely comprimising its hull. Throughout the corridors of the vessel, stewards travelled door to door rousing sleeping passengers from their warm interior cabins and directing them to the ship’s bitterly-cold … Continue reading THERE ARE NO ATHEISTS ON A SINKING SHIP
You are walking through the supermarket; your gaze is floating between all the fresh fruit and vegetables as you consider your lunch. Suddenly, out of the corner of your eye, you behold the golden glow of that glorious corner of the building simply labelled ‘Bread’. Before you can say ‘baguette’ your body has floated across the epoxy coated vinyl, you have lifted your choice of … Continue reading ADDICTION
Imagine you gave a newly invented weapon to a child, who has no prior knowledge of how modern weapons work. How safe would you feel standing near that child? Needless to say, you would feel very uncomfortable, knowing that the probability of that child accidentally hurting themselves or others is extremely high. Now, consider that in the millennia of earth’s history, social media as we … Continue reading SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE WISE
DISCONNECTED I was standing in a worship service but I had never felt so far away from God. The words to the song were coming out of my mouth but I did not have a clue what they meant. My thought process went something like this: We are an inanimate object, like literally? Right then. This song doesn’t once mention God? I could sing this … Continue reading CHURCH: WHY BOTHER?
“Changing obstacles into opportunities” – Nicholas Vujicic Has there ever been a moment in your life when you could not see a way out of a stressful situation? It may have been a deadline at work, ongoing bullying at school, or an unresolved conflict. Whatever that moment or situation may have been, it is possible that it made you feel as though the obstacles you … Continue reading CHANGING OBSTACLES INTO OPPORTUNITIES
