When You’re No Longer “Equally Yoked”

“Don’t marry someone unless you’re equally yoked.”

This is something we were frequently reminded of during our later years of youth group and into Bible Study, largely thanks to 2 Corinthians 6:14:

My Life Isn’t Meaningless Since I’ve Left The Church

I Brought More People To Church Once I Left

When I was an evangelical Christian, I don’t think I ever successfully brought someone to church. I mean sure, I had plenty of conversations about God, I had plenty of conversations with those who were ‘straying’, but I never had the guts to invite…

“Not All Christians” And Other Responses That Miss The Point

A Call For Reformation In The Anglican Church

In the name of those who want to hold the warm hand of a same-sex lover. In the…

The Problem With Testimonies

A man jumps onto stage to share his testimony. He’s wearing mocha-coloured chinos and a white t-shirt, the outline of his muscular body evident in the fall of the shadow on stage. He pushes the hair from his forehead with his fingers and clears his throat. Outside the church…

Let Me Sit On The Fence With Jesus

“You can’t sit on the fence with Jesus” I say to a Year 8 girl with blonde plaits. It’s 2014 and we’re lying on a patch of grass overlooking the ocean. The bell is about to ring for dinner at the youth camp I’m leading on.