After the release of the stunning photos from the James Webb telescope, Stephen McAlpine reflects on what the images do and don’t tell us about God.
Has the Universe Outgrown God?
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Don’t Miss Out On Majesty – It Could Be Right in Front of You
You might be standing right in front of majesty, but failing to notice it because you’re distracted by other things, writes Stephen McAlpine.
“Social Glyphosate”, aka Individualism, and How It’s Withering Our Society
Radical expressive individualism – deciding who we want to be outside of the confines of others – isn’t creating the flourishing they promise on the bottle.
Jesus Takes the Worry Out of Worship
With the coming of Jesus, every part of the worship package has been completed by a priest who never had to offer a sacrifice for his own sins.
The ‘Slap’ – A Reflection on a Moment of Public Humiliation
After Will Smith’s infamous ‘slap’ incident at the Oscars, Stephen McAlpine reflects on his own humiliating moment, and the soul-searching that followed.
‘Shane’: Reflections on Warney and a Death So Young
Shane Warne seemed so alive. And now he’s not. Death: it fizzes and pops at us like a Warnie turner on a fifth day wicket… it’s the wrong ‘un we can’t pick.
Why Are So Many Young Childless Men Getting the Snip? Because Hope Has Been Cut Off.
Young men in droves are getting the snip. And often their reason, is that the world is running out of hope and why would you want to bring a child into it?
Making Space: Rediscovering Rest in the Unrelenting Digital Age
Are we so attached to our technology that we have lost the ability to tune out and turn off? What are the implications for us relationally and spiritually?
The Note I Found of the Boy Pointing the Gun at His Head
It was a reminder to me that people come into our lives in parts, we never get to see the whole picture of what they may be going through.
The City and The City: Living In Formational And Worshiping Distance
In his novel The City and The City, English author China Mieville sets a murder mystery in two cities, Beszel and Ul Quoma.
