Listening to Young Atheists: Lessons for a Stronger Christianity

Christianity, when it is taken seriously, compels its adherents to engage the world, not retreat from it. There are a multitude of reasons for this mandate, ranging from care for the poor, orphaned, and widowed to offering hope to the hopeless. This means that Christians must be willing to listen to other perspectives while testing their own beliefs against them

The Big Question of Grief: Who Am I Now?

Consider the person who lost their spouse of 40 years, their job of 30 years, the freedom to move about freely due to injury, or their innocence to abuse.

• How does this now person introduce themselves to a new acquaintance?
• What do they now see when they look in the mirror?
• How do they now anticipate the next chapters of their life story?

Each of these are identity-laden questions. They reveal ways in which one’s sense of self can be altered by a significant loss.

What Do We Do When Everything We’ve Worked For Seems To Fail?

My assistant felt like he had been punched in the stomach and left winded on the ground. He had had his first taste of inner city ministry in its rawness. In Brasil I had seen people walk away for less. So, how would he cope when the romantic ideal he had pictured in his brain did not match the heartbreaking, daily reality of life on the ground?
This is how he did it.

A ‘Whom Do You Hang With?’ Map Of America

It’s a new, intriguing way to see our country. This one was built by tracking dollar bill circulation. There’ve been similar maps built from phone call data. The idea here is to show America not as 50 states, but as regions where people do stuff together. In other words, a “Whom Do You Hang With?” map.

Woman washed unexploded bomb in kitchen sink

Once she had dug it up she took it inside their house and left it on the coffee table, before Mr Longhorn heard a rattle and turned around to see his wife washing mud off the bomb in the sink.
Police were called and experts confirmed they believed that the bomb was still live.

Take Off For Sushi Restaurant’s Flying Tray

A Japanese restaurant has brought a new meaning to the term ‘fast food’, hurtling meals towards customers on what it claims is the world’s first flying tray.
Dubbed the iTray, the lightweight, carbon fibre gadget can travel at speeds of up to 11 metres per second (25mph) and has a range of 50 metres.
Waiters and waitresses at YO! Sushi guide the platter through the air using an iPad app, while kitchen staff can check the food is delivered by watching real-time video feeds from two on-board cameras.