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Viral Movember and LSKD Video Sparks New Conversation on Men’s Mental Health

A new collaboration between men’s health charity Movember and Australian streetwear brand LSKD has gone viral, sparking a fresh national conversation about how men’s mental health is understood and discussed. The short film, released last weekend, shows two men running silently side by side — a simple but powerful image that captures the hidden nature […]

Adrian Drayton · 11 November 2025

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The sumptuousness of presence

Increasingly, I’m becoming convinced that showing up is an act of resistance; that the presence of our bodies filling places and spaces is a blessing. In a world where many daily activities are being automised, replaced by computers and machines, how beautiful is the gift of simply showing up? How delightful is it to hear […]

Karina Kreminski · 7 November 2025

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Immigration, Conspiracy and Fractured Culture in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia

Maybe I have just been living under a rock, but in the last few years I have been appalled to realise just how common it is to use the word “alien” to describe immigrants. It is such an explicitly dehumanising term matched in its obvious implicit hatred by its brazen shamelessness. As far as I […]

Jonty Cornford · 5 November 2025

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The Sacred Gift of Free Speech

Why it Must Be Guarded with Truth and Grace Words create worlds. From the first breath of creation, when divine speech summoned light from the void, to the prayers of the weary and the fiery declarations of the prophets, human history has been shaped by speech.[1] Words carry spirit. They form, reveal, and bind; they can […]

Graham Joseph Hill · 4 November 2025

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Hospitality as a Form of Witness

When Paul wrote to the church in Rome, he gave a list of simple but profound instructions for Christian living. Among them was this command: “Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality” (Romans 12:13). Hospitality is not presented as an optional extra for those who enjoy entertaining. It is a core […]

Adrian Drayton · 3 November 2025

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The Death of Vengeance, the Birth of Grace

The language of vengeance has become fluent in our time. It fills our feeds, our politics, our conversations. It thrives in the chants of rallies, the venom of comment threads, and the conversations of resentment at family tables. Its grammar is simple: They hurt us, so we must hurt them back. It promises strength, vindication, […]

Graham Joseph Hill · 29 October 2025

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Reflecting on Humanity with Resident Alien

Note: This analysis contains spoilers for Resident Alien. Resident Alien is a comedic exploration of how an alien, tasked with killing all human life, crash lands on earth and has to disguise himself as a human to fulfil his mission. The alien becomes the local small-town doctor, Harry Vanderspeigle. Over time he is “infected” with […]

Katherine Grocott · 27 October 2025

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The Wounds That See: Empathy Shaped by the Cross

In some corners of the church, empathy is treated with suspicion. Critics argue that it makes us vulnerable to manipulation or risks replacing truth with sentiment. They say that empathy can slide into permissiveness, blurring moral clarity. Others fear it elevates human feelings above divine revelation. These cautions aren’t trivial. It’d be easy for me […]

Graham Joseph Hill · 22 October 2025

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Technology, AI, Ellul, me and you

With all the claims and confusion around AI and what it can and might do, it’s instructive to turn to a thinker such as Jacques Ellul, who wrote extensively about the effect of technology on our lives, long before current developments. While not writing about AI specifically, Ellul’s thoughts on technology are helpful for alerting […]

Nick Mattiske · 21 October 2025

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The Challenge of Loving Difficult People

When Jesus said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” (Matthew 5:44), he was calling his followers into a way of life that feels almost impossible. It is easy to love those who show kindness. It is natural to give back to those who give to you. But what about the person […]

Adrian Drayton · 21 October 2025

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The Ethics of a Digital Afterlife

Note: This analysis contains spoilers for Upload. Upload is a cutting and thought-provoking science fiction comedy, where in the near future, 2033, people can have their consciousness uploaded into a virtual, digital afterlife. In this simulated reality, people are able to live out the remainder of their “days” – or all of eternity if you […]

Katherine Grocott · 20 October 2025

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

One Battle After Another’s dire diagnosis of American politics Cinema doesn’t just function as a prism through which we are able to scrutinise the current moment; it actively urges us to do so. And now more than ever, the current moment is begging to be scrutinised. Things seem to be getting more and more desperate, […]

Jonty Cornford · 16 October 2025

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What Forgiveness Really Looks Like in Daily Life

Most of us were taught as children that when we do something wrong, we should say “sorry.” And the other person is supposed to reply, “it’s fine.” That exchange keeps the peace, but it doesn’t always touch the deeper hurt. Real forgiveness is not just polite words. It goes beyond manners. Forgiveness is slow work, […]

Adrian Drayton · 14 October 2025

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Mystical Marriage and Modern Marriages

The ancient prophets spoke of a love so relentless that it could only be described in the language of marriage. Hosea, standing heartbroken yet hopeful, described God as a faithful spouse betrothing us “forever . . . in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in compassion.”[1] In the New Testament, marriage is called a […]

Graham Joseph Hill · 10 October 2025

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Pulling Back from the Brink: A Spiritual Path Beyond Toxic Politics

The air feels charged with anger. Outrage spreads like fire through our feeds. Families split across political lines, friends grow suspicious, neighbors draw the curtains. In many Western nations, democracy itself groans under the weight of distrust, misinformation, and division.[1] Political culture has become toxic, not only in what leaders say, but in what ordinary citizens […]

Graham Joseph Hill · 9 October 2025

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Morning Wars: Power, Truth, and the Cost of Silence

When Morning Wars first launched on Apple TV in 2019, many expected a glossy drama about the high-pressure world of breakfast television. And in some ways, it is. The studio lights, the celebrity interviews, the scramble for ratings—it’s all there. But at its heart, the show is about something deeper. It’s about power, truth, and […]

Adrian Drayton · 8 October 2025