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What Superman Says About Strength, Vulnerability and Faith

When the first trailer for James Gunn’s Superman (2025) was released, it did more than stir excitement—it exposed deep cultural fault lines. While some welcomed a more emotionally aware Clark Kent, others dismissed him as “too soft,” “too emotional,” or “woke.” The backlash wasn’t really about camera angles or costumes. It was about masculinity—and what we believe […]

Adrian Drayton · 21 July 2025

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Your Social Media Algorithm Is Shaping You — And That’s Not Great

You wake up, roll over, and grab your phone. You scroll through missed texts, peek at Instagram, then get sucked into the group chat rabbit hole. News apps say the world’s on fire and possibly ending. Again. Before your feet even hit the floor, your whole body as well as your brain is weary of […]

Adrian Drayton · 20 July 2025

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Should Christians Avoid Writing with AI?

Some Christians worry that using AI to write sermons, prayers, or study guides could get in the way of real growth. And that’s a fair concern. Writing—especially when it’s about faith—isn’t just about getting words on a page. It’s a craft, and it shapes us while we do it. Letting a machine do too much […]

Adrian Drayton · 17 July 2025

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What is a transcendent experience?

What exactly is a transcendent experience? If I had to describe this kind of experience I’d say that it is a moment or moments when you step outside of yourself and it’s as though something from beyond “speaks” to you. You might get a clear message or just a feeling. The impact is that you […]

Karina Kreminski · 17 July 2025

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Why AI Keeps Making Jesus Look Like an Influencer — and Why It’s on Us

Scroll through Facebook or Instagram these days and you’ll likely run into AI-generated images of Jesus. But these aren’t the gentle, humble portraits from Sunday school walls. Instead, AI Jesus often shows up ripped, rugged, and oddly ready for a men’s fitness magazine — complete with chiseled jaw, flowing hair, and sometimes even tattoos or […]

Adrian Drayton · 16 July 2025

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Discipleship Is About Relationships, Not People in the Pews

We’ve often measured church success by numbers. How many people came on Sunday. How many signed up for small groups. How many got baptized this year. But discipleship was never supposed to be about filling seats. It’s about helping people grow in faith, not just grow in size. It’s about relationships, not spreadsheets. Jesus never […]

Adrian Drayton · 15 July 2025

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God Won’t Let Go, Even If You Do

You don’t just wake up and decide to question your faith. It sneaks up on you. The songs that once gave you goosebumps now feel empty. The sermons sound rehearsed. You notice who has the microphone, who doesn’t, and what never gets said. You’re not trying to walk away. You’re just not sure it still […]

Adrian Drayton · 14 July 2025

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Experiences of the transcendent

Tell me more… Ever since I was a child I have been fascinated by what lies beyond us, beyond what we can see and imagine. Who or what is bigger than the universe? Who or what contains the universe in the palm of their hand? You could call this power or being God or god, […]

Karina Kreminski · 9 July 2025

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Homelessness in Winter Demands Urgent Attention

As the days grow shorter and the air carries its wintry bite, many of us instinctively reach for the comforts of warmth—coats pulled tighter, heaters switched on, soup bubbling on the stove. Winter, in its own way, invites us to retreat inward, slow down, and rest. But for thousands of unhoused people across New South […]

Aditee Vora · 7 July 2025

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Loneliness is Everyone’s Business

Have you thought about or even experienced loneliness recently? With all the other challenges experienced in our community it can be easy to overlook, but growing evidence indicates that loneliness is a significant public health issue, and we should be paying more attention to it. What is loneliness? Given the varied experiences of loneliness, there […]

3 July 2025

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What Discipleship Means When Sharing Faith Is Hard

It’s not easy to talk about faith right now. Especially if you’re young. Many people feel awkward, unsure, or afraid of being judged. We live in a time when religion makes people suspicious. Some associate it with harm, control, or outdated views. So, how do we talk about Jesus in this kind of world? And […]

Adrian Drayton · 1 July 2025

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Faith, Doubt, and Talking Rocks: Why A24 Movies Feel A Lot Like Church

Okay, I’ll just say it: I wasn’t expecting a horror movie to make me think more about my faith. But here we are. Somewhere between googly-eyed rocks, brooding priests, and a bagel that might be the Antichrist, A24 has accidentally become one of the most spiritually honest storytellers of our time. Their latest release, The […]

Adrian Drayton · 26 June 2025

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Western Christianity and the Allure of the New

Having recently travelled through Europe and visited Orthodox monasteries and convents in far-flung places such as Meteora in Greece, I was struck by the observance, liturgy and centuries of tradition in these churches and it’s contrast to Western Christian traditions. In many parts of the Western church, programs are regularly overhauled, worship styles updated, and […]

Adrian Drayton · 19 June 2025

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What to Do When Your Faith Feels Flat

Let’s get one thing straight: nobody’s keeping score. You’re not in trouble for skipping your quiet time. You don’t lose your salvation because you missed a day. There’s no divine Fitbit tracking your Bible reading streak. But if your faith feels thin, if hope seems out of reach, or if your passion for justice is […]

Adrian Drayton · 18 June 2025

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When Manhood Feels Empty, the Cross Offers More

There’s a quiet ache running through the lives of many young men today. You can see it if you stop and look. Netflix’s Adolescence shows teenagers searching for who they’re meant to be, but finding mostly confusion. The recent film Companion weaponizes misogyny. Online, the “manosphere” offers a thousand voices promising success, power, or escape. […]

Adrian Drayton · 17 June 2025

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Friendship Doesn’t Just Happen

We like the idea that friendship happens naturally. You join a gym, start a new job, or show up to church, and before long you’re part of a tight-knit group. But more often than not, it doesn’t work that way. Most of us wait for connection, hoping it just finds us. And many are still […]

Adrian Drayton · 11 June 2025