ESSAY: WHY HAS THE WORLD BECOME SO STRANGE?
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER reflects on the “strangeness” being seen in Western democracies and the role technology may be playing…
ESSAY: DIGITAL ADDICTION – HOW TECHNOLOGY KEEPS US HOOKED
In an article first published on The Conversation, UK academics RAIAN ALI, EMILY ARDEN-CLOSE and JOHN MCALANEY look at some of the techniques and mechanisms digital media use to to keep you “hooked”…
Recovered addict offering hope in the US as he spends three days in the “grave”
John Edwards in a “grave” during a previous event in Belfast. Irishman John Edwards was planning to be “buried” in a coffin at a church the US on Sunday afternoon in a bid to offer “words of life from the grave” for those affected by a drug epidemic that is sweeping across the US and […]
BOOKS: COMING FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE REALITY OF ADDICTION
NILS VON KALM reads Russell Brand’s book about addiction…
SIGHT-SEEING: WHY WE REALLY “NEED” IPHONE X
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, looks at what drives our need for the latest gadget…
SIGHT-SEEING: HOW OUR CULTURE BREEDS ADDICTION
NILS VON KALM writes about the pervasive issue of addiction, why it will never lead to happiness and how following Jesus can make all the difference…
SIGHT-SEEING: THE GIFT OF EMPTINESS
NILS VON KALM explores the “void” in human hearts and our need for connection…