Grief
The greatest proof that we intrinsically need community is grief. Grief defies logic. We might live 1,000 kilometres from a loved one. Only talk to them once a month. PICTURE: Ben White/Unsplash When they pass away, your life may hardly change at all. Yet grief can then descend and obliterate your life. I know why […]
Essay: Celebrate Facebook’s outage? Many faith communities couldn’t talk at all
In an article first published on Religion News Service, PAUL BRANDEIS RAUSHENBUSH, senior adviser for public affairs at US-based Interfaith Youth Core, looks at the impact of Monday’s social media outage on religious communites…
This Life: How prayer keeps us in connection with God
SAMANTHA ELLEY on the “deep connection” with God that prayer can provide…
ESSAY: SOCIAL DISTANCING CAN MAKE YOU LONELY. HERE’S HOW TO STAY CONNECTED WHEN YOU’RE IN LOCKDOWN
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian academics MICHELLE H LIM and JOHANNA BADCOCK look at tips for how to stay connected in a time of “social distancing”…
CONVERSATIONS: JO HOOD, FOUNDER OF ‘MAINLY MUSIC’
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Jo Hood, founder of ministries mainly music and the more recently launched mainly play…
CHURCH: ATTENDING RELIGIOUS SERVICES IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH. NOW WHAT?
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports from the US on yet another study showing the health benefits of attending church services…