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The start of a sabbatical sets Ian Hamlin thinking through the tension between contemplation and action.

Cutting hair during COVID taught Californian barber Adrian and long-time client Neal some lessons about relationships. A new column.

The dodgy deals and human shields of a past war still disgust George Pitcher, who questions if just war criteria remain fit for today.

On International Day of Peace, Christine Schliesser counts today’s conflicts, deliberately imagines peace, and recalls an old song.

Routine and rhythm help performance, but sporting superstition begs a question, writes Jonny Reid. Who do we really think is in control?

After viewing a new documentary on the Holocaust in Ukraine, a harrowed George Pitcher ponders his duty not to look away.

Heart doctor Michael Henein steps back to consider the unseen and unique wonders of the human body’s design.

As European leaders increasingly co-opt Christianity, George Pitcher asks if they have come to serve or be served?

Beyond headlines about school refusers and ghost children, lies a challenge to adult notions of schooling. Henna Cundill unpacks the issue, inspired, in part, by fish.

The crimes and sentencing of baby-murderer Lucy Letby is driving fresh conversations about justice. Edward Smyth examines the confusion and contradictions within them.

Now condemned, the latest incidents of church burning in Pakistan are indicative of a continuing deeper pressure Christian communities face.

Narnia fan John Kuhrt pens an open letter to a daunted Hollywood director on helping her handle the Great Story.