I grew up in a Christian culture and most of my family and friends consider themselves to be Christians, but I’ve never been comfortable with religion and even less so with religious organisations, the lust for power that often develops within them, and the divisiveness that develops between them. Over...
It’s not been easy for me to come up with an over-arching philosophy to live by, but gradually I’ve nudged my way towards living with compassion. Daily life is constantly presenting situations, mostly involving people, that frustrate, anger, disappoint … and compassion provides a tool to turn all of these...
A few days ago I read the book Waking Up after also reading about a new kind of Christianity. Both books started me on a journey of self discovery. I’ve always been an atheist, so hearing others describe atheism is interesting but not mind expanding. What’s really interesting is discovering...
As an atheist, Christian books are not often on my reading list, in fact I’ve probably only read a handful of religious books in my life. This month though I’ve been tempted into reading one, A New Kind of Christian which was recommended by Debbie’s pastor as one of the...
I don’t believe in a god but I do believe in the teachings of Jesus interpreted for the modern world. Fortunately, for me, Jesus holds no religious (or other form of) authority so I also get to draw on the teachings of other religions and philosophies for inspiration, but I...