Seeking Meaning From Mystery

Part 1 – A Chance Encounter I recently had a serendipitous chance encounter that prompted me to think more about the many different ways Christianity can be expressed. I was on the ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan and it was rather busy, so I ended up sharing a table with an elderly couple. Not long […]

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The Ramblings of an Autistic Christian

If I had to encapsulate my religious outlook in one sentence, I would invert the oft-cited phrase ‘spiritual, but not religious’ and instead say I am ‘religious, but not spiritual’. I have always had a deep-seated interest in religion, and I love the traditions, community and way of life which Christianity provides. Yet I have […]

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Highlights of Hiroshima Prefecture

Highlights of Hiroshima Prefecture Whenever you think of Hiroshima, the automatic association is the atomic bomb. Much of the tourism is centred around it, such as the Peace Memorial Park, which is definitely worth a visit. However, because I already went there three years ago, this time I wanted to discover what else the prefecture […]

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Freshers’ On The Spectrum

Disclaimer (09/10/2020) – I have received a few complaints about my use of the term ‘high-functioning’ in this article from 2017. I was simply using the terminology that my diagnosis letter used. I apologise for any offence.    Plenty of big changes in life recently. I got my A-Level results in August and I am now […]

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Can We Be More Positive About Mental Health?

To have the words positive and mental health in the same sentence is seemingly contradictory, however I believe that we need to have a more hopeful tone when raising awareness about mental illnesses. It’s really fantastic that mental health is now so widely spoken about, in both secular and religious spheres, but there is still […]

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The World 18 Years Ago

I recently turned 18 and I read the newspapers that my Dad bought the day I was born, 7th January 1999. I thought I would share a few highlights – apologies for the dire picture quality. Headlines – Prince Edward gets Engaged Meanwhile in America, Bill  Clinton’s impeachment trial began.             […]

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