Thirdway Featureshttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.ukumbracoChristian comment on cultureenFreedom on wheelshttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2013/features/freedom-on-wheels.aspxMon, 22 Apr 2013 11:07:33 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2013/features/freedom-on-wheels.aspxCould it be that disability has more to do with our preconceptions of people than their actual impairments? When Nicola Sleap decided to use a wheelchair, her horizons broadened in ways she hadn't predicted. Could church and society take a similar view?

Practical mysticshttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2013/features/practical-mystics.aspxMon, 22 Apr 2013 11:07:33 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2013/features/practical-mystics.aspxHow do we live for God? Is faithfulness best expressed inwardly, through prayer, or outwardly by trying to build the Kingdom on earth? Jennifer Kavanagh explores the necessary balance between action and contemplation.

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...]]>Sanity at workhttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2013/features/sanity-at-work.aspxMon, 22 Apr 2013 11:07:32 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/may-2013/features/sanity-at-work.aspxWould we ever dream of treating our bodies in the way we treat our minds? In the run up to Mental Health Week, Simon Parke argues that de-stigmatizing therapy in the workplace and society will ultimately restore a 'golden thread' that leads to the soul.

In defence of Narcissushttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/march-2013/features/in-defence-of-narcissus.aspxTue, 12 Feb 2013 15:43:36 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/march-2013/features/in-defence-of-narcissus.aspxReligion commonly speaks of putting others first, yet developmental psychology holds that we cannot truly love others until we love ourselves. Mark Vernon wonders if both may be valid.

Did Livingstone presume too much?http://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/march-2013/features/did-livingstone-presume-too-much.aspxTue, 12 Feb 2013 15:43:36 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/march-2013/features/did-livingstone-presume-too-much.aspxOn the 200th anniversary of our most famous missionary, Stephen Tomkins wonders if overseas evangelism still has a place in the 21st century. Or
should modern mission stop meddling in cultures we don't understand?

After the heartache of infertility, Glenda Prins was awed to welcome her adopted baby daughter into the family. But it was the subsequent diagnosis of cerebral palsy which really stretched her faith - and taught her more than she could have imagined.

A mother’s roarhttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/janfeb-2013/features/a-mother’s-roar.aspxWed, 12 Dec 2012 13:16:41 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/janfeb-2013/features/a-mother’s-roar.aspxParenting can be deeply fulfilling - but it can also leave you raging,
exhausted and grieving the life you once had. Em Strang gives her
honest reflections on the ambivalent business of being a mum.

I have two daughters. They have hair the colour of conkers. They have mud unde...]]>Giving up God for Lenthttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/janfeb-2013/features/giving-up-god-for-lent.aspxWed, 12 Dec 2012 13:16:40 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/janfeb-2013/features/giving-up-god-for-lent.aspxWe crucified Jesus of Nazareth with criminals, and together we mocked him, calling him Christ, King of the Jews, Friend of Elijah, Son of God. At noon, a thick darkness descended and we could hardly see his face up there, veiled in blood and black. But at three o'clock we heard him cry a loud lament. 'My God, my God, why have you f...]]>Patriot gameshttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/janfeb-2013/features/patriot-games.aspxWed, 12 Dec 2012 13:16:40 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/janfeb-2013/features/patriot-games.aspxIn self-deprecating Britain, it's easy to mock patriotism as illogical at best - and at worst an incubator of prejudice and intolerance. Stephen Tomkins did just that for 20 years - so how does he explain his newfound passion for England?


When I was about ten, a French boy came to stay with u...]]>The might of the righthttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/janfeb-2013/features/the-might-of-the-right.aspxWed, 12 Dec 2012 13:16:38 GMThttp://www.thirdwaymagazine.co.uk/editions/janfeb-2013/features/the-might-of-the-right.aspxThe political position of US fundamentalists is well known on everything from gay marriage to evolution - but is Britain's religious right now converging into a similar campaigning force? Nick Spencer and Andy Walton read the omens.