Change

What difference does Christianity make? Read our curated articles that report on how Christian faith impacts individuals, communities, and nations. Change is one of four key themes covered by Seen & Unseen.

Article
  1. Change
  2. Mental Health
A man stands and looks at a neon sign reading 'need love and... '

Love is easy to say but hard to live

Elizabeth Wainwright
Love is not a one-time event. It is a practice.
1min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Identity
A man sits cross legged in a park with a laptop on the grass in front of him. He looks to one side.

How to be (un)successful

Pete Portal
Could busyness really be the counterfeit of significance?
1min read
Review
  1. Culture
  2. Music
Side by side, two rodeo riders on horses trot toward the camera. One is Beyonce, the other a cowboy

Beyoncé’s breaking barriers

Krish Kandiah
Cowboy Carter sees the star crack her whip in the temple of the music industry.
1min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Mental Health
a man in a wheelchair sits in a subway station holding a sign reading 'seeking human kindness'.

Don't try and cope on your own

Katherine Amphlett
The company of those who care helps when handling traumas.
4min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Mental Health
A window sheds light through locked bars into a dusty and dark room,

Removing pain’s barriers to healing

Katherine Amphlett
How do we open the window to let the air in?
1min read
Essay
  1. Change
A black and white image of Victorian women and a man standing together looking serious

Time to strike a match under the social media titans

Abigail Frymann Rouch
Smartphone boycotters can learn from the match girl strike and other historical protests.
9min read
Interview
  1. Change
  2. Middle East
Medical staff stand beside a bed in which a man lies with an amputated leg.

Eye witness: life and death in Gaza’s European Hospital

Graham Tomlin
Returning plastic surgeon Tim Goodacre reports on the struggles, the despair and the dignity of the people and the medics of Gaza during their long nightmare.
11min read
Interview
  1. Change
  2. Freedom of Belief
A somewat beaten white car parked on the side of a street.

Freedom of belief: The harsh scars of lived experience in Iran

Belle Tindall
Belle Tindal meets Dabrina, an Iranian contemporary, and compares their experience of living – from cars to believing.
5min read
Explainer
  1. Change
  2. Mental Health
Three signs attached to a fence read: Don't Give Up, One Day At A Time, and Your Mistakes Don't Define You.

Resolutions: the addict’s guide to making a change

Lauren Windle
Don’t give up on giving up something. Lauren Windle explains how to arm yourself best for success.
11min read
Article
  1. Change
  2. Community
Two older men lean agains the wall of a football club's entrance, next to thin open doorways.

Letter from Burnley: the shifting sands of the cost of living crisis

Alex Frost
With a worsening crisis affecting his community, Alex Frost reflects on the growing struggle and the impact on its people.
5min read
Column
  1. Change
  2. Psychology
A man in a blue jumper holds a yellow sign reading 'believe'.

Self-belief: what Ted and Taylor get wrong

Roger Bretherton
Psychologist Roger Bretherton questions whether believing in ourselves is all it’s cracked up to be, despite what culture icons might say.

7min read
Column
  1. Change
  2. Surviving Christmas
A light green pine tree stands amidst dark green forest and its black shadows

The shadow under the Christmas tree

Roger Bretherton
Psychologist, Roger Bretherton, offers advice for those who find it challenging to spend time with the family at Christmas.
Part 1 of Unwrapping God This Christmas.
7min read