Uncomfortable

Thankfully, it was only for two hours and 20 minutes - although it felt more like a week! I was flying from Atlanta to Houston for some meetings when I found myself sitting next to a LARGE man.

This guy had no qualms about taking up the majority of two plane seats (one of those seats being mine)! My flight proved extremely uncomfortable as I tried to squeeze myself (long legs included) into the smallest space possible.

As I was spending the flight doing research for VOX, the experience got me thinking. It is easy to settle for comfort and complacency; all too easy in 21st Century Ireland (financial crisis not withstanding).

If VOX turns into a comfortable, cosy magazine that simply makes our readers feel better about themselves and their lives, I believe we will have failed. Jesus didn't live a comfortable life. And He often made those around Him feel decidedly uncomfortable.

I hope that we make people think, and think again, as we wrestle with real life and real issues. I'd like VOX to be a great read - but not a comfortable one!

RGW (aka The Editor)