In the film Finding Nemo, Dory, a blue-tang fish with short term memory loss, uses this song as a reminder not to give up. ‘Just keep...

Wouldn’t it be delightful to begin to think of lessons we might want to take with us out of lockdown? We are not free yet. The virus...

Well here we are in March again, approaching the anniversary of the first lockdown. I’m looking forward to marking that together in...

I have signed up to walking 1000 miles this year! I’ve never done anything like this ever before but Mark signed up to a free monthly...

I came across this poem the other day and it made me stop in my tracks: Search By Gerard Kelly I come seeking certainty You offer me...

If you are a regular walker I wonder what your favourite walking surface is. Pavements and flat level hard surfaces? Soft tracks across...

Prayers, poems and hymns (or songs) are often very similar. They share a vividness and directness which encourage us in our lives and in...

This term as part of my training to be a reader I am doing a course called ‘Introduction to Spirituality and Discipleship’. Each week we...

Churches observe a liturgical year, of course, and as Christmas season moves into, Epiphany and on through Candlemas to Lent, it’s always...

In December 1939 King George VI spoke to a nation at war, a war against Nazi Germany led by Hitler, a war which, only a few months old,...

Join Richard Butler below for the third of three Christmas reflections, featuring a reflection on the experience of the wise men, and...

Join Gill Keir for the second of three Christmas reflections, featuring a reflection on the experience of the shepherds, and three choral...

Join Margaret Tinsley for the first of three Christmas reflections, featuring a reflection on the experience of the innkeeper's wife, and...

Our seasons of Advent and Christmas give us a wonderful feast of prayers and music, which feed us at a difficult time. Rather than add...

How many of us can testify that respectable, sensible religion struggles when the reality of life hits?

Last week Ruth wrote about giving the gift of kindness and hope to others. As someone who has received the gift of kindness from others...

The first weekend in December is when we put up the Christmas tree and in the Dearnley family, the Christmas season has truly begun. I...

Now we are about half way through this lockdown I imagine many of us are sharpening our online meeting skills. Practice makes perfect,...

Always a good stand-by at school assemblies, the letter of James reminds us of the importance of communication – the God-given power of bein

I’ve been following with interest to see how adaptions are made to keep the show on the road in the midst of ever-changing ways of...