Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie – The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessing for Imperfect Days
“The act of blessing is the strange and vital work of noticing what is true about God and ourselves.”
Turkey/Syria earthquake: ‘The Centres of Hope are opening their doors for everybody’
Open Doors has been reporting on partners assessing the needs of believers and others in Syria and Turkey following the recent massive earthquake.
Rebecca McLaughlin – Is Easter Unbelievable? Four questions everyone should ask about the resurrection story
Looking for a brief affordable book to give to someone who is interested in the Christian faith?
Stephen Cottrell – Godforsaken: The Cross – The Greatest Hope of All – A Book for Lent and Holy Week
Buying a Lent book can be a little like choosing a coffee at my favourite café ...
Richard Frost – Finding Stability in Times of Change
Is this another one of those “I survived the lockdown; let me tell you about what I learned” books? Yes and no.
Rowan Williams – A Century of Poetry: 100 poems for searching the heart
Poetry has always been an important part of my life. It has been a vital source of nourishment at certain times and seasons; although neglected at certain stages of my life, it keeps drawing me back like a magnet.
Retirement doesn’t mean that God is finished with you
Dr Natalie Henley*, GFA World, shares her story. I always used to say the NHS was like the family business. My father was a GP, both my brothers are doctors, and my earliest memories involved being around hospitals, including joining in Christmas staff social events as a family and meeting…
Gyles Brandreth to present Radio 4 appeal for Christian blind charity
Gyles Brandreth will present a BBC Radio 4 appeal in February to raise funds for Christian international disability charity CBM UK. The writer, broadcaster and former MP is a long-time supporter of the charity and will be appealing for funds to prevent avoidable blindness in the world’s poorest places.
Collin Hansen –Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation
Zondervan Hardcover ISBN 978-0310128687 £17.99 320 pages I have enjoyed hearing Tim Keller’s sermons and reading/reviewing his books. When I did a masters’ degree thesis on contemporary idols, I used Tim Keller’s ministry at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan as a case study. It is, therefore, something of a treat…
Working together at Cressing Temple
Therapeutic gardening project proves benefits for mental health
An Essex-based mental health charity aiming to make therapeutic gardening accessible across the UK with valuable training. For the past two decades Trust Links, who operate the Growing Together therapeutic gardening project across Essex, has seen the positive impacts of therapeutic gardening on individuals with mental health difficulties. From nurturing…