Photo by Sedanur Kunuk on Pexels.com Recently, my family and I travelled to the Lake District for a family holiday and in between walks, swims and boat rides, we found time to visit an ‘arts and crafts’ home. If you are not familiar with the movement, essentially it was a reaction by a group of… Continue reading Being Faithful in the Little Things – by Charis Odoki
Category: Personal
Community, commitment & conviction (and cake). A week I’ll never forget…
Over the last 18 summers, being a part of the Lee Abbey Youth Camp in Devon has been a great blessing to our whole family. However, last year I had a clear sense that it should be my last one, partly because of a growing idea to be involved in something more local. A vision… Continue reading Community, commitment & conviction (and cake). A week I’ll never forget…
Faith expressed through love: my favourite ever ‘work’ day
Images from Adam @norfolkweddingphotography / tomorrownight.com Almost 18 months ago, I arrived at one of Hope into Action's houses in Norwich to meet some of our tenants. A woman called Susie opened the door, welcomed me in and made me a cup of tea. Susie had not been in the Hope into Action house for long but… Continue reading Faith expressed through love: my favourite ever ‘work’ day
1996: an appreciation
London, 1996. The year before I had finished University in Hull and headed back to the capital along with two great mates I had made as a student. I only stayed back at my parents’ home for about a week before we all moved together into a house in Tooting. What strikes me now is… Continue reading 1996: an appreciation
Beyond deconstruction: why I choose to reconstruct my faith – by Tobias Mayer
Photo by Su00e9rgio Souza on Pexels.com In recent decades, 'deconstruction' has become the standard term for dismantling one's inherited religious beliefs—a stripping away of layers to find what is 'real'. But what, really, does it have to do with faith at all? Where is Jesus in the deconstruction narrative? Too often, it looks like a… Continue reading Beyond deconstruction: why I choose to reconstruct my faith – by Tobias Mayer
The jolt I needed to talk about my mental health – by Ash Wilcox
Photo by Emmanuel Codden on Pexels.com I was a successful professional, a Head of Communications, full of confidence and creativity. I had won multiple awards, was a Fellow in my industry, and was used to managing large teams with budgets into the millions. And to my friends, I presented as a more laid back, seemingly… Continue reading The jolt I needed to talk about my mental health – by Ash Wilcox
Agnostic, academic, believer: my journey to faith in Christ – by Paul Anderson
Photo by Nikolett Emmert on Pexels.com I am used to writing precisely manicured documents tailored to appeal to audiences whom I understand. Sometimes that’s been Government Ministers, Civil Servants, MPs, Council Officials, academics – you get the picture. When Jon asked me to write some thoughts on my own journey to Christianity, my initial reaction… Continue reading Agnostic, academic, believer: my journey to faith in Christ – by Paul Anderson
The personal cost of political service – by Helen Dennis
After 11 years of planning committees, resident engagement events, surgeries and political meetings in cold church halls, I have decided to hang up my councillor lanyard today. My decision to run came on the back of years in the Christian Socialist Movement (now Christians on the Left) and a formative time working in parliament for… Continue reading The personal cost of political service – by Helen Dennis
The blog in my own eye
"Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?" Jesus, Matthew's Gospel 7:3 If I blog with sparkling wit and powerful prose, but do not have love, I am just a blaring horn or a screech on a blackboard. If I… Continue reading The blog in my own eye
The most rewarding 30 minutes of my week – by Stephen Kuhrt
The 'Tales from the Bible' team As a church leader, I’m incredibly fortunate to have a job that I love. After 22 years of ordained ministry, I still wake up each morning full of enthusiasm for the everyday tasks of being a vicar: planning services, writing talks, pastoral care, taking funerals and weddings, encouraging people’s… Continue reading The most rewarding 30 minutes of my week – by Stephen Kuhrt
Grace + Truth 