A few weeks ago I saw this quote from Audrey Hepburn posted on social media: ‘The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters’. I see lots of quotes posted on social media and usually I just scroll past. But this quote jumped out at me.… Continue reading Why life is not just about being happy – by Laura Cuthill
Category: Personal
Reconciliation & resettlement: my Tunbridge Wells winter #3
Previous instalment: The sound of breaking glass: my Tunbridge Wells winter #2 The shelter’s first night had seen one of our residents arrested for assault, criminal damage and threatening behaviour. The next morning, I woke up early in my YMCA room and spent some time praying for courage for whatever the day would bring. On… Continue reading Reconciliation & resettlement: my Tunbridge Wells winter #3
The sound of breaking glass: my Tunbridge Wells winter #2
Previous installment: Wealth, fear and nimbyism: my Tunbridge Wells winter #1 The rear view of the shelter venue, Tunbridge Wells, 1996 As I wrote in the last post, my first few weeks as Manager of Tunbridge Wells' first ever winter shelter was dominated by dealing with disgruntled neighbours. But with the permission to open,… Continue reading The sound of breaking glass: my Tunbridge Wells winter #2
Complicity or challenge? Responding to self-limiting excuses – by Keith Hebden
Photo by Tyler Lastovich on Pexels.com In John’s gospel, there is a story of Jesus’ one-to-one conversation with a man lying by the ‘Pool of Bethesda’ which was famed for its healing powers (chapter 5). John’s Jesus asks the man starkly: “Do you want to get well?” The man replies with a series of excuses… Continue reading Complicity or challenge? Responding to self-limiting excuses – by Keith Hebden
How grace & truth changed my life
Photo by David Alberto Carmona Coto on Pexels.com This post consists solely of an emailed letter I received yesterday. As ever, personal stories speak more authentically than any theory and I think its one of the clearest articulations of the core thinking behind this blog. I am deeply encouraged to receive letters like this. Hi… Continue reading How grace & truth changed my life
The best hour of my summer
I have been richly blessed through holidays this summer. Visiting Malta was a beautiful experience. And going as a family for our 13th year to the Lee Abbey Youth Camp was as rewarding and spiritually refreshing as ever. One significant event was my parents celebrating their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. 60 years ago, on 31st August… Continue reading The best hour of my summer
Confessions of a recovering perfectionist – by Paul Jordan
This article almost wasn’t written because I’m a perfectionist. Well, a recovering perfectionist actually. Most of my adult life I’ve been nurturing, embracing and wielding perfectionism. Courting it under the misapprehension that it was a positive character trait. Who wouldn’t want to be perfect, right? Come on admit it. You’ve probably dabbled in a little… Continue reading Confessions of a recovering perfectionist – by Paul Jordan
Imagine the world differently: a year with L’Arche – by Danny Kuhrt
In September 2021, I moved into a L’Arche community in Edinburgh for a gap year before starting University. It turned out to be the best year of my life. Throughout the year I laughed, cried, grew, found deep joy and I was able to make a real difference. I am writing this article because I… Continue reading Imagine the world differently: a year with L’Arche – by Danny Kuhrt
The lies we swallow about alcohol – by Jo Bega
I’m just back from a winter-sun holiday in Lanzarote. I swam in the sea, visited the volcanic vineyards, whooshed around the island on the back of a motorbike and ate some great tapas. It was fantastic – everything a holiday should be. And I did it all stone cold sober. A few years ago, a… Continue reading The lies we swallow about alcohol – by Jo Bega
Confronting beauty & bulls**t on the road to Santiago – by Simon Dwight
Sweating and tired, I slipped off my backpack and slumped on the wooden pew. I sat looking at the stained-glass window in Bilbao Cathedral for an hour…maybe longer. Though I was physically still, my emotions continued the journey that had started the moment I began the Camino del Norte a couple hundred miles away. Wonder… Continue reading Confronting beauty & bulls**t on the road to Santiago – by Simon Dwight
Grace + Truth 