Lent & Easter

New Lent Bible Study Guides 2024

Our guide to the new Lent Bible Study Guides and Courses for 2024. There just aren’t enough chances to slow down. Back in school, teachers would tell us to “take your time” on tricky problems. But, in the adult world, we no longer have someone telling us to “take your time” - though ...

January 15th, 2024 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

LENT COURSES - How to choose the right one for you

Long overshadowed by the celebrations of Easter Sunday, Lent is being rediscovered as a sacred time of reflection and renewal in its own right and a time of preparation for the joyous seasonal finale. Like Advent, Lent gives you 40 daily opportunities to get deeper into the personal and eternal ...

January 15th, 2024 - Posted & Written by The Editor

When is Easter 2024?

We look at the coincidence of what day Easter falls on this year, and what lessons we can draw from it.

January 5th, 2024 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

New Lent Bible Study Guides 2022

Our guide to the new Lent Bible Study Guides and Courses for 2022. There just aren’t enough chances to slow down. Back in school, teachers would tell us to “take your time” on tricky problems. But, in the adult world, we no longer have someone telling us to “take your time”. Even th...

January 26th, 2022 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

When is Lent this year?

When is Lent 2021? Lent is a period when Christians prepare themselves for Easter by setting aside time to pray and focus on Christ’s life and death. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending 40 days later, many people use Lent as a time to give up vices in their own lives. Often chocolate or So...

February 3rd, 2021 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

What Should I Read During Lent?

This year Lent begins on the 17th of February. But don’t worry about forgetting it, because in the run-up to Lent the conversations you hear will sound strikingly familiar: ‘What I’m giving up for Lent this year is…’ Chocolate, Social Media, and Alcohol are the top three things to b...

January 18th, 2021 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Christian Gift Ideas for Mothering Sunday

This year, Mothering Sunday is 22nd March 2020. Are you looking for a gift for mum? Here are 10 faith-themed gifts you’ll love to give and she’ll love to receive.

March 5th, 2020 - Posted & Written by Laura White

What is Lent?

What is Lent? Lent is a period of 40 days before Easter that is reserved for fasting and reflection. It starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, which is the day before Easter Sunday. It is observed across the whole of Christianity, and it follows the journey Jesus took in the final da...

January 8th, 2020 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Lent Study Courses 2019

For our pick of the very lastest Lent Courses on offer, check out our guide to Lent Studies for 2020.

January 14th, 2019 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Good Friday Reflection

Holy week is a mixture of emotions.

March 30th, 2018 - Posted & Written by Laura White

How to Celebrate Good Friday

“To the casual observer, there was nothing unusual about these six hours.To the casual observer, this Friday was a normal Friday. Six hours of routine. Six hours of the expected.Six hours. One Friday.” - Six Hours One Friday by Max Lucado

March 14th, 2018 - Posted & Written by Laura White

Spring Harvest 2018: The Book of James

This year popular teaching and worship event, Spring Harvest will focus on the theme “Only the Brave”. Throughout the 5-days of celebration, they will be looking at different passages in order to piece together the different aspects of discipleship that are so crucial as we walk with God.

March 13th, 2018 - Posted & Written by Laura White

Lent Reflection - Rachel Summers

Each week in Lent we are sharing a short reflection written by leading Christian authors. This week's is by writer, teacher, and forest school session leader Rachel Summers.

March 13th, 2018 - Posted & Written by The Editor

Lent Reflection - Alan Bartlett

Each Sunday in Lent we are sharing a short reflection written by leading Christian authors. This week's is by writer and Clergy Development Advisor Alan Bartlett.

March 5th, 2018 - Posted & Written by The Editor

When is Good Friday 2021?

This year Good Friday falls on the 2nd April. It’s the day that commemorates Christ’s crucifixion at the hands of the Romans. “Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the pla...

February 28th, 2018 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Lent Reflection - Megan Daffern

Each Sunday in Lent we are sharing a short reflection written by leading Christian authors. This week's is by writer and Chaplain of Jesus College in Oxford, Megan Daffern What does Lent mean to you? Every year, Lent will be different. Our lives change, our contexts change – even within...

February 25th, 2018 - Posted & Written by The Editor

Lent Reflection - Kate Nicholas

Each Sunday in Lent we are sharing a short reflection written by leading Christian authors. This week's is by writer and humanitarian Kate Nicholas. Strange as it may seem, as a child I always looked forward to Lent - not because of the privations it represented but because the season was alwa...

February 18th, 2018 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Theology for Little People with J.John

When is too young for theology? Speaker, evangelist, minister, writer, and social activist J.John has spent a lifetime finding new ways to share the same message. From books to talks to conversations to courses, J.John uses any tool that will help him share the good news of Christianity. Aft...

February 9th, 2018 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

How long is Lent?

Lent begins on Wednesday and Easter Sunday is the 4th April this year. That’s 6 weeks and 4 days.

February 9th, 2018 - Posted & Written by Laura White

The Real Easter Eggs 2022

How do you like your eggs in the morning? I like mine scrambled with smoked salmon, horseradish cream cheese and croissants (trust me). But there’s something about Easter that makes me want to eat chocolate for breakfast. I did once I eat a whole white chocolate orange for breakfast, that was a...

February 8th, 2018 - Posted & Written by Laura White

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