Misc

Going Deeper - New Wine 2013 Summer Conference

Deeper is The New Wine 2013 summer conference and worship event inspiring and equipping local churches to change the nation.

June 9th, 2013 - Posted & Written by Aaron Lewendon

Anti Slavery Day UK: Get Involved

UK charities are today uniting to spread awareness about the international problem of slavery.

October 18th, 2012 - Posted & Written by

The Dawn Chorus and Your Morning Devotional

6 May is International Dawn Chorus Day. But what can you learn from the birds that’ll get your day off to a good start?

May 5th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

Titanic: 100 Years On

100 years after the RMS Titanic disappeared beneath the surface of the murky Atlantic, we look back at the story and its impact on modern culture and Christian literature.

April 15th, 2012 - Posted & Written by

Good Friday: Fragments of the True Cross

Essential symbol of sacrifice and salvation, the crucifixion unites Christians of all traditions and denominations. In its many forms and representations, the cross itself has become an object of veneration and the 'True Cross' among the most sought after of holy relics.

April 6th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

Easter: why a different date every year?

For centuries, scholars and historians have applied complex calculations to establish the day and year of Jesus death, to estimate his age and unite the Eastern and Western traditions of Christian belief.

March 30th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

7 Magnificent Mothers

Mothering Sunday is an opportunity to thank our Mother's for everything they do - it's a chance to show our love and gratitude, to honour and elevate women who shape and nurture us. God's word gives us many examples of Mother's displaying the applauded characteristics we celebrate today.

March 18th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Jo Pountney

Baptism Gifts: Welcome to the Faith Family

Traditionally the first public step on the Christian way, baptism isn’t restricted to babies and children. Adults of any age are likely to mark their new or renewed commitment with at a formal service of baptism.

March 16th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

Mothering Sunday - all the things you didn't know

Giving flowers to mothers hasn’t always been the principle activity of the fourth Sunday in Lent. The day that marks the halfway point between lean times that follow Ash Wednesday and the celebratory feasting of Easter Sunday has had many other points of focus over the centuries.

March 12th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

Mothering Sunday and Mother's Day in Other Faith Traditions

Mothering Sunday grows out of Christian church tradition and Mother’s Day out of American women’s response to civil war. But what about other faiths? Do western responses mothers and motherhood find any kind of parallel in Jewish, Hindu, Islam and Sikh religious practice?

March 4th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

How we got from Mothering Sunday to Mother's Day

In the UK and Europe it’s the fourth Sunday in Lent and we call in Mothering Sunday. In the US and most of the world where American influence is stronger than the traditions of the English Church it’s Mother’s Day. How are the two days of honouring mothers and motherhood relevant to the...

February 24th, 2012 - Posted & Written by Les Ellison

Andy Hawthorne - The Message

Andy Hawthorne and The Message Trust are celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2012. A new books, Diary of Dangerous Vision, chronicles their experience working in some of the toughest parts of Manchester.

February 8th, 2012 - Posted & Written by G M

Beatbox Vicar

A Devon vicar who produced a beatbox version of the Nativity has won a national competition. The Reverend Gavin Tyte's beatbox video has been watched more than 57,000 times on YouTube and was judged the winner of the Nativity Factor. Hi my name's Gavin Tyte. I am a vicar and human beat boxer....

February 2nd, 2012 - Posted & Written by G M