Guest blog post by Abi Andrews Holiday Club blog Each year, over the Easter Holiday break, our church runs our annual kids holiday club for primary school children to come and have fun while exploring the Bible together. This year was no different as we were excited to launch our week under the theme ofContinue reading “Little Superheroes in quarantine”
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Having a go at sharing hope
Our guest blog comes from Tim Dennis. For other blogs in our online evangelism series look here. The adventure started about 4 weeks ago… ‘I’m stuck at home, and I’m missing people— friends we laugh with as we stand on the sideline, freezing and watching our lads play football; the pals who make me waitContinue reading “Having a go at sharing hope”
Intentional interruption
Our guest blog is from Jonathan Thomas When lock down started, as a pastor of church with a good number of older folk, I realised that two things were going to be true of them over the coming months: they would be lonely, and they would be desperate for good teaching. So, I decided toContinue reading “Intentional interruption”
Searching for true home in COVID19
Guest blog from Andrea Dalton Home. It’s one of those loaded words isn’t it. As soon as we hear it our thoughts flood: memories and mealtimes, Christmas and birthdays, growing up and growing old. Moments we love to remember, moments we desperately fight to forget. Whatever home conjures up inside of us, it’s probably takenContinue reading “Searching for true home in COVID19”
Helping Children say Goodbye
Guest blog post from Jessica Ann Jenner As I sit down to write this today it is exactly one month since I set up ‘Together at Home’ a facebook group to share resources for church families to use during Lockdown. I knew that I would be producing packs for the children in my own churchContinue reading “Helping Children say Goodbye”
Our biggest guest event outside Christmas and baby thanksgivings
Our guest blog is from Rich Pitt Two and a half weeks ago, someone asked me ‘should we do some evangelism during lockdown?’ and I laughed and said ‘how?!’. We are now a few days after our first Questions In Crisis Sunday and are frantically plotting our follow up Alpha course. God is good. Here’sContinue reading “Our biggest guest event outside Christmas and baby thanksgivings”
Lockdown Day – will life ever be the same again?
Our guest blog in this series on death and grief in COVID 19 is from Kath Coulson 23 March 2020 – Lockdown Day for us all here in the UK. And we wonder, we worry – will life ever be the same again? But, we don’t know. No one knows. However 23 March is aContinue reading “Lockdown Day – will life ever be the same again?”
Finding beauty in the COVID-19 chaos
Our guest blog comes from Sophie Tresidder Where are you seeing glimmers of beauty in lockdown? For me, it’s been in the daily walks, seeing the blossom trees and the golden hour light. The total joy of being able to have meals al fresco. I’ve found myself longing for the next opportunity to get outsideContinue reading “Finding beauty in the COVID-19 chaos”
Three Lessons from Iran for COVID-19
Our guest blog comes from Jamie Haxby Stripping the Church In Iran, the church is growing at an extraordinary rate in what is most likely the greatest awakening in all of history. They have no centralised organisation, no bank accounts, no buildings, no official recognised status. On top of this, the majority of their leadersContinue reading “Three Lessons from Iran for COVID-19”
When death trends on google
What questions have you been asking in this crisis? I have so many questions right now, did our government handle lockdown in the best way? When will the schools reopen? Will I get sick and be ok? Will my kids get sick and be ok? Do I have job security? What happens to the economyContinue reading “When death trends on google”