Stories of Hope

Recently I spent two days in the Peak District. I urgently needed to recharge my batteries and was encouraged by how immensely restful my time away proved to be. As I returned to the coal face of church life a few days later, I did so with a renewed focus on the missional work…

Like many people in Baptist networks and beyond, I am concerned about the present state of the churches in the UK. This is not because they are not full of wonderful…

It has been three years since the coronavirus pandemic. I have been surprised at my response to…

For those of us who have been Christians for a long time, we can become overly familiar with the events that took place in Holy Week, and so find ourselves missing out on the joy and peace that should be ours on Easter Sunday…

I had been a Christian for many years and was living a very full life as a primary school teacher, a mum of three and a wife, as well as serving in an active local church, when my cup that had been full to overflowing emptied out overnight…