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Reflection · 8 September, 2021

We need wisdom

Guest blogger Simon Peters, project manager of the URC’s Walking the Way, offers a reflection after reading from Proverbs 1:20-33. Wisdom cries out in the street;    in the squares she raises her voice.At the busiest corner she cries out;    at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:“How …

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Environment, Reflection · 11 February, 2021

A collection of Lent resources

Lent is fast approaching. Ash Wednesday is 16th February, after which we head towards Easter on 4th April. In this season, Christians remind themselves of Christ’s journey through the wilderness. It’s often used as a period to grow our personal discipleship through self-discipline: giving …

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Environment, Reflection · 19 December, 2020

Advent 4: Mighty God

The year 2020 has been filled with ups and downs and uncertainties, but I am grateful to be alive today and to share my story with all of you. I am Jessica Bwali from Zambia and I am a journalist by profession. This year will go down in my life as one of the years that pushed me to …

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Poverty and Inequality, Reflection · 12 December, 2020

Advent 3: Everlasting Father

“I ain’t going back to the streets” I have been working in homeless services for over 15 years, and since March I have seen a real difference in services. From day one of lockdown we saw agencies across the sector really coming together. I was asked to help manage a hotel for people who have …

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Economy, Poverty and Inequality, Reflection · 7 December, 2020

Advent 2: Wonderful Counsellor

“Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it” (Genesis 28:16) For the past eight years I have worked from a small room in a local community centre. The two Methodist churches that previously served the area have been closed and subsequently demolished. The past eight years …

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For Worship, Peacemaking, Prayers, Reflection · 29 November, 2020

Advent 1: Prince of Peace

I felt like it was a dream, I told myself ‘you are not seeing this, this is not happening.’ When I was coming back there was a confrontation between the armed people and the military and I saw eight people lying dead by the side of the road, and I had to stay there for about an hour to wait for a …

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Blog, Environment, Reflection · 6 January, 2020

What If…?

So often, we restrict our response to a situation before it even begins. Until 1969, to land on the moon was deemed impossible. Before 1953, it seemed unmanageable to climb Mount Everest. New Year’s resolutions are written off before they’re attempted. Exercise plans are tucked away in fear that …

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Blog, For Study, Reflection, Welcoming Environment · 20 December, 2019

Week Four: Room for All

The Beginning "They couldn’t believe what they had seen. Nothing ever happened to them – their life was just the hillside, sheep and more sheep. But today! Today they had seen a miracle. In all their days counting sheep, the Shepherds had never imagined that they might feel the way they had …

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Blog, For Study, Poverty and Inequality, Reflection · 14 December, 2019

Week Three: Home

Ellie's Story "My name is Ellie and I’ve been homeless for a few months now. It’s tough out here, and for a woman, it’s dangerous too. For 15 years, I had a house, where I lived with my three children. Now, I get shelter where I can or sleep on the streets, and my children aren’t with me …

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Asylum and Migration, Blog, For Study, Reflection, Welcoming Environment · 6 December, 2019

Week Two: The Outsiders

Lina's Story "At nine months pregnant, when she should have been picking out her baby’s first outfit, Lina received a letter from the Home Office stating that she would be evicted from her accommodation. “When I looked at the date of the letter, it was dated 27 April. On my due date”, she …

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