A year of change

A year of change

I’m Beth and this year I’m taking a GAP year before going to university in September. I knew I wanted and needed a Christian element to my year out. I decided to give up my Wednesdays and go and volunteer in the chaplaincy at Ripley secondary school alongside Michael...

Children’s Mental Health Week (3-9 Feb 2025)

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and the need to respond has never felt more urgent. The new buzz word is “resilience” and the lack of it. No one is denying the epidemic of anxiety that has swept this generation, and this isn’t a suggestion to toughen up, it...
Hidden Treasure

Hidden Treasure

Isaiah 45:3 I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. NIV. I’ve been thinking about hidden treasure lately. I don’t mean pirate treasure (although that would...
New beginnings

New beginnings

Hebrew 12:1-2 “Let us run the race with perseverance” The clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, another new year full of intentions.  Social media detox, DIY projects, entering a marathon … Talking of marathons, for Christians, life is described as a race.  I’ve...