Here’s a link to a free downloadable audiobook version of the John Bunyan classic ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’. Embark on a perilous journey with Christian, the lead character, from the City of Destruction to the luminous safe haven of the Celestial City. The journey will encourage you to “set your hope fully on the grace to…
As a natural realist-come-pessimist, which sometimes is probably more like pessimism excused by ‘realism’, I found this article so uplifting and hopeful (whilst still reassuringly real!) this morning. I hope you do too! Be a Gospel Optimist in 2021
Almighty God, Giver of Work and Rest, I awake, and I am with you. My commute is a trudge from bed to desk, a stepping over toys and garments, feet that feel like miles. Ready my body to face unfamiliar tasks in this familiar place… A Prayer for Working from Home
We know the gospel is good news for every part of life, including our mental health. And yet when we’re struggling, simply ‘trying harder to believe’ often doesn’t help. Emma and Glen Scrivener are having an online evening conversation, hosted by the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity (LICC), and we can tune in! They’ll be…
Produced in partnership with LICC, ‘Immanuel’ looks at our ordinary lives – cooking, working, driving, walking, sleeping – and encourages us to see God in them, close beside us as we go about our Monday to Saturday tasks.
Who would you love to introduce your friends to? Well, for Thursdays in August, a few of the church family would love to introduce you to some people God has used to shape their lives and thinking – who they’ve been inspired by, spurred on by or challenged by. Hear a bit about their life and faith (warts and all), and some samples of either what they’ve…
Lost for words to sing? Check out these hymns apps, particularly the ‘Daily Readings’ app to access Spurgeon’s popular Morning and Evening Devotions with a hymn and tune for each devotion. Free apps for all out-of-copyright hymns.
Last night I realised I would be spending Easter Sunday alone. I did know it, of course, but it hadn’t quite dawned on me what that would mean till last night. A day stretching out ahead that should be a day of celebration with church family and family, but instead would be a day of…
Are you facing disappointment? Hungry for more of Christ? Have you found yourself in Jonah or Job and lost in the Bible? Do you find others come to you for help and advice? Have you found yourself drifting? Do you feel young as a Christian? Do you find yourself out of depth teaching in Junior…
On 4 Mondays in March, we’re hosting Bristol’s first ‘MTC Lite’. MTC (Ministry Training Course) is held by the South-West Gospel Partnership on Thursdays weekly, but that’s just not accessible to many people right now. So, come down to the Emmanuel Meeting House from Monday 9th March, where we’ll be looking at: Session 1: The Story…