I’ve been really helped in walking through life with people by courses in Biblical Counselling. For a limited time, the first lecture of the first course is available for free – I would highly recommend it! I remember being really impacted by the very first lecture. If biblical counselling is something you might be interested…
August is often a time where the diary suddenly empties as much of the world goes on hold. Or perhaps you’re new to Emmanuel and would like to meet some people! Why not come along to watch some talks from Paul David Tripp on the theme of Grace Liberates Your Life? Paul Tripp, an American…
Join the staff team in reading GK Chesterton’s classic book Orthodoxy. Then on Thursday 4th July, for the next #RenewYourMind session, Mike Cain will host an evening for anyone up for chatting about the book. Mike says, “This book will make you laugh out loud! But more than that, when I was in danger of…
Saturday morning’s mental health morning was an overwhelming reminder of how many of us this is a live issue for, both our own personal experiences and/or walking alongside others. If an aim of the morning was ‘this is something we can talk about here’, the first impression for many of us, even before that, was…
I’m aware that for some, the prospect of coming on Saturday morning to Talking about mental health is very daunting because of mental health issues. I’m aware that for others giving up a Saturday morning feels like a big cost / logistical headache. Here are answers to 6 reservations to help persuade you how important…
If you’re wondering what’s going to be going on in the ‘Talking about mental health’ morning next Saturday (30th), here’s a cheeky home video from Sarah who will be joining us for the main sessions and on the question panel. She answers the questions: What first motivated you to help Christians think through mental health?…
1 in 4 adults will experience a mental health problem at some point each year. 1 in 10 school children have a diagnosable mental illness. There is an increasing awareness of mental illness and many strategies for improving mental health, but we can often still be left with many questions, particularly with regards to how…
The Christian life is so often held up as a life of joy, of love and of trust. Yet my life, our lives are so often stuck in guilt, in bitterness and anger, in fear. And it can lead us to feel I’m missing out, I’m doing something wrong, or maybe I’m not even a…
Sign up at christianaudio.com to receive emails about their free audiobook of the month! I’ve managed to build up a fair library – some are particularly excellent books. As is this one – Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening. He has a verse for the morning and one for the evening for each day of the year,…
We’re aware that our personal walk with the Lord is the first thing that makes or breaks our witness to Christ and service of our church families, so the Emmanuel staff team are starting the year by sharing practices and resources that have helped us over the last year personally listen to the Lord and…