“But for today, let’s focus on just one question: If moms use “mom guilt” as shorthand, what is it shorthand for? It seems it is used as a substitute for something that feels harder to say, harder to admit, and harder to deal with. It’s easier to say, “I had mom guilt” than to say…
‘I’m not sure I want to face this all again… I felt quite at home during lockdown…’ If you haven’t felt this way yourself, I’m sure you have heard it from someone else. The easing of restrictions and slow return to a semblance of the life we once knew brings a range of responses. And…
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…