March
March

Get outside - embracing the benefits of leisure time

2024-02-26T09:35:00+00:00By

We know it is good for our mental health to go for a walk in nature, but have you ever considered going on holiday in the great outdoors? Events and ministry coordinator at the Abernethy in Scotland, Ruth Hutchison, spoke with Jemimah Wright about its fascinating history

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    Be kind to yourself

    In Matthew 22:36-39 Jesus was asked: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment?” and he answered: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’”

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    A season of celebration…

    A MESSAGE FROM DOLL

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Fall down seven times, stand up eight

2024-02-26T09:38:00+00:00By

Leadership advisor and executive coach Maxine Nwaneri spoke with our editor Tola Doll Fisher about finding purpose and fulfillment – and the unexpected journey God has taken her on 

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Lessons for Lent through my own story of loss

2024-02-26T09:37:00+00:00By Pamela Havey Lau

Through her own story of loss and that of Mary and Martha in John chapter 11, author Pamela Havey Lau encourages us to truly believe that our Lord feels our pain deeply and waits faithfully for us, and with us

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The wait - my journey with infertility

2024-02-26T09:36:00+00:00By

Lucy West (née Britten) carved out her singing career in Christian bands like V*Enna, BlushUK and LZ7, performing songs and sharing the gospel with countless young people. She’s now using her voice in another way – to talk about infertility

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Utilising yoga during Lent

2024-02-26T09:35:00+00:00By Pauline Steenbergen

In this edited extract from Church of Scotland minister Pauline Steenbergen’s book How to Embody Lent in 29 Yoga Postures she explains how she came to practise yoga, why she teaches it now and introduces some of the poses

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Nurtured in the hidden places

2024-02-26T09:34:00+00:00By

Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster and former director of St Mellitus College, North West, spoke with Jane Knoop about the topsy-turvy nature of God’s kingdom

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A place of holistic nourishment

2024-02-26T09:33:00+00:00By

Thea Muir, founder of the successful I Am So Many Things brand, has recently started a community café with her husband, Dom 

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Exercise yourself happy!

2024-02-26T09:30:00+00:00By

Bukky Ayoade explains how staying active can help us to tackle the symptoms of menopause 

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Why are men raging at pink confetti?

2024-02-26T09:29:00+00:00By

Dr Belle Tindall shines a light on the gender-reveal parties that reveal a dark attitude towards women and girls

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God’s brand of inclusion

2024-02-26T09:29:00+00:00By

Hope Bonarcher reveals what she believes is a harmful disconnect between our culture and the word of God in the areas of inclusion and identity

  • Fall down seven times, stand up eight

  • Lessons for Lent through my own story of loss

  • The wait - my journey with infertility

  • Utilising yoga during Lent

  • Nurtured in the hidden places

  • A place of holistic nourishment

  • Exercise yourself happy!

  • Why are men raging at pink confetti?

  • God’s brand of inclusion