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Peter is a white man with a bald head and wearing a pale blue shirt under a navy jumper. He is smiling.
Written reflection
Epiphany
Magi
New Year

Mid-winter traditions

Peter Graystone rediscovers some forgotten British celebrations.
Helen has short brown hair and glasses, and stands with hands raised and wearing an ear microphone as she talks.
Written reflection
Bible
New Testament
Old Testament
Politics
Power
Religion

The weaponisation of Scripture

Helen Paynter considers how Scripture has been weaponised throughout history and to this day.
Paula is a white woman with short dark grey hair and wears a clerical collar under a grey shirt and black double breasted coat.
Written reflection
Creativity
Literature
Novels
Stories

Summer Reading

Cathedral Chaplain Paula Hollingsworth reflects on five novels that feed her soul and her spirit.
Graham Usher in a garden with beehives in the background
Written reflection
Climate change
Creation
Environment

Listening to the Voice of Creation

Bishop Graham Usher reflects on how we can listen to the Voice of Creation in a time of climate change.
Sharon Prentis on a busy street in Birmingham town centre
Written reflection
Christ
Hope
Hope

Audacious Hope

Sharon Prentis reflects on how we can live a life grounded in biblical hope.
Brother Sam outside Hilfield Priory
Written reflection
Pandemic
Sabbath
St Francis

Sabbath Wisdom for a Post-pandemic World

Brother Sam SSF reflects on what we might learn from the pandemic about how to live life more slowly, more sustainably, and more enjoyably.
Paula Gooder speaking at St Paul's Cathedral
Podcast
Easter
Good Friday
Holy Week
I was there
Jesus
New Testament
St Peter
The cross
I was there

I Was There: 3 - The Female Servant

Biblical Scholar Dr Paula Gooder reflects on different characters who witnessed the events of Holy Week and Good Friday.
John has short grey hair, wears a brown jacket over a grey shirt, and stands in front of a church building
Written reflection
Love

Our Job is to Love

John Swinton writes about love in many forms – God’s love, self-giving love, its role in politics, and the central place it holds in the Christian story.