David Francis

Sometimes we simply need to stop, rest awhile, and look around. Last week, we had three and a half peaceful days at a campsite on a beautiful farm on a hilltop near Robin Hood's Bay, along the east coast of Yorkshire — truly “God’s own country’.

Natalie McClatchey

We recently accepted an offer on the sale of our home in Australia, and the day had come for the building and pest inspection, a key milestone in the sale process Down Under. There was just one small catch...

Sheree Morris

Sometimes we can lose our way and not always realise it’s happened because everything around us somehow still feels familiar. So often life is a bit like that. Things just get in the way of us and before we know it, we find that we have lost our bearings.

Cal Sullivan

When writing this week’s reflection, God laid on my heart that many of us are currently experiencing hardships, sorrow and grief but that we are not alone. In times like this, it’s important to remember we are not alone and that our Saviour is with us.

Lucy Holt

We’re on holiday in a beautiful studio cottage, my dream space to retreat on my own to just write and think. But I’m not here by myself, sharing the space with my husband, teenage daughter and two dogs, requiring a certain amount of grace to move around each other.

Ian Revie

I often get concerned about circumstances around me, and this concern can grow to become overwhelming and out of control very quickly which takes me out of my comfort zone. I like all my ducks lined up and waddling along in a line.

Helen Francis

We are just back from a wonderful week’s holiday in Wales, the highlight of which was a day at "The Village" in Portmeirion. This amazing replica of an Italian village gained fame when it became the location for a 60s cult tv programme: ‘The Prisoner’.

Louise Harris

Recently I was touched by the words of a song we sang one Sunday in church, in particular the phrase “lift up your eyes, there's hope on the horizon”. This really struck a chord with me as, in difficult times, it's easy to forget that there is always hope ahead.

Joy Revie

Recently I have been thinking about Easter and its significance for me as a follower of Jesus, reflecting over His life and how in just 33 years on this earth He impacted the world so dynamically ever since. Jesus came, lived among us and changed everything.

David Francis

Last Tuesday, beneath the full moon, I felt a deep personal connection to the ancient rhythms that have marked Passover and Easter for generations. I remembered that these traditions are not distant history - they are woven into my own story.

Lucy Holt

My class have been prepping for our turn to do an assembly this week. The theme we have been given is 'humility' so this something I have been thinking about in the deep way that you have to when you discuss with eleven years olds.

Cal Sullivan

It’s been a tough week for our family, challenging mentally and spiritually, coming to terms with truths that will have a lasting effect on our lives and relationships. This reminded me of what God says about love, prophecy and knowledge and the Kingdom of God.

Sheree Morris

I was challenged recently by my daily reading whether I look through the lens of my limitations. Sometimes, if something is too hard for me to see, I can often automatically think or assume that it is too hard for God too - without even realising it.

Ian Revie

In a lot of our current church-based activities, whether in the prayer course or our ongoing housegroup discussion, the question of faith and works continues to feature. Not surprising as these are some of the bedrocks of our christian faith.

Helen Francis

One of the greatest joys of my life is singing. As soon as I was able to, I sang in the church choir. But there was just one small snag to it all. I can't read music. So, when preparing pieces for a performance, I would have to memorise the tune by heart.

Louise Harris

In recent times we have witnessed very stormy weather and its effect on the sea. The sea can be so beautiful, calm and balmy, wonderful for a summer swim, but it can also batter us and be extremely perilous.

Joy Revie

In our smallgroup, we’ve been reflecting over the ups & downs of 2025 and looking ahead to 2026. It's often a time of mixed emotions. Maybe seeing God's hand in our lives or equally we may feel disheartened & daunted with challenges that we still face.

David Francis

When meeting with other denominations and Christian fellowships I have been greatly encouraged to realise that, for the most part, we are all pretty similar - experiencing the same tiresome, capricious world in good and bad ways at times.

Sheree Morris

At the end of December, Pete Grieg shared his personal process for reviewing and resetting - looking back of the last year before moving into the new one, giving thanks and rejoicing for all the good things that took place and what made them special.

Cal Sullivan

Christmas can be quite a lonely period filled with the stresses that come with it, from finances to planning get-togethers, meals and gifts. The result of this can be that the real purpose of the celebration of Christmas sometimes gets a bit drowned out.