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A habit of generosity
Articles | 03.05.2026
Janie Oliver, CEO of Stewardship, reflects on the importance of forming a lasting ‘habit of generosity’.
Come for refuge – part 2
Articles | 26.04.2026
Two stories of contemporary migrants, taken from bishop of Sheffield Pete Wilcox’s timely new book Come for Refuge.
Come for refuge – part 1
Articles | 19.04.2026
Pete Wilcox, Bishop of Sheffield, explores the striking parallels in the experience of Ruth and Naomi and that of contemporary refugees and asylum seekers.
A fond farewell to Jackie Harris
Articles | 12.04.2026
After five years editing Day by Day with God we say a fond farewell to Jackie Harris.
Archbishop of Canterbury honours Messy Church founder
News | 16.03.2022
Lucy Moore, founder of BRF’s Messy Church, has been recognised with the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness.
Messy Church
Caterpillars or butterflies?
Articles | 13.03.2022
In the second of our two articles on hope and justice in a broken world, Michele D. Morrison asks a question of us all…
Hope in a broken world
Articles | 06.03.2022
In the first of two articles linking the themes of hope and justice in a post-Covid world, BRF author Ian Cowley offers a South African perspective...
Crisis in Ukraine
Articles | 27.02.2022
In the light of current events in Ukraine, David Kerrigan, author of Prince of Peace in a World of Wars, reflects on how Christians might respond to such shocking and alarming events… (photo: OSCE, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Free outdoor all-age activities
News | 25.02.2022
Free Messy Church ideas, activities and more for brilliant all-age outdoor gatherings this spring.
Messy Church Pandemic
The power of story
Articles | 20.02.2022
Regular visitors to this site will know that the theme of BRF’s centenary year is ‘Sharing the story’. Now, in the last of our articles connected with BRF’s appearance on BBC One’s Songs of Praise, we meet the programme researcher, Sam Lumley...
New Daylight on Songs of Praise
Articles | 13.02.2022
In the latest of our articles linked to BRF’s appearance on BBC One’s Songs of Praise, Amy Boucher Pye writes about the impact BRF’s daily Bible reading notes can have on the lives of individuals...
New church lead for Anna Chaplaincy for Older People
News | 10.02.2022
Debbie Ducille is new church lead for Anna Chaplaincy for Older People, as Julia Burton-Jones focuses on training and development.
Anna Chaplaincy
Messy Church and Songs of Praise
Articles | 06.02.2022
In the latest article linked to BRF’s appearance on BBC One’s Songs of Praise, Aike Kennett-Brown, the new lead for Messy Church, explains why the Bible is central to the Messy Church ministry...
Anna Chaplains celebrated in Songs of Praise
Articles | 30.01.2022
Last week’s edition of Songs of Praise highlighted a number of BRF’s ministries, including the rapidly growing work of Anna Chaplaincy. In this article, Anna Chaplaincy founder Debbie Thrower writes about the exciting opportunities ahead...