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A season, not a day
Articles | 05.04.2026
Maggi Dawn, author of our 2026 Lent book, Giving It Up, says life can never be the same again, after today.
A king on a donkey
Articles | 29.03.2026
Maggi Dawn, author of our 2026 Lent book Giving It Up, reflects on the symbolism of Palm Sunday.
Images of reconciliation
Articles | 22.03.2026
A reflection on reconciliation by Amy Scott Robinson, from her 2023 Lent book Images of Grace.
Thirty pieces of silver
Articles | 15.03.2026
Martyn Percy reflects on remorse in this study of Judas Iscariot.
The currency of love
Articles | 08.03.2026
Why did Jesus choose to wash his disciples’ feet the night before his execution? Martyn Percy reflects on the many meanings of this iconic gesture.
The six pilgrimage experiences
Articles | 01.03.2026
A second extract from Trystan Owain Hughes’ To Hell’s Mouth and Back: Pilgrimage, suffering and hope, chosen as the Archbishop of Wales’ Lent book for 2026.
The habit of fellowship, part 1
Articles | 02.07.2023
Fellowship is one of ten holy habits which characterised the life of the early church. Can a renewed understanding of fellowship help heal what’s been called our ‘epidemic of loneliness’?
Making good decisions, part 2
Articles | 25.06.2023
Our new title for June is Good Call: learning to make decisions with God. In the second article by the authors, Peter Wilkinson describes how he chose between the ‘myriad opportunities’ which arose when he retired.
Making good decisions, part 1
Articles | 18.06.2023
Our new title for June is Good Call: Learning to make decisions with God. In the first of two articles by the authors, Iain Dunbar shares an example from his own experience.
Prayers in Patagonia
Articles | 11.06.2023
Wild Church pioneer Sue Morton concludes our series on this year’s Festival of Prayer theme – Prayer as a way of life – with a Chilean adventure.
We need you! Celebrating our volunteers
Articles | 04.06.2023
To mark this year’s national Volunteers’ Week we give thanks for all BRF’s volunteers, and meet one of them – John Ellis, our newly recruited local church champion in Grimsby.
Connecting with God outdoors
Articles | 28.05.2023
Alison Morgan shares how she learned to pray in and through creation, in the second of our articles linked to this year’s Festival of Prayer theme, ‘Prayer as a way of life’.
Prayer as a way of life
Articles | 21.05.2023
Festival of Prayer keynote speaker David Runcorn introduces our series of three articles linked to the festival theme – prayer as a way of life – with a powerful, and topical, rereading of the Genesis creation story.
Spirit-enabled learning
Articles | 14.05.2023
As we look to Ascension Day and Pentecost, Christina Baxter, former vice chair of BRF trustees, closes our series on lifelong learning with a reflection on the crucial role of the Holy Spirit.
Learning in later life
Articles | 07.05.2023
After our coronation reflection last week, we return to the second of our articles on lifelong learning with Julia Burton-Jones, training and development lead for Anna Chaplaincy for Older People.
The coronation: rooted in faith
Articles | 30.04.2023
Gordon Giles reflects on the deep biblical roots of the coronation rites and symbols.