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Growing in prayer – part 1
Articles | 11.01.2026
We begin the new year with a focus on deepening our prayer life.
Looking back, looking forward
Articles | 28.12.2025
Our chief executive Richard Fisher looks back on 2025 in thankfulness and forward to 2026 in hope and anticipation.
Christmas greetings
Articles | 21.12.2025
Maggi Dawn invites us to rethink those Christmas card images and look afresh at that snowy stable scene.
The hope of glory
Articles | 14.12.2025
Angela Tilby offers Advent reflections on ‘The hope of glory’.
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Articles | 07.12.2025
Olivia Warburton offers tips and tricks for busy families yearning for a greener, more sustainable Christmas.
Grief, love, hope and faith
Articles | 18.09.2022
Gordon Giles, Canon Chancellor of Rochester Cathedral, editor of New Daylight and BRF author, reflects on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
‘First and foremost there is prayer’
Articles | 04.09.2022
As The BRF Book of 100 Prayers is published, author and BRF prayer volunteer Martyn Payne inspires us to ‘enter into the heartbeat of God’s love’ as we embrace what Jesus said was the one thing needful’ in our busy lives.
Holy holidays
Articles | 28.08.2022
On this bank holiday – or holy day – weekend we highlight the booming interest in pilgrimage with an edited extract from Sally Welch’s Pilgrim Journeys: Pilgrimage for walkers and armchair travellers.
The Festival of Prayer: the art of peace
Articles | 21.08.2022
Our last article from this year’s Festival of Prayer is drawn from David Cole’s afternoon workshop, held in the stunning, light-filled Edward King Chapel at Ripon College, Cuddesdon.
The Festival of Prayer: prayer and memory
Articles | 14.08.2022
In the third of our articles based on sessions from the recent Festival of Prayer, Debbie Ducille, church lead in the Anna Chaplaincy team, considers the connection between prayer, memory and our relationship with God.
The Festival of Prayer: mystical prayer
Articles | 07.08.2022
In the second of our articles based on sessions from the 2022 Festival of Prayer, Emma Pennington, canon missioner at Canterbury Cathedral, makes mystical prayer accessible to all.
The Festival of Prayer: prayer and personality
Articles | 31.07.2022
‘Prayer and personality’ was the theme of our 2022 Festival of Prayer, introduced by Dr Gemma Simmonds. We begin this new series with extracts from her brilliant keynote address.
Changing the climate
Articles | 24.07.2022
In the light of recent record-breaking temperatures across the UK, our article this week is an edited extract from Changing the Climate: Applying the Bible in a climate emergency by the Hawker family...
Happy memories: Jill Elliot’s centenary story
Articles | 17.07.2022
Australian Jill Elliot responded to our appeal for ‘centenary stories’ with memories of a happy two years working for BRF in London in the early 1970s...
Plant a rose – and help faith blossom!
Articles | 10.07.2022
Discover how our centenary roses are spreading God’s love this year – including to two Anna Chaplains who received a surprise gift thanks to a generous sponsor...