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Anna Chaplaincy: compassion and caring

Articles | 15.09.2024

Marking the tenth anniversary of Anna Chaplaincy becoming part of BRF Ministries.

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Anna Chaplaincy: walking side by side

Articles | 08.09.2024

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Anna Chaplaincy joining the BRF Ministries family, the team are putting on their walking boots.

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Celebrating Creationtide: consider the wild flowers

Articles | 01.09.2024

To celebrate the start of Creationtide (1 September–4 October) Martyn Payne ‘considers the flowers of the field’.

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Plough fields and scatter

Articles | 25.08.2024

Stephen Rand reflects on Harvest in New Daylight, September–December 2024.

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Going wild in Cheam!

Articles | 02.06.2024

To celebrate our sponsorship of the Church Times Green Church Awards 2024 we’re sharing some exciting Messy Church Goes Wild stories.

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From reader to writer

Articles | 26.05.2024

A bank holiday reflection to inspire you from April McIntyre, one of the winners in our recent writing competition for The Upper Room.

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Pray in the Spirit

Articles | 19.05.2024

Today we celebrate the festival of Pentecost, and the culmination of this year’s Thy Kingdom Come global prayer initiative.

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New ways to pray

Articles | 12.05.2024

The second of three articles on the Holy Habit of prayer to mark this year’s Thy Kingdom Come global prayer initiative.

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Thy Kingdom Come

Articles | 05.05.2024

The first of three articles on the Holy Habit of prayer, as we mark this year’s Thy Kingdom Come global prayer initiative.

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Bible Reflections for Older People

Articles | 28.04.2024

The last in our series highlighting the riches and range of our Bible reading notes is taken from Bible Reflections for Older People.

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Day by Day with God

Articles | 21.04.2024

The second in our new series highlighting the riches and range of our Bible reading notes.

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New Daylight

Articles | 14.04.2024

The first of a new series highlighting the riches and range of our Bible reading notes.

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Easter thoughts

Articles | 31.03.2024

A special Easter reflection by Sally Welch.

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Loving to the end

Articles | 24.03.2024

Our Lent series continues with a new reflection from Joanna Collicutt, based on her Holy Week meditations on ‘Loving to the end’ in Loving My Neighbour, our 2024 Lent book.

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