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Each week we post an article that is designed as a ‘thought for the week.’ It is often related to something current, topical or seasonal. Written by our authors and staff, these five-minute reads encourage Biblical reflection and Christian action.

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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.

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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.

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Christmas greetings

Articles | 21.12.2025

Maggi Dawn invites us to rethink those Christmas card images and look afresh at that snowy stable scene.

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The hope of glory

Articles | 14.12.2025

Angela Tilby offers Advent reflections on ‘The hope of glory’.

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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.

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Windowsill prayer display Articles

Creativity in prayer

Articles | 04.10.2020

Jane Leadbetter of BRF’s Messy Church team shares some great ideas that anyone can use to inspire people in their families, churches and communities to get praying...

Prayer

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A rule of life

Articles | 27.09.2020

Canon Dr George Lings, vice-president of BRF and author of Seven Sacred Spaces, discusses the paradox of how rules and frameworks can free us up for prayer – with seven tips to help you carve out time...

Prayer

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The mystery of prayer

Articles | 20.09.2020

In this new series of weekly articles on prayer, Martyn Payne, BRF’s prayer advocate, explores why prayer is at the heart of the Christian faith...

Prayer

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Weaponising scripture: recognising it, surviving it and calling it out

Articles | 13.09.2020

Helen Paynter talks about her important new book for BRF...

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Learning from the sower: coronavirus, church and you

Articles | 06.09.2020

Professor Leslie Francis returns to discuss some of the findings to the 'Coronavirus, church and you' survey...

Covid-19

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Living well, going forward: appreciating opportunities

Articles | 30.08.2020

To round off our ‘Living Well’ series, Chris Hudson, longstanding member of BRF’s Barnabas in Schools team and BRF author, sees opportunities for hope, faith and love...

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Living well, going forward: appreciating differences

Articles | 23.08.2020

In this fourth article in our ‘Living Well’ series, BRF's head of content creation, Olivia Warburton, considers the blessings and challenges of a year of living differently...

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Living well, going forward: appreciating one another

Articles | 16.08.2020

In the third of our ‘Living Well’ series on the art of appreciation, Eley McAinsh reflects on the importance of expressing kindness towards others...

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Living well, going forward: appreciating the moment

Articles | 09.08.2020

In this second article in our series on living well during the Covid-19 pandemic, Debbie Clayden reflects on what she has learnt from a slower pace of life during lockdown...

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Living well, going forward: appreciating God’s world

Articles | 02.08.2020

In the first article for a new series of posts over August, Martyn Payne reflects on our relationship with nature during lockdown...

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