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Dementia, God, and the Church – part 2

Articles | 19.07.2026

The second extract from Dementia, God, and the Church: Journeying with hope, published 24 July 2026.

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Dementia, God, and the Church – part 1

Articles | 12.07.2026

The first of two extracts from Dementia, God, and the Church: Journeying with hope, published 24 July.

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The experience of homelessness

Articles | 05.07.2026

At a time when more and more people are living with housing insecurity, BRF Ministries author Eva Leaf reflects on her own experience of homelessness.

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Maundy – part 2

Articles | 28.06.2026

A lifetime of faith: Bishop Andrew Watson’s final Chrism sermon.

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Maundy – part 1

Articles | 21.06.2026

Read Archbishop Stephen Cottrell’s moving foreword to Bishop Andrew Watson’s final work, Maundy: Leadership and identity in life and death.

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Perspectives on ageing

Articles | 31.08.2025

Julia Burton-Jones, Anna Chaplaincy’s training and development lead, reflects on the challenges of ageing through the lens of faith.

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Where the world meets to pray

Articles | 24.08.2025

Celebrating 90 years of The Upper Room, our series of Bible reading notes written by its readers from all over the world.

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Disability and healing

Articles | 17.08.2025

The latest in an occasional series highlighting the riches of our Bible reading notes. This week Guidelines with Tanya Marlow on the theme of disability and the healing miracles.

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Remembering the Forgotten Army

Articles | 10.08.2025

Today we remember the Forgotten Army: those who died and those still fighting or imprisoned in the Far East for three torturous months after Victory in Europe was declared on 8 May 1945.

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Holidays and holy days – part 2

Articles | 03.08.2025

The second of Louise Davis’ reflections to get you into the holiday spirit.

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Holidays and holy days – part 1

Articles | 27.07.2025

The first of two reflections by Louise Davis, to get you into the holiday spirit.

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Nicaea 1700 – part 3

Articles | 20.07.2025

Marking the 1,700 years of the Nicene Creed, Stephen Rand offers a personal and thought-provoking essay from his own Baptist perspective.

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Nicaea 1700 – part 2

Articles | 13.07.2025

Gordon Giles, theologian, musicologist and canon chancellor of Rochester Cathedral, reflects on the powerful relationships between music, prayer and belief.

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Nicaea 1700 – part 1

Articles | 06.07.2025

Mike Royal, general secretary of Churches Together in England, marks the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed.

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After well over two years of planning the fourth Messy Church international conference took place last weekend. Read all about it! Articles

All together! Messy Church conference 2025

Articles | 29.06.2025

After well over two years of planning the fourth Messy Church international conference took place last weekend. Read all about it!

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