As Easter approaches, something unusual is underway which is unifying our city in a new way. Prayer. The Arise Sheffield initiative is inspiring thousands of followers of Jesus from across 100+ churches to walk along, and pray for, every single street in our city.
Read MoreI wonder if you know that the Christians in our city region are always praying for you? It is their speciality.
Read MoreWhat am I supposed to do about it? No doubt many of us feel this way about the present crisis in Ukraine. It affects all Europeans, it challenges our safety, our economy, our future. Yet, it is easy to feel powerless, merely observers not participants, as we watch a few very powerful players on the world stage.
Perhaps, like me, you are struggling to find an adequate local response to an international issue.
Read MoreWhat has the account of Jesus feeding a crowd of 5000 men, plus women and children got to say to us today, when we can’t even get within 2m of someone outside our household, let alone be in a huge crowd?
Read MorePause for Thought is a noble sentiment. But I wonder how much you and I actually do that? How often we give ourselves the gift of time and space to catch our breath from the hurly burly of everyday life, and simply pause to reflect? To think, to delve deeper and discover more about ourselves and the world, and perhaps to reassess what our foundations are built upon.
Read MoreI took an early morning walk through Sheffield city centre this week, praying for us all as part of our Furnace 24/7 Week. I suddenly had a flood of new perspectives on familiar surroundings. I wonder if that’s the same for you, during this time of stay-at-home slowdown?
Read MoreThis weekend we’re celebrating VE day. Not for the first time does the nation pause, reflect and pray. How will you respond when this crisis subsides? May you turn to prayer, thanksgiving and wonder as generations have done before us.
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