If you’ve visited Sheffield city centre in the few weeks or so, you can’t fail to have noticed a new level of life, vibrancy and busyness has returned.
Read More
Ecclesall Road enjoyed a vibrant sight this week as about 20 joyful, chirpy teenagers swayed and nudged into position for a group photograph. off to a christian youth camp. As I waved my teenagers off for the weekend, I was so grateful for all youth providers in our city and towns.
Read More
Few things bring our country together these days. This week, England is united by football and our shared experience of COVID. We can be good news people in the midst of a bad news world.
Read More
The effects of the COVID pandemic run long and deep. However, there is a second pandemic running alongside that may be just as widespread and damaging: we are in the midst of a crisis in mental health.
Read More
Ask any Sheffielder over a certain age about Whitsunday, it was one of the highlights of the year. in 2021 one church threw a party like the old days, for the local neighbourhood whether they had a faith or not.
Read More
This week a friend of mine who is a practice nurse in a GP surgery told me a heart-warming story. The Covid19 vaccination offered hope that 2021 could be the start of a new chapter.
Read More
Our region reacted to the Tier 3 announcement this week with pain and some anger. But what about those people in positions of authority who have to make these tough decisions? Will we still pray and support them?
Read More
Last week at The Well we celebrated Harvest Festival, giving to our local foodbank. In the midst of hardship and uncertainty comes the call to count our blessings because there is always something to be thankful for.
Read More
‘Keep calm and carry on’ is perhaps the mantra of 2020. But 6 months into COVID hitting the UK, it is really testing my patience! This week as the sun shone I felt more like banging my head against the wall and giving up, until I got a new perspective.
Read More
News headlines are beginning to appear of significant job losses, and the prospect of many more to come across our nation. Work is a good thing. It offers structured purpose, a sense of community and often tremendous satisfaction and fulfilment, and God created it.
Read More
Do we really want to return to how everything used to be after lockdown? Can we find a more positive outcome, can we be brave and think carefully about the kind of society we wish to build after the chaos of 2020 subsides? Who will take the lead?
Read More
I 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 More