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God is able to use us to meet others’ needs We are all familiar with the story of the Feeding of the 5000 (Matthew 14:13-21). It reminds us that God is able to use us in meeting the needs of others. As Jesus says to the disciples: ‘you give them something to eat’ (16). We...

When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend – Reflections On Life And Ministry With Depression By Mark Meynell, IVP, £9.99 In this profound, unusual, and very personal book, Mark Meynell reflects on living with the painful thorn in the flesh of a vulnerability to depression and how that has affected his view of himself and the...

Journey: The Way of the Disciple By Richard Littledale, Authentic, £9.99 An accessible and thought-provoking devotional look at the nature of discipleship through the lens of pilgrimage. What do we learn about God whilst on the move which could not be learnt whilst stationary? From Abraham, Moses, Ruth to Jesus himself and the apostle Paul, the Bible...

By Ali Campbell, Authentic, £6.99 Follow Me is a collection of 40 lively devotions looking at the disciple Peter. Ali Campbell considers the highs and lows of Peter’s life and his relationship with Jesus, and how we can relate to Peter today. Each devotion begins with a Gospel reading, followed by a reflection, then a question...

A Franciscan Way of Life:  Brother Ramon’s quest for holiness By Arthur Howells, BRF, £8.99 Gregarious hermit, evangelical Franciscan, Baptist minister, Anglican priest, pacifist, nurse and writer, Brother Ramon was unique. Now, nearly 20 years after his untimely death, his friend Arthur Howells has written A Franciscan Way of Life to tell his story and...

Mary of Magdala (Lk 23:49, Jn 20:1-18) She watched, she followed, she wept, she loved. She looked into darkness, she turned to the light. She didn’t know Him, then she did – in His speaking of her name, then she did! And everything was different, forever, because the living Jesus spoke her name, Mary.  ...

‘He gave us eyes to see them’:  Ludolph Bakhuizen’s ‘Christ in the storm on the sea of Galilee’ When we enter a church and sit in a pew, we can look up and see the roof of the nave: a reminder that the church is a ship sailing through the ocean of life. Boats and...

Prayer to our unchanging Father God Gracious Father, You created us. You know us through and through and still you love us. Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, you accept us and call us your children when we put our trust in Him.  In this world of change and uncertainty you are our still point....

Working together for good Joseph the boy with the multi-coloured coat Sold by his brothers and made a slave But he rose and became Pharaoh’s right-hand man And he rescued his family when famine came. Moses saved from death in the Nile Raised up as a leader in Egypt’s land Empowered by God to deliver...

The Church Florists They have done splendidly! Through many hours No moistened eye did see So many flowers! The rainbow’s range of hues – The yellows, reds, and blues They are, with love and care all used By skillful florists! By Nigel Beeton

Mary Magdalene The Gospel writers tell us Of those who, ev’ry day Were close to Christ our Saviour Upon His earthly way. Twelve men, He called ‘disciples’ And several women too – Would pray as He had taught them And do what He would do. But yet, of all these followers None was more often...

Three coffees are good for you Three cups of coffee a day can do you good.  At least, scientists at the University of San Paulo have found that people who drink three cups of coffee a day have fewer calcium deposits in their arteries, which means you have a better blood flow, and hence less...