Honouring the Charleston Nine

In June 2015 a gunman entered an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina and shot dead nine people. Ben Tucker has written a song, Charleston, for the families of the Charleston Nine, whose choice to forgive reminds us that hate won’t win. Ben, who...
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‘A Call to Risky Living’

Northumbria community week at Scargill House, Kettlewell, Yorkshire Dales. October 5th – 9th 2015 Join Roy Searle, and Duncan and Lesley MacLean as we reflect on the prayer, ‘Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with you’. Can...
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Easter Resource for 2015

We have the latest in the series of wonderful materials created for us by Anita Haigh, which can be used around Easter weekend itself and also as material for Community Groups and for reflection at any time of the year. This year’s book is called...
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Post Scottish Referendum

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all of you who engaged in prayer about the Scottish independence referendum, whether through the 40 days of prayer in the referendum prayer guide, by joining us in Edinburgh and Linlithgow or simply by holding the situation...
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Staying at Nether Springs

Staying at Nether Springs

PLEASE NOTE: NETHER SPRINGS IS CLOSED TO GUESTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, DUE TO COVID-19.   Seeing a stranger approach, I would put food in the eating place, drink in the drinking place, music in the listening place, and look with joy for the blessing of God, who often...
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St. Aidan’s Day

St. Aidan’s Day

It’s Aidan’s Day and whilst Shirley and I will be away at a family wedding in Altrincham, my thoughts will focus at times throughout the day on one of my favourite Celtic saints. It was back in 1975 that I encountered God so powerfully on the beach at Bamburgh on the...
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