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Finding Hope in the Pandemic – a conversation with Liz Mitchell
As part of our series talking to Christians in Education, LCI member Lawrence Cockrill speaks to Liz Mitchell about her experiences as a teacher during the pandemic and Liz offers some reflections on finding hope during challenging times. The Christians in Education...
Emma Storr reads her poem ‘Present’
Emma Storr reads her poem ‘Present’ published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here. Emma has a background in medicine and worked as a GP in Leeds for over 20 years in Harehills and Chapel Allerton after moving from London...
Reflections – Poet Theologian Hannah’s exciting announcement to end the year
This is my last blog post as poet theologian in virtual residence. It has been a fabulous experience; the journey began at the start of Covid, when Leeds Church Institute was looking for a way to work formally with me. I had already been involved in some previous...
Give my heart – Poet Theologian Hannah Stone’s reflections for Christmas
This is my penultimate blog as poet theologian in virtual residence and will be the one for you to read over Christmas itself – quite a responsibility! There is so much great poetry and art which illustrates aspects of the Christmas story, it is hard to choose just...
Happy Christmas from all of us at Leeds Church Institute
A Sermon from a Seventeenth Century Pulpit – a reflection from Hannah Stone, Poet Theologian
We’ve heard the word ‘unprecedented’ used a lot in recent weeks, in connection now with the speed and volume of vaccines being produced, not to mention the formidable logistics needed to safeguard the health of the entire global population from this awful virus. At...
Ecumenism, Interfaith & Justice Podcast: Leeds Festival of Kindness Compassion & Wellbeing
Welcome to this podcast on Ecumenism, Interfaith & Justice. This podcast replaces a Heart Shift Webinar, in partnership with The William Temple Foundation conceived by Joshua Malkin as part of the Kindness Revolution – the Leeds Festival of Kindness Compassion...
Kristina Diprose reads her poem “In which God appears as a busker”
Kristina Diprose reads her poem ‘In which God appears as a busker’ published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here. “Before the pandemic, I commuted into Leeds on the train every day for work. I decided to write my poem...
All Change – a reflection from our Poet Theologian Hannah Stone for 2nd week in December
As I write, the country has just shifted from the second full lockdown to a return to the ‘tiers system’ which juggles at a supposedly local level the governing of infection control with sustaining the economy. Leeds had been on the verge of entering tier three when...
Why I don’t like Wednesdays – a poem for International Day of Disabled People 2020
Cath Nichols poem ‘Why I Don’t Like Wednesdays’ published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here is a wonderful poem to share at any time, but we are sharing this to celebrate International Day of Disabled People on 3rd...