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What Happens When we Die?
By David Rhodes Hannah was about nine and the small green caterpillar was a lot younger. They shared a bedroom for several months before they finally parted company. It was a brief but important relationship that has not entirely ended. Like many children, Hannah...
MERCY, JUSTICE AND WELFARE REFORM
MERCY, JUSTICE AND WELFARE REFORM By Stroma McDermott On 5th March Oxford Place Methodist Centre hosted a multi-agency workshop on Welfare Reform. The presenters offered a powerful combination of statistics on the impact of Welfare Reform, the experience of testifiers...
Lunchtime Conversations
Tuesday 2nd June 12.30-2.30 at LCI, 20 New Market Street, LS1 6DG Christianity & Contemporary Politics by Luke Bretherton. Session led by Dr Helen Reid. A light lunch will be provided. Please email [email protected] or phone 0113 391 7928 if you wish...
Ever Been Surprised by Grace?
Ever been surprised by grace? written by kalhan Stumbling is not a movement of grace yet it can be the means of grace. Based on a reading of the story of Rumpelstiltskin, I can image grace as spun gold, and failing and being failed as part of the process of finding...
Finding Mr Goldman: A Parable by David Rhodes
Book Launch Thursday 14th May, 6pm at LCI "Had he known the hour of his death, the wealthy Harry Goldman might have arranged his day differently. Instead, he finds himself plunged into a nightmare in which his life of violence and ruthless greed is laid bare before...
Review of James Ault African Christianity Rising
African Christianity Rising African Christianity Rising: Stories from Ghana is a documentary film by James Ault. This review of the film and reflections on it is by Prof Kirsteen Kim, Leeds Trinity University I welcome this documentary and congratulate the film-maker...
So quiet you hardly hear it?
Good news should come with a drum roll surely? When news is actually good, it should grab attention and make us all feel positive about life. But when the good news comes as a whisper, unexpectedly, perhaps even as a secondary meaning of what is heard, it is both...
Engaging with the City-One Blade of Grass at a Time
Engaging with the city - one blade of grass at a time… Pippa Woodhams launches the second (warmer) half of the year for Wild City Retreats. I was talking with an asylum seeker recently, who was under imminent threat of deportation. The difference with this case was...
Review Finding Mr Goldman and Win a Prize
Calling book reviewers! We have copies of Finding Mr Goldman by David Rhodes to give away in return for a book review. If you are interested, please email [email protected] There’s a £25 voucher for the best review as well and an invite to the book...
Retreats on The Streets
THEOLOGICAL REEFLECTION FOR RETREATS ON THE STREETS Scripture has much to say about poverty, disadvantage and exclusion. It offers a source of inspiration and insight for all Christians who are concerned with social justice. Some phrases are challenging as in “You...