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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...
Hospitality and Sanctuary for All
This resource, written by Inderjit Bhogal, offers prompts for conversation and reflection on the theme of hospitality and sanctuary. Though people of different backgrounds are involved in the work of hospitality and sanctuary, this is a resource produced for Churches....
Retreat on the Streets-Bookings are now closed, new dates to be announced
Many of us claim to know our city well, particularly the centre. We go there daily to work or study, perhaps weekly for shopping, entertainment or to meet friends. But all these activities bring a sense of purpose and we are in the city for a reason, possibly...
The trees of the field don't always clap gently
In January's Wild City Retreat we were thrown into the wild force of the wind. None of us chose to stay out for more than a short while. It was far more comfortable to remain inside sipping hot spiced apple juice while learning about the old tradition of wassailing:...
African Christianity Rising-Stories from Ghana
Documentary film screening and panel discussion. What does Christianity's explosive growth in Africa mean for the world, the Church and us? Monday 23rd February 4.15-6.30pm at the Baines Wing SR (4.12), The University of Leeds.
Are you Saying NO to the Culture of Now? And should you?
Join us to explore what Sabbath can mean in Leeds. Thursday 12th February, 6pm at LCI. Refreshments provided. To book, please email [email protected] or phone 0113...
Faith in Dark Places
JESUS WERE A NORTHERNER People from Yorkshire have a reputation for being direct, honest, straight-talking, and strong minded. They don’t scare easily. Yorkshire folk, and many others who have chosen to live here, tend to call a spade a spade. Maybe that’s why not...