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Is Hybrid church the best of both worlds?

As many of us are excited about returning to our church buildings to take part in live worship again, Robert Ashton explains that there are also advantages to the various on-line services that have been available recently, and suggests a way forward.

Yes, but God is bigger, even than a dinosaur!

Andrew Bryant has been reflecting on the wonders of creation as he spends time with the Diplodocus in Norwich Cathedral.

Will you allow God inside your life?

Anna Heydon encourages us to lower the barriers and allow God to help us through difficult times.

We must look after God’s creation

Martin Upton has been experiencing the wonders of North Yorkshire, and reflects on the need for us all to take responsibility for the world we live in.

Let us therefore love alike, though we cannot think alike

East Anglia Methodist District Chair, Rev Julian Pursehouse, gives his thoughts on the recent landmark decision to permit same sex marriage in Methodist churches.

The real me behind the front page news

As many of us are contemplating a new start in our lives following sixteen months of restrictions, Ruth Lilley is suggesting that renewing our attempts to be open and honest will benefit both ourselves and the people we meet.

I don’t know – but know someone who does

Regular contributor Jane Walters has been reflecting that, as we get older, we realise that we have the answers to fewer and fewer of life’s questions.

God is Lord of time, and of eternity

Philip Young recently presented a paper to the Quaker Universalist Group Conference on 'Life, Time and Eternity from a Christian perspective’. He shares a short extract from that paper here.

God can use old age to bring new life

Anna Heydon encourages to make the most of the new opportunities which God offers us as we approach the more mature years of our lives.

How can our weakness be a strength?

Andrew Frere-Smith explains why there can be some positive outcomes from the trials of the last fourteen months.

Seize the opportunities that retirement provides!

Robert Ashton has become aware that his mature years are beckoning, and resolves to make the most of that potentially fruitful era of his life.

The church – a beacon of light and hope

We are all hoping for a better, brighter future as Britain emerges from the pandemic, and Rev Ron Skivington, senior pastor at Stalham Baptist Church, reminds us that the church must provide the faith and hope that society needs.

God is working in the waiting

Ruth Lilley has been spending more time reading God’s word each day, and has been encouraged as a result.

When digging up the roots is the only way

Regular contributor Jane Walters has been gardening, and reflecting on the need for some radical weeding!

We believe in life after death

Following the recent announcement that the coronavirus has now claimed a total of three million deaths worldwide, Philip Young reminds us that Christ’s resurrection brings us all the hope of eternal life.

Unexpected blessings in the wilderness journey

Carol Holmes explains some of the blessings she has discovered during the lockdown wilderness of the last year.

The Light shines on in the darkness

As we move through Easter week, Andy Bryant reflects on the miracle of Christ’s resurrection and reminds us of the hope that it brings.

Easter Day gives us hope for the future

What does the future hold for us asks Dean of Norwich Cathedral, the Very Rev Jane Hedges, in her Easter reflection.

Bishop of Norwich talks of hope of Easter message

Writing in the Eastern Daily Press this Easter, the Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, talks of the hope of the Easter message which brings hope, joy, peace and abundant life.

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