Grand Designs used to be a favourite programme of mine to watch. I appreciated the narrative that would be crafted over many months as homes were built or restored. And it was amazing to watch the various elements of the…
Evaluation Forms
Whenever you order something online, you tend to receive a multitude of messages (e.g. emails, texts) about the item. From confirmation of the order to tracking its delivery. And then, when you think there can’t be any more correspondence, you…
Finding our way
Happy New Year! For some of us, the Christmas decorations will already be back in the loft, thank you notes written and the house/church put back in order. 2025 will have been embraced with energy and excitement – thinking of…
Heroes
Christmas is a perfect time of year to say thank you to those who have served in our churches, in our schools, in our communities, in our children’s and youth activities, over the last year. We have a wonderful opportunity…
The Impossible
What is your favourite part of the story which unfolds during Advent each year? Do you appreciate the words of the prophets as they look forward to the coming of a Wonderful Counsellor and a Prince of Peace? Do you…
Flickering lights
Have you already sent someone into the loft or ventured yourself, to bring down the Christmas decorations? Are you someone who carefully and sensibly stores the lights each year, so that they are easy to put up the next? Or,…
Beginnings and endings
A freshly baked loaf of bread. A pristine notepad. A freshly made bed. A new sheet of paper. The first day of a holiday. I don’t know about you, but I love new beginnings and the hope that comes with…
Paperwork
Do you ever wish there was less? Fewer papers to read? Fewer forms to fill in? Fewer files to organise? Despite our desire to move to a paperless society, we sometimes seem to be drowning in paperwork and it’s not…
The Messy Middle
*”Place for Hope accompanies and equips people and faith communities so that all might reach their potential to be peacemakers who navigate conflict well. Our vision is for a world where people embrace the transformational potential of conflict and nurture…
Decluttering
There’s no such things as too many books – just not enough bookcases! Said one minister to another… Except that sometimes, there are too many books and sometimes there is just too much stuff. Some of us have a great…