WEEK FOUR: SPIRITUAL WELLBEING Sunday 28 Feb True rest and refreshing Holidays can be good for our replenishment, but they don’t necessarily satisfy our need for spiritual rest and wellbeing. Saint Augustine famously said, “Your Lord have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless, until they can find yest in you.” Selwyn Hughes […]
We’re showing off your beautiful mugs during the countdown of Sunday Worship, so do get there for 10.30am! Edda and Christoph are leading the service live from the Rectory as we continue on The Wellbeing Journey. [Find all the links below the video] Click here to watch (or click image below)… Church Coffee Online… Sign […]
Saturday 27 Feb Sabbath The concept of Sabbath is often misunderstood; it means ‘to stop’. The biblical creation account tells us that God rested on the seventh day – delighting in his creation. Often this biblical command to ‘keep Sabbath’ has been made into an unhelpful, stifling religious duty. Jesus responded to that by saying […]
Father we thank you this beautiful morning for the gift of Life, for persevering us through the night, we say thank you Jesus for a new day that you have graciously brought us into. Thank God for the well being journey we all are in and the positive feedbacks we are receiving, for the uplifting […]
Friday 26 Feb Slow down to be present Slowing down is essential but it can be hard. Our fast pace can make us especially vulnerable to burnout if our identity is rooted in what we do rather than who we are. A wise Christian leader counselled a younger one, “You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from […]
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Thursday 25 Feb Gratitude “Rejoice always, … give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thessalonians 5.16-18) Studies have shown that the attitude of gratitude can increase our happiness by as much as 25%. It helps us savour the good things in life. But it’s not enough to feel gratitude – we need to express it. Some […]
(This is from a longer article by Curt Thompson. Read the full article here…) By now, most of us have noticed. And either we or someone we know is talking about it. Zoom fatigue. Irritability. No fever, cough or body aches necessary. Just the normal, run-of-the-mill symptoms of social distancing. And mostly, people are describing […]
Wednesday, 24 Feb A hope that doesn’t disappoint Viktor Frankl, a survivor of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp, tells how hope was the most important factor in surviving. Hope is the belief that things can change. It sustains us. It helps us deal with suffering and disappointments. It’s important that we learn to deal effectively […]
On Sunday, Christoph talked with Samuel Kpagheri at Church Coffee Online. Samuel works with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Togo and West Africa as a translation consultant. We talk about the bible in Ncam, the local language, to which Samuel contributed. It was completed in 2015. Alongside it runs a literacy programme especially geared towards women […]