Getting Creative with Scripture St Paul in one of his letters in the New Testament writes to Timothy: ‘All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness’          2 Timothy 3:16 We should be connecting with scripture every day. When we do it’s most likely going to be through reading it or hearing it. Daily readers and reflections are helpful, either on-screen, in a book or via a podcast. They help us to think about scripture from

Written by Jill Nugent Have you got a garden? Do you enjoy gardening? Perhaps you are having a go at it now because, in the present situation, you actually have extra time on your hands? Being out in green spaces is good for our well-being but I actually like to think it’s good for God as well. Gardening can be on a large scale of course. There are many beautiful gardens that open to visitors and they can be inspirational as well

Written by Jill Nugent Home for most of us is a special place. There are many quotes that reflect its specialness. For example ‘There’s no place like home.’ ‘Home is where the heart is.’ ‘Home is a shelter from storms.’ ‘Home is where you feel safe.’ Home is mentioned often in the Bible. Jesus was invited into people’s homes – Zacchaeus, Simon Peter, Mary and Martha to mention a few. He ate meals, healed and taught people in homes. He was surprised by a paralysed man

I am writing to you from Osu which is in Accra, Ghana. As many of you already know, I am completing the last two weeks of my sabbatical programme, which was foiled last year. My focus is "Keeping faith in the face of trauma" and I am thinking particularly about the effects of generations of trauma. I will also seek to tie that into recent “trauma”. This journey to Ghana has been vital to my research. Some little things that may