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Care home residents - a crisis of invisibility?

Care home residents - a crisis of invisibility?

Lynn Shelley

Matthew 9v37-38: “Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’”

Your church: what an amazing selection of activities to be involved in!

The importance of rest and reset in a frantic world

The importance of rest and reset in a frantic world

Lydia Houghton
Lydia Houghton

Have you ever stopped to wonder why so many Christian retreats and holiday organisations exist? What is it about the concept of “rest and reset” that leads countless evangelicals to conclude that the “best” holidays are those with an intentional spiritual element?

Rest: What does it look like?

This month, I interviewed individuals who spend their working lives creating spaces for others to rest; they emphasised that rest isn’t optional, it’s essential – and it’s spiritual.