#MyAdvent – Hannah Robinson

// Does Advent mean more when you become a Christian?

Written by Hannah Robinson

My non-denominational Advent

// What does Advent look like for someone who grew up in a Catholic church?

Written by Brian Walsh

Home is…?

// The incarnation symbolises the divine walking alongside humanity, hand in hand. Being with us, knowing us, healing us, giving to us, being safe and open and now. Immanuel - home.

Written by Gemma Brown

Tales from a former Christmas orphan

// What happens when you find yourself on the other side of the world from your family at Christmas?

Written by Amanda Robinson

Divorce and Danish living

// As part of our Advent series, we are look this week at love, and how to survive Christmas when you feel alone

Written by Ruth Clements

#MyAdvent – Katherine Stephenson

// What's it like to reimagine Christmas? We asked a London church-planter about her first advent in a new church.

Written by Katherine Stephenson

The gift

// How do we find peace amidst the chaos? An Advent reflection.

Written by Emma Fowle

Help, I’m greedy!

// There’s something I’ve never heard as a pastor.

Written by Tim Blaber

Coping with Christmas

// 'Tis the season for joy and celebration but for many, emptiness and sadness pervade.

Written by Rachael Newham

Peace on earth – including Calais

// In the second week of our Advent series, we explore the theme of peace in a time of crisis.

Written by Sarah Yardley

Why God wasn’t meant to be just an idea

// The story of an $75million-inheriting 18-year-old who never set foot outside of his penthouse apartment.

Written by Pete Waugh

My hope for today

// The first week of Advent focuses on the theme of hope, so this week, we are too. Today's post examines how to hope when your dreams don't come true.

Written by Joanna Wright

Five creative ways to give on a tight budget

// Our friends at Stewardship have let us in on their top tips for being generous this #GivingTuesday.

Written by Bethan Walker

#MyAdvent – Benjamin Robinson

// We ask some of our friends what Advent means to them in our new #MyAdvent series

Written by Benjamin Robinson

Why I’m an evangelical

// Putting it bluntly, I don’t think we live up to the evangelical name as a collective and a generation.

Written by Nick Harris

Hannah Kendall, composer

// Our Working 9 to 5 series continues with a peek into a day in the life of a contemporary classical composer

Written by threads

Escaping the cringe

// How to deal with Sudden Revulsion Syndrome when you're dating.

Written by Christine Gilland

5 steps to making a bright idea come to life

// Yes, you've had a great idea - but where to now?

Written by Alex Cameron

Freedom

// In the wake of Remembrance Day, we take another look at what freedom really means.

Written by Emma Fowle

Christina McKenzie, food stylist

// On our brand-new Working 9 to 5 series, we take a peek at other people's lives for one day. Today, meet Christina, food stylist for Jamie Oliver.

Written by threads