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Reflections

Christian development is not written in a list of principles – but on the hearts and lives of ordinary people like you and me.

In our e-newsletter Twelve, we reflect upon scripture and the experiences of people trying to make sense of following God in a muddled world.

Many of these reflections are encouraging; some are unsettling; but all have been inspired by personal experience of God’s presence in the midst of suffering.
 
In all this, we consider the priority of prayer. Because prayer is not the least we do; it is the most.


Quenching the thirst for justice
‘But let justice roll on like a river, Righteousness like a never-failing stream!’(Amos 5:24) Amos’s words are a stirring call to action. But when it comes to getting clean water flowing these days, sometimes it’s easy to feel more like we’re drowni... More >>
Love is the answer - whatever the situation
DR Congo. Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe. Afghanistan. Sometimes everywhere you look the world just seems full of conflict. And even though we know that war isn’t the answer, more often than not it seems that aggression is the world’s go-to response. Someti... More >>
Tapping into the water of life
'I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,' (Matthew 25:35). The importance of water was recognised by Jesus many times in the Bible as a symbol of physical and spiritual life. Our reflection considers how the global church can be living water in the world. More >>
Finding hope in time of uncertainty
So the saviour of the world is among us. After what seems a lifetime since his election in November, Barack Obama was finally inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States a fortnight ago. OK, so at no point has the man himself made any cl... More >>
Doing a new thing with God
‘ "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, an... More >>
A little bit of good
‘Need is all around me, it’s everywhere I go, I hear it on the TV, and on the radio o o’ Compassion fatigue is already a cliché. Thanks to information globalisation, we can stoop with the needs of an aching world on our shoulders. But is famine... More >>
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