The passage that I go back to again and again is Luke 2.8-20, the story of the shepherds. When I was a child, everyone wanted to be an angel or Mary in the school play. But I was Herod, because I was a good reader and could say ‘diligently’! I ca...

‘My father was from a very strong Buddhist family but my mother was from a Christian family, so I learned about Jesus through her. When I was about 10, we left Sri Lanka for Zambia and my grandmother came to visit us. I was with the wrong crowd at ...

‘The verse that means a great deal to me is Ephesians 4.2, “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” I came across this years ago, when I was proud, angry and worrying. I was young, over-confident and thou...

‘I always took God seriously. I was in the choir at school. I can remember that we never sang the last few verses of Psalm 95. I must have been aged about eight or nine and asked why and was told that they were unsuitable for Christian worship. Eve...

I work in a hospital and in March 2020 I got Covid. I couldn’t breathe. I thought I was going to die. My wife called the ambulance. I thought I wasn’t going to see my children grow up.

Share your prayer for people across the Middle East and North Africa. Let’s pray for an end to conflict, for peace, reconciliation and an opportunity to rebuild lives. Please pray for the many ways we’re reaching people with God’s love in this ...

The Mystery of the New Noisy Neighbour, our children's Christmas resources from 2018.

Our Easter resources feature a new children’s Easter booklet called The Greatest Miracle of All (for ages 7 – 11) accompanied by an easy pop-up service and PowerPoint.

2 John is a short letter from John the Elder to someone called ‘the elect lady’ and her children. The letter encourages them to continue walking in truth, in the love of God and love of one another. The author urges the letter’s recipients not ...

For the first time, you can get our Christmas children’s booklet in half a dozen languages. Share the Nativity story more widely than ever!

I couldn’t see the point of Sunday School. My friends were more interested in football and I preferred it too, so I refused to go on Sundays. My parents weren’t that happy. We went to the Keswick Convention, a Christian camp. I wasn’t that inte...

My absolute favourite part of the Bible is Corinthians 13, the whole chapter. It just sums up what the Christian faith is about. I came across it 40 years ago and it’s grown and grown in my heart over the years. I lost a grandchild 20 years ago. It...

I’m a mother-of-four so having time to sit down quietly to read is a challenge. But, because the children are a bit older, for the last year I’ve been getting up earlier and reading the Bible. I have become so much closer to God. I read Proverbs ...

I grew up near Turin, in three valleys where the Waldensian Church was. The way of life was that this was it, you had been put there by God, do your best, work hard and don’t expect things to just happen. The school I went to was linked to the chur...

I’m a medical researcher. I grew up in Xinjing Province in China. I didn’t have much information about Christianity or the Bible. No-one believed around us. It was only when I came to this country that I had contact with Christianity. I lived in ...

About 12 years ago we went to New Wine. We sang loads of songs that I didn’t know. My church was very traditional. But one said, “You are my shield, my shelter, my strong tower, my very present help in times of need”. I thought that was extraor...

In John 10.10, Jesus talks about why he came. He says that he came to give us "life, life in all its fullness". That’s very, very important to me. I was not brought up as a Christian. My parents were anti, if anything. It wasn’t until I...

I’m part of our local Open the Book team. We have just done the story of Jonah and the Whale. When we did Jonah, I was Jonah. I don’t know if I was cast for being grumbling and moaning. Jonah is quite fascinating. I think the story shows that you...

When I was 20, and a student nurse in London, I attended a Bible study class, where I heard that scripture was inspired by God. The verse was 2 Timothy 3.16-17, ‘All scripture is God-breathed and it is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and ...

I’m an occupational therapist. I work in the community with children who have conditions like cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy. Everything has changed, and is changing all the time. I’m now seeing adults in their homes. It could be anyone fr...