Beth Buckley, our Development coordinator reflects on seeing God in real conversations... I often say in my job, I never know what conversations I will end up having on a day to day basis with guests or volunteers. Sometimes funny, sometimes odd, sometimes challenging, sometimes poignant, sometimes beautiful. Recently I found myself having a really lovely chat with a volunteer about what it means for people to feel safe, share the realities of what they are going through and how we respond...

Iain, our Support Manager, reflects on the dilemma of making difficult choices... Have you ever made a decision you’ve later regretted? Whether it’s enviously eying-up your friend’s delicious looking tiramisu when you’ve ordered the rather underwhelming cheesecake*, or something more serious, I’m willing to bet most of us have at some point felt ‘I got that one wrong’. *Feel free to insert your own choice of fantastic/underwhelming desserts here! One (albeit very unimportant) decision I...

Hope Chaplain Lauren Bailey reflects on advancing the kingdom of God... Recently I have been thinking about one of our key objectives of advancing the kingdom - and when I think about this, I always bring to mind an image of swords and shields, full armour and fighting. More recently though I have had to lay this down in my mind and purposefully remember Jesus. His nature fully God and also fully human. Emmanuel – God with us. He advanced the Kingdom by becoming “nothing”. Jesus knew who he...