Dec 11th 2017 -
The shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,...
Dec 11th 2017 -
When [the magi] had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left...
Dec 10th 2017 -
The other day I was sat getting my haircut down the local barbers, casually eavesdropping in on the conversation from the chair next to me, where the hairdresser and her client were decrying the decline of the Great British Nativity. They longed for a return to the good ol' days of traditional nativities, where you kept it simple and stuck with your...
Dec 8th 2017 -
In this festive issue of the loveyouruni podcast Miriam and Luke are in York wearing festive headwear, Miriam shares what she's been learning about John the Baptist and Luke has his annual mince pie. subscribe
Nov 29th 2017 -
The room was filled with smiling faces and open conversation. A sense of family reigned over any differences, and one theme prevailed: unity. A couple of weeks ago, 60 students and young adults from different churches around Sheffield, gathered together in unity to worship over the city. Led by a worship collective called ‘Far & Wide’, 8 churches were represented over the...
Nov 24th 2017 -
Retail therapy is one of my least favourite concepts. The idea that filling our lives and homes with things we don’t need in order to try and make ourselves feel better, to calm our anxieties and soothe our fears, it doesn't sit well with me. Every year Black Friday slithers into my inbox like the vines of a poisonous plant, tens of emails...
Nov 22nd 2017 -
watch the talks from Uprising - the Student Work Conference 2017 Campus Uprising - Miriam Swaffield Faith Uprising - Rich Wilson Prayer Uprising - James Aladiran Spirit Uprising - Rachel Hughes Hope Uprising - Phil Knox OR LISTEN BACK TO JUST AUDIO HERE
