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Older people in church

Older people are the archives of the church

By Ruth Preston / 23/10/2020 /

Singing hymns to God in our church   We recently had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Reverend Tom from Kenya. Reverend Tom has been diligently serving the older people…

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Spirituality and the over 80s

By Ruth Preston / 12/10/2020 /

For many older people, faith and religion are important aspects of their spirituality – allowing the person to hold onto real meaning in their life, have confidence in their personhood,…

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Spiritual Care at End of Life

By Ruth Preston / 01/10/2020 /

Spirituality and religion are not synonymous with each other. Whilst religious aspects of a person’s life will usually involve and affect their spirituality, there are many people whose spirituality has…

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With Society ‘open for business’ again, we must not forget our older people

By Alex Drew / 16/09/2020 /

  As a national UK lockdown eases, some people are returning to work and many church buildings are either open again, or making tentative plans to reopen; and even those…

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Intergenerational Living: A Story of Encouragement

By Ruth Preston / 07/09/2020 /

  For hundreds of years, families have taken care of their ageing loved ones, with most families housing children, parents, and grandparents all under one roof. Today, we are seeing…

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God Works Spirit to Spirit

By Ruth Preston / 31/08/2020 /

  We recently had the privilege of speaking with Mavis, a wonderful woman of Christ who is humbly obedient to the call of the Lord, and one of our Church…

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5 Keys to Finding Purpose and Meaning in Lockdown 

By Ruth Preston / 19/08/2020 /

  Finding purpose and meaning is, as the Bible presents it: God’s life giving plan for each one of his children. But during this time of isolation and shielding it’s…

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3 Hidden Treasures of Lockdown

By Ruth Preston / 13/08/2020 /

  The Israelites, we read, wandered the wilderness for 40 years. With the benefit of scriptural hindsight, we can see the working hand of God on their situation, and the…

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The hidden ‘coping’: have we forgotten someone?

By Ruth Preston / 08/08/2020 /

Stoicism has sometimes been associated with a British ‘stiff upper lip’: enduring without unnecessary emotion. Getting on with it. The word comes from the ancient Stoics, who looked for inner…

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