It seems we have entered a new phase in our journey of self-destruction, and the ecological and social collapse we have suspected to be on the horizon is now coming to meet us. Protecting ourselves from hopelessness no longer serves us. As many enlightened activists have told us (such as…

If you asked someone to name some of the human rights, peace might not be very high up on the list. They might start with the physical necessities like food and water, intellectual well being such as education or freedom of expression, or maybe those relating to the more obvious results of conflict:…

By Paul Lucas, published in Insurance Business UK, April 2018 To read original article Turn the clock back a quarter of a century. At the time we weren’t worried about vehicular attacks or mass shooters – instead our terrorism focus was on the IRA, especially after the Bishopsgate bombing of…

Many times at St Ethelburga’s we have witnessed the profound impact that well-communicated personal story can have on others.  We noticed that stories have the power to build bridges between people where discussion and dialogue sometimes fial.  So we set out to explore how stories are being used in community…

Peter’s Story1 ‘I’m 67 years old and have lived alone since the death last year of both my parents. I never married because for years I belonged to a small home church and so never met a Christian woman of my own age. I hear my neighbours saying mean things…