This poem was published by ‘Moji O‘ on the Substack website on the 10th October 2025. Substack is a newsletter publishing platform for independent writers, journalists, and content creators. You can find the original post here, and read more of ‘Moji O’s’ work here. God’s Masterpiece Ephesians 2:10a For we are his workmanship, created in […]
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This article was written by Lisa Mason for the Proximity website. Proximity is an urban mission resource hub equipping churches, leaders, and those on the ground through online content and in-person community. Lisa is a mum to four birth and adopted children, and works as an ESOL teacher. She lives in a beautifully diverse community,
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Diwali, sometimes called Deepavali or Deepawali, is a Hindu celebration, which is often also celebrated by some who believe in Sikhism or Jainism. It is known as the ‘festival of lights’, and symbolises the victory of goodness, light, and knowledge over evil, darkness, and ignorance. This year (2025), Diwali celebrations will be observed from the
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Written by Preethi Matthew and originally posted to her blog, Broken Beloved Beautiful. Shared here with permission. Originally a 5th-century chapel, outside ancient Constantinople, it was transformed in the 14th century with stunning frescoes that reflect the Eastern Church’s view of Christ. Converted into a mosque after 1453, the building’s art remains a quiet witness
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This article was posted on the Relational Mission website. The authors are Stuart and Sue Anderson, who spent 15 years living in South Asia, where Stuart worked as an engineer building hospitals, irrigation, and water supply projects. They have now returned to the UK and have become involved with Friends International. You can read the
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Bridges for Communities is a charity based in Bristol working to connect people of different cultures and faiths. Their aim is to encourage these communities to build friendships, to grow in understanding of one another, and to live together in peace. You can find out more about the charity here. There are times where we
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Sophie Parker has lived and worked amongst Arabic-speaking people in Africa for over 10 years. She has a passion to reach unreached Muslims with the good news of Jesus in closed access countries. When not working, she can usually be found reading, bird-watching, or working out how to squeeze in another travel adventure. Can you imagine
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What does it mean to love your neighbour? A look into who and how we should love, according to what the Bible has taught us through both the Old and New Testaments. On one occasion, an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal
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Dedicated to my friends who remain, despite the miles between us. I’m so grateful to you. Saying goodbye ‘It’s only a 4-hour flight away.’ I sobbed. I could just about see through my flood of tears. My friend’s blonde hair against the form of my 2-year old’s head as they embraced. My toddler’s chubby arms
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Rather than giving up on the seed that doesn’t bare fruit or trying to cut down the thistles, I wonder if it’s possible to invite people to grow and rise above the thistles, to set their eyes on life eternal, to turn their eyes toward Jesus and find hope there learning as adults to be children of God who takes care of us.
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I am at my desk preparing to share our testimony with a group of Christian women, and I am wary of a very specific trap: ‘the exciting story’. My husband and I are on a journey of exploring God’s call to move from the UK to North Africa. And in vocalising that into a microphone
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All Things to All People. To conform or contextualise, that is the question.
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Just re-reading Walter Brueggemann’s classic book, The Prophetic Imagination. Here is a wonderful passage on hope: The prophet has only the means of word, spoken word and acted word, to contradict the presumed reality of his or her community. The prophet is to provide the wherewithal whereby hope becomes possible again to a community of kings
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As we listened to his stories, we felt as if we were listening to a modern day book of Acts, our faith was stirred and we were so encouraged.
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And then I begin to compare my life to the lives of the people who I admire and I start to think – Have I done enough? Have I prayed enough? Why would God ever use me? But these questions are all leading me to one person…
