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Dealing with Tough News
‘Do all things without murmuring and arguing, so that you may become blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world.’ (Philippians 2:14-15)...
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Dealing with Anxiety
Cast all your anxiety on Him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7) This week, university studying has started. The joy and exuberance of Welcome Week – the exciting noise of young people freshly away from home, discovering...
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Sanctuary and Journey: The foundation of Welcome Week
Psalm 84: 1-7 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow...
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Mystical Translation
This week, read more from Chaplain Karen writing for the Methodist Church's Theology Everywhere. In this article she talks translation and the human element: "When we look back at our lives, many of us might name moments when a person...
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Tending the fire: Chaplaincy past and future
It’s 25 years since I first got involved with the Chaplaincy at the University of Bath. There have been a lot of changes - Eastwood seemed the trendy newbuild, imagine Bath without a computer science department! There are some things...
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Student retreat in daily life
Second year Chem Eng student Helena Taylor shared her experience of the recent student ‘at home’ retreat week organised by University of Bath Chaplain Karen Turner in conjunction with Bath Spa Uni. “The week started with all the participants meeting...
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Cast your anxiety on Him
The exam season is upon us. As I walk around the campus and through the Library I can sense the tension! It takes me back to my days at university and medical school. Day to day living becomes focussed by...
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Choosing to 'put on Christ'
In this period after Easter, we are in the Great Fifty Days – the period between Easter and Pentecost. If we belong to a church that follows a liturgical cycle, we will probably find that prayers in our services reflect...
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Fuelling the engine of faith
The time after Easter is always an interesting period. Emotions vary; for some the joy of Easter continues. For others, the pressures and events of daily life and work soon kick back in. John’s gospel helps us sift through this...
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Holy Week & Easter
Christianity is realistic about the way things are. Life brings us many joys, but also many sorrows. Joys can be exhilarating, empowering, transformative. Sorrows can be dark, deep and destructive. A friend of mine, now long since departed this life,...
