Saint Patrick's Breastplate is a prayer of protection, The original Old Irish lyrics were traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick during his ministry in Ireland in the 5th century. He was the founder of the Celtic Monastic Missionary Movement, which exercise an incredible influence throughout Northe rn Europe from 500 to 950 AD. Trust you enjoy this ancient prayer: I arise today Through the strength of Christ's birth with His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixio

By Les Henson. Time is perhaps the most valuable thing that we possess. Indeed, it is one of the most transient and irrevocable things...

By J. Have you overheard people expressing their outrage? Maybe its outrage about people selfishly ignoring the social distancing...

By Les Henson. I thought I would include this poem that I wrote about three years ago just to lighten this issue of Powerful Dependence a...

By Les Henson. We live in the age of social media when it appears, at least on the surface, that many people are willing and open to...

The world is broken. We see symptoms of its brokenness all around us. One out of every two marriages end in divorce, leaving many families fragmented and fractured. Also, the very idea of marriage is at risk. Bullying is an increasing issue in our schools, resulting in neither children nor teachers feeling safe. Violence affects vast areas of society, including our homes, where domestic violence is a growing problem. Racism is on the increase with the rise of the far-right. O

By Wapke Henson. Four of my grandchildren have grown up with a story that happened when their father was still a young boy. Tucking them...

By Les Henson. Many people within the church think of mission as that which is done overseas by those people called missionaries. Those...

Over the next ten weeks, we are sharing the ReFrame Course videos. The course is produced by Regent College, Marketplace Institute in...

By J. I hope these little anecdotes of bad prayers that God made good on will encourage you to pray anyway even if you are bad at...

By J. Binge eating is usually to do with junk food. Binge drinking is often related to alcohol. Binge-watching, well ... that could be TV...

The following prayer is a favourite of mine to which I have turned in difficult times. It has served me well down through the years. I...

By Les Henson. As we celebrate Good Friday and Easter Sunday let us contemplate the enormous cost involved before the great joy of the...

By Les Henson. There are times when God seems so far away when it’s difficult to read one’s Bible, to pray, or to engage in any form of...

By Les Henson. We live in a world where noise, confusion and conflict abound. Silence and solitude have been forgotten or even displaced...