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MY INTERGENERATIONAL JOURNEY

Dave Martin

It started with chicken wings. Plastic chicken wings, to be precise. They were my favourite toy at the church’s toddler group, and by far the finest item in the toy kitchen. Much to the group leader’s amusement, I would run manically around the church hall with my friend Richard each week, firing imaginary bullets from these perfectly proportionate pieces of plastic poultry as if the world was about to end, and we had been chosen to save it. More

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BLACK FRIDAY AND CHRISTMAS

Nori Chesney looks at the implications of black Friday on our families and how to build Christmas traditions as grandparents. More

“What happens when Susan my sausage dog dies?”


There are many questions that stop children and young people wanting to know more about God. Rather than trying to answer questions...

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Finding my voice: the experiences of a child with quadriplegic cerebral palsy


12-year-old Jonathan Bryan was labelled with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). The only part of his body he has full...

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Q&A: David Bennett


As a teenager David Bennett was a gay rights activist. At 19 he encountered the Holy Spirit in a gay bar. David spoke to editor Ruth...

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Forming faith rituals: You’re unique

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Parenting can be grand

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My grandparents’ house is an art gallery showcasing our childhood. We always go in through... More


Story for home: Love is…

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