cold, wet and windy January. Help us to discover positive ways to help ourselves through it, and to help others too  

11 It’s wet and windy outside, the news about the spread of Covid-19, and what that might mean for restrictions, isn’t encouraging. It’s easy to feel ‘down’. So this week, let’s think through how we’re going to handle these stresses and take some charge over our feelings – leaving Dry January and Veganuary to others

Sixty years ago, John F Kennedy famously said in his inauguration speech as president of the United States, ‘ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.’ Maybe we can adapt that sentiment at this time, to think not of what others can do for us at

The year is one week old, and already in Britain we’ve had most of the country put into another lockdown, there’s been concern about the ability of the NHS to cope with the rising number of Covid cases, the programme for rolling out the vaccines, the impact of new Brexit customs arrangements, and education/ schools

The Rev Mitchell Bunting, minister of the United Reformed Churches in Helensburgh and Dumbarton, prepared this for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity later in January. We’ll use it then, but it seemed very apposite for today, so with his permission, here it is:   I am writing this short reflection on Epiphany –

6              Epiphany On you the Lord shines and over you his glory will appear; nations will journey to your light and kings to your radiance. Isaiah 60: 2a-3   Lord, grant us clear vision and courage, that in the light of your light, we may devote our power and potential to your service, even when

5 January Is it Twelfth Night, or is that tomorrow? Different people have different views on the topic. Whichever, the Christmas season is drawing to an end, and decorations either are down, or will be soon. For some it was mainly about eating, drinking, watching television, and presents – and a series of parties and

4 January For some today is a holiday, for some it’s the first day back at work. For some there is no work, for some nothing to make one day any different from another. Some will have plenty to do in January, some may be looking for something on which to hang their days. Some