It can sometimes be tricky for us as humans to think of our Almighty God of the universe as our FRIEND. There is a term that may help us understand how we can hold the balance of seeing God as our KING and as our FRIEND. The term is: REVERENT INTIMACY. We are invited to draw near to God, which is the INTIMACY, but also commanded to SUBMIT to Him, which is the REVERENCE --- REVERENT INTIMACY. If you'd like to listen to an audio recording of our Receive & Reflect prayer time on Friday morning...

My family and I ‘discovered’ Whalley Abbey a couple of years ago, and were deeply blessed by the welcome we received, as well as by the...

Somehow, for me, every Easter is different. Despite the number of years that I have experienced Passiontide and Easter services, or the...