For Emily Ann Carr, life has been a series of obligations. Putting aside hopes for love and a family of her own, Emily raised her niece and nephew after the death of her brother. Now, with the children grown and gone, she has time to revisit some of her own dreams. More than twenty years her senior,... (more)

The leading hymn writer Timothy Dudley-Smith offers 30 new hymns for all the main festivals of the Christian year, when churches are often looking for new worship resources. All these hymns are set to well known tunes for choirs and congregations to use immediately. New words are included for the ... (more)

One couple's personal encounter with the Taliban: a story which takes a fresh look at the face of extreme Islam and offers theological reflection on a popularly-known but little understood phenomenon.

WHAT'S THE SECRET TO RESTORING HOPE AND FINDING JOY? Hope is eagerly looking forward to something we desperately want but don’t have—a love relationship, a baby, a fulfilling job, or some other lifelong dream. admittedly, it doesn’t feel good to want what we don’t have unless we’re sure we’ll even... (more)