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  • We Are Satellites – An Interview with Martin Saunders

    We Are Satellites – An Interview with Martin Saunders

    Ok, obvious one to start, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you wrote We Are Satellites? I enjoy an obvious question. I’m Martin, and I’ve been involved in youth ministry for the last 20 years. I guess I have dedicated my entire working life to helping young people connect with […]

    Rachael Newham

    November 19, 2020
    Books, Uncategorized
  • The Riches of Darkness Guest Post by Liz Carter

    The Riches of Darkness Guest Post by Liz Carter

    When the clocks go back and the evenings draw in, so often life can seem murkier for many of us. Never more so, perhaps, than this year, with seemingly so little to look forward to, hope removed with anticipation ripped away from us. The world can feel a dark place for us. The world may […]

    Rachael Newham

    October 31, 2020
    Books
  • A Familiar Fog

    A Familiar Fog

    I could feel the lump solidifying in my throat, my eyes burned and brimmed with tears, the exhaustion had settled upon me like a leaden cloak. It was all too familiar. I have been acquainted with this fog for over half of my life, and yet it still catches me unawares. It’s different now, though. […]

    Rachael Newham

    October 1, 2020
    Mental Health
  • How Do You Teach ‘difficult’ Bible Stories to Children? Guest Post by Lucy Rycroft

    How Do You Teach ‘difficult’ Bible Stories to Children? Guest Post by Lucy Rycroft

    “She put WHAT through his forehead?!” “The FAT closed over the SWORD??!!” The Bible is full of colourful stories. Some of them seem to have ended up in a sort of ‘children’s canon’, a repertoire we are happy to teach to our kids, stories which publishers are eager to bring to life again and again […]

    Rachael Newham

    July 15, 2020
    Books, Pregnancy and Parenthood, Uncategorized
  • 30 Books That Have Shaped My 30 Years

    30 Books That Have Shaped My 30 Years

    As I hurtle towards my thirtieth birthday, I decided to put aside by 1/3 life crisis (it’s not a thing – but I’m feeling it!) and think about the 30 books* which I have loved the most and which have been the most influential in my own writing. I haven’t ranked them because that would […]

    Rachael Newham

    July 13, 2020
    Books
    best books, Books, christian books
  • Poverty, Justice and Mental Health

    I was thrilled to be a part of Kintsugi Hope and Christians Against Poverty’s #TheBigDebate earlier this week and you can now see my interview with Nina Hossain in full.

    Rachael Newham

    June 5, 2020
    Mental Health, Uncategorized
  • This is the Time to Grieve Our Losses

    This is the Time to Grieve Our Losses

    As a christian writer, the temptation when disaster hits, is to get to the illustration. I want to be able to write not only “hard and clear about what hurts” as Hemingway so powerfully suggests, but I also want to write about the redemption of that hurt. I want to be able to write the […]

    Rachael Newham

    April 1, 2020
    Lessons, Uncategorized
  • Sacrifice in a Strange New Land – Guest Post by Karen Costa

    Sacrifice in a Strange New Land – Guest Post by Karen Costa

    We all may consider that we know what it is to sacrifice something of worth. Those of us with children and vulnerable family members make sacrifices each day, including sacrificing sleep and giving up time to ourselves to meet their care needs. During Lent we may decide to sacrifice our love of chocolate or crisps, […]

    Rachael Newham

    March 26, 2020
    Life, Uncategorized
    coronavirus, covid19, ruth and naomi, sacrifice, self-isolating, theological reflection
  • Baby Change, by Anne Calver – Review

    Baby Change, by Anne Calver – Review

    Usually these days I find myself reading books in fits and starts, frequently having to re-read the pages as I’m snatching moments when my own baby (well – racing toddler is more apt) is asleep. As it happens however, I read this in just over a day as I was stuck in bed unwell and […]

    Rachael Newham

    March 21, 2020
    Books, Pregnancy and Parenthood, Uncategorized
    book review, Books, christian books
  • At Least

    At Least

    There are many ‘at least(s)’ flying around. ‘At least you don’t live alone’ ‘At least you don’t have a pre-existing condition’ ‘At least you still get paid’ Of course, all these may be true. Some of us are more privileged than others, that can be recognised without minimising struggle. Because whether you’re self-isolating, social distancing, […]

    Rachael Newham

    March 17, 2020
    Lessons, Life, Uncategorized
    community, corona virus, covid, grief, hope, pastoral care, snowdrops
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