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Stories of hope

This May, we are just one amongst hundreds of charities and community groups that are coming together for A Million Acts of Hope. The theme of hope got us thinking just how many stories we hear of how people have been bringing hope through sharing their faith in their context.

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Sharing hope with cadets

Every year, thousands of young people and adult volunteers head off to Annual Cadet Camp – an experience made possible by a dedicated team of staff and chaplains, often known as padres. Cadets especially loved Little Book of Chaos, a booklet filled with scripture for life’s challenging moments.

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Joyce's story: Destination Hope

Last Easter, Gold Hill Baptist Church in Chaflont St Peter, Buckinghamshire hosted 'Destination Hope', a four-day creative Easter exhibition that opened meaningful conversations with visitors of all ages.

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Rev Andy's story: Helping communities to thrive

In Bristol, UK, churches are coming together to offer practical help and spiritual support to those around them. Reverend Andy Murray, vicar at St Peter’s Lawrence Weston and St Andrew’s Avonmouth, and Dean of Priority Communities for the Diocese of Bristol, is part of a team championing a new response to these areas of the city.

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After Jesus had washed his disciples' feet … he said: … “I have set the example, and you should do for each other exactly what I have done for you.” John 13:12,15All over the world, people are bringing life to others as they follow Jesus’ example and serve those around them. As they show love and offer welcome, they see relationships grow, hearts become open, and people respond to God.

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Exploring the beatitudes through A New Rhythm

Journeying through the beatitudes, A New Rhythm explores the way of trust, lament, humility, justice, compassion, right motive, peace-making, surrender, and radical love.

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A New Rhythm for Life

Last summer, Lifewords launched a new project to celebrate, support, and resource all those individual Christians, groups and churches sharing Scripture’s living hope wherever they are. And so, Lifebringers was born. It has been exciting to engage with Lifebringers all over the UK joining us in this collaborative movement to bring Good News.

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Fresh starts

January often invites us to think about new beginnings. The calendar turns, resolutions are made, and phrases like “new year, new me” fill our conversations. But this month, we've been reflecting on fresh starts.

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An Easter reflection: coming down the mountain

For Christians, Easter is at the heart of what we believe. Jesus’ death and resurrection are the climax of history and the fulfilment of so many of God’s promises in the Bible. As we continue to reflect on the significance of Easter, let's take a look at a slightly less expected passage from Scripture.

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Becki's story: Hope, welcome and practical support

North End Baptist Church have been finding ways to support and welcome their local community, and we were glad to grant resources to support this work.

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A journey of prayer

The team at The Wonder of Wellbeing Gower have been providing opportunities for people to engage with faith through art shows, creative spaces and outdoor experiences.

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Sharing the Christmas story

For many, Christmas is a season filled with opportunity to share the good news of Jesus in creative, welcoming and meaningful ways. Churches and ministries have been using Lifewords’ Bible resources to open conversations, build relationships and gently share the message of hope at the heart of Christmas.

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Good News is Coming

This year, we’re thrilled to introduce Good News is Coming, a brand-new seasonal resource created to help individuals, families, and churches reconnect with the wonder of Christmas in a meaningful and visually captivating way.

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Staff Picks - A hope, a welcome and a way

As Christmas draws closer, Lifewords staff share why The True Light and OUTSIDE/IN are among their favourite resources.

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10 ways to share the Bible

Sharing the Bible in your community might feel a little bit daunting, so here are some Lifebringing ideas from the Lifewords team to help you reach out.

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Building partnerships

The new edition of Interact is out now! Hear from Lifebringers around the world and how we are giving them the tools they need to share the Bible in their contexts.

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Staff Picks - Three Little Books

Our Comms Executive Clare has been asking everyone in the office which Lifewords resource is their favourite and why. Our Little Book series is particularly popular among the team

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Elzbieta's story: Called by name

Elzbieta shares how she became a Christian, and how a chemistry teacher, our Little Book of Chaos and a verse from the book of Isaiah were all key in her journey to faith.

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You are bringing life

Many Lifewords resources and projects are valued by churches, chaplains and youth workers as they seek to share the Bible’s words of life. But there are so many more ways in which people are using our resources to bring life in their contexts.

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Rev Tim's story: Seen, heard and valued

Rev Tim Yau, Interim Associate Priest in the Parish of Sprowston and Rural Dean of Norwich North Deanery, shares what bringing life means to him.

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Markus' story: Part of something special

For more than a decade, the Lifewords team in Indonesia has been supporting hundreds of ministries bringing life to vulnerable children living in both urban and rural areas. Markus from Medan, Sumatra, began a role as Life Kids Ministry coordinator and teacher in Cileungsi after graduating from Bible college.

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Youth workers are bringing life

Around the world, Lifewords resources are being used by youth workers as they encourage, support and disciple young people in their faith. In youth groups in Kenya, at events in Australia, in church communities across the UK, people have shared how our resources are enabling people to bring life through the words of the Bible.

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Pastor Solano's story: A common language

Pastor Solano, Director of Sports Evangelism for Assemblies of God Church in Nairobi, is supporting and sharing the Bible's good news with young people through football.

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Chaplains are bringing life

Lifewords is resourcing chaplains as they bring life in prisons, schools, care homes, hospitals, colleges and universities, in stations, airports, workplaces, at festivals, in army barracks and supported living.

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Churches are bringing life

Churches are the beating heart of villages, towns, and cities around the world. We want to help you reach into your communities and share the Bible.

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Introducing Lifebringers

What does it mean to bring life in your context – your church, neighbourhood, workplace, or community?

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Helen's story: Sharing the Bible on London's estates

The Revd Helen Shannon leads the development of estates mission for the Gregory Centre for Church Multiplication, and is bringing life to her church and community with Lifewords resources.

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Lesley's story: Providing a safe space for young people

Lesley shares how, with the help of Lifewords resources, she has had the opportunity to share and bring life to young people in Tunbridge Wells.

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Stories of life bringing from around the world

The new edition of Interact is out now! Read how people just like you are bringing life in their communities all over the world, and how Lifewords are equipping churches

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Ince's story: Called to serve

Ince is 24 years old, passionate about Jesus, and head teacher of a kindergarten school in Bumi Indah. She is just one of many "Lifebringers" who feel called to partner with Lifewords in Indonesia, to share the Bible, serve the community, and reach out to children.

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Matt's story: Bringing hope in prisons

Rev Matt shares how Lifewords resources help him share hope and life with the inmates that he supports at HMP Humber.

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Supporting children-at-risk in Brazil

Luciana is bringing life to children-at-risk in her community through running Lifewords programme Choose Life at the church where she works.

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Caring for vulnerable children in Nairobi

In Nairobi, Pastor Mary is bringing hope and life as she opens up her church to the community and offers a welcome to children who have been living on the street.

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Radek's story: Hands and hearts

As the fight for power and control of Ukraine continues, churches, organisations, and individuals are committed to providing material and spiritual aid, to both refugees abroad and communities within Ukraine. One such ministry that continues to bring life in this way is Good Works Mission, led by Radek.

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Melissa's story: Helping those in crisis to find meaning

As a mental health chaplain, Melissa faithfully supports individuals who are experiencing crisis and acute mental health struggles, bringing comfort and life to those for whom life can be very, very hard.

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Reflecting God through creativity

Ann seeks to bring life through encouraging others to be innovative and creative in sharing the hope of the Bible, and finds that Lifewords resources lend themselves to practising this creativity.

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Chris' story: The heart of the community

As Chris Okoth walks around the Kariobangi slum, he greets people he knows and calls out to a group of children, who respond with delighted shouts. He pauses and shares a Bible story with them, then they pray together. Then he’s off again, eager to check in with more members of the community.

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Creating a crisis box

A Lifewords supporter shares what a crisis box is, why having a crisis box has been such a benefit to her, and why she always makes sure there is a copy of Little Book of Chaos inside.

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Powerful words

In times of rapid – even tectonic – change, we often ask: How can we speak to today’s world? How can we share the Good News without becoming a museum piece – disconnected and irrelevant?

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Daily Strength in later life

Anne-Louise, who works as a chaplain with older people, shares her experience of Daily Strength and the encouragement that this resource has brought to those she supports.

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Comfort in the midst of grief

The death of those we love is always devastating. It’s as though a part of us has also died. We wonder if the sense of pain and loss will ever stop, and whether anyone really understands. Developed with bereavement counsellors, Lifewords’ Living with Loss deals honestly with heartache, anger, fear and, of course, loss.

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Lifewords in action

Lifewords’ 137 year old Bible resource ministry in print, in person, and online is fuelled by the prayerful generosity of individuals, trusts and churches. Every gift, every donation makes a huge difference and helps bring life all over the world.

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The short/long story of Long Story Short

It is the pulse of the universe, the song of creation, the beginning, the end, the centre of every orbit and the home to which all things return. It is an invitation to explore who we are and where we fit in the history of everything.

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Sharing joy this Easter

How can we share the good news of the Bible with our communities this Easter?

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A supportive space

Many churches across the UK have been using Lifewords resources within their outreach and support groups, and one such church is C3 UnitedLife Sutton Central.

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Calm in the chaos

Genesis Trust is a Christian charity which seeks to offer immediate practical help to people in Bath who are homeless and vulnerable, along with long term help and opportunities. Lifewords' Little Books are bringing hope and encouragement to those supported by the charity.

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Tektonic Jesus

A creative reflection from Steve Bassett. Jesus never scrolled through a twitter feed. He never swiped through a series of instagram posts. Never snapped, faced, web-chatted, or zoomed...

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An Advent adventure

Advent is as season of waiting, of anticipation, and for the patient among us the daily opening of an advent calendar door, or burning of an advent candle, builds the excitement towards Christmas Day. But what does it really mean to celebrate the season of Advent, what does it mean to wait?

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Christmas in Fakenham

Each year, Fakenham Parish Church hold a Christmas Tree Festival, and regularly share Lifewords resources with those who attend.

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Welcome into the Christmas story

The Christmas story is full of unlikely characters. None of them are obvious choices to witness God coming to earth.

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Beautiful words

Lifewords believes that the Scriptures can be transformative - for individuals, for relationships, for churches, for communities, for nations, for the world. That's why Lifewords is so passionate to share the beatitudes from Matthew 5.

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Everyone is invited

This Christmas, St Bartholemew’s in Deeside are hosting a Christmas Celebration themed around Lifewords’ resource OUTSIDE/IN.

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Anatomy of a Bible resource: Little Book of Advent

Framed around three core acts or stages, Little Book of Advent dwells in the waiting and anticipation centuries before the birth of Jesus, celebrates the promises about Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection and the fulfilment of the prophecies, and joins us in the now as we wait for Jesus’ promised return.

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Exploring faith

Earlier this year, Helen started a youth group at Hope Centre in Macclesfield, and has been using Little Book of Faith with the young people who attend.

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Strength for each day

Daniel, a Londoner, shared with us how significant Daily Strength was in his journey to giving his life to Christ.

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Creative faith

Written by Lifewords supporter, guest blogger and all round creative, Ann, this blog post explores how we can be innovative and creative in sharing the hope of the Bible with others, and how Lifewords resources can be used and shared as part of that creativity.

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Community, chaos and summer camps

In this blog post one of our staff members shares her experience of taking the Little Brick of Little Books to a Christian youth camp this summer.

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Designed for life

In Glasgow’s east end, Lifewords specially designed Bible resources, in different languages, are bringing comfort to refugees and asylum seekers.

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Little Brick of Little Books: Laying foundations

Since the leap year launch of this resource in February, Lifewords has distributed over 200 Little Bricks throughout the UK and beyond.

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Stepping into joy

At the end of May, Lifewords joined a variety of charities, organisations and independent businesses at Big Church Festival. We went all out on the theme of JOY, showcasing our latest resource, Little Book of Joy, and inviting people to intentionally step into joy.

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Resources in context

Find out which of our resources is best suited to your context...

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Little Brick of Little Books: Brick by brick

“These Little Books are a great, accessible, modern and colourful resource. They are full of faith and Bible promises. It’s like having a little pick-me-up, a window into the Bible that you can carry around in your pocket or bag.”

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Let God's words bring you hope

Available in printed form and as an animation in over 50 languages, Finding Hope guides the reader from the questions of ‘who cares?’ and ‘where is God?’ to a reminder that God is hope and that God really can be trusted.

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Anatomy of a Bible resource: Little Book of Joy

Lifewords leaps into 2024 with a brand-new title in our Little Book series – Little Book of Joy launched on 29 February, joining the other five books in the collection.

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Little Brick FAQs

Got questions about the Little Brick of Little Books? We hope you'll find some answers here.

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From You Matter to Day by Day at the YMCA

Over the past four years, the Lifewords booklets have proven to be a valuable source of support at the YMCA hostel for homeless individuals of all ages where John volunteers with chaplaincy support.

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Words of the Bible for every day

Whether you are making new year’s resolutions or not, spending more time engaging with the Bible might be on your list of “what’s in for the year ahead"/”.

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The True Light shines in the forgotten places

Let me walk you through the streets of this city, as we stand at the corner and look on, a bystander in the forgotten places. Let me introduce you to five people who feel forgotten. And let us watch and rejoice as the True Light finds them in that place.

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Introducing children to the cast of the Christmas story

As Christmas approaches it can be easy to enjoy the lights, the food, the presents and the excitement, especially for children. These are good things and there is nothing wrong with enjoying them, but sometimes we can forget the true story at the heart of this season.

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Bringing words of hope into the hands of soldiers

ASR Gavin Dickson, a former Scots Guardsman, reflects on sharing the words of the Bible with the soldiers he works alongside.

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Sharing words of life at Strawberry Field

“Lifewords is a real blessing to us. The resources always hit the right tone, sharing eternal truths that are thought through in a contemporary setting.”

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Finding hope at rock bottom

It can be hard to hold on to hope for those who are struggling acutely with mental illness, or for those whose lvies have been turned upside down by a sudden tragedy. One thing that we have always been sure of at Lifewords is that the Bible is good news, even in the most painful moments and even in the darkest of places.

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The Bible and mental health

Recent studies say that 1 in 4 of us will suffer from a mental health disorder at some point in our lives - Little Book of Chaos is designed to speak into that struggle.

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Life to the full

In Kenya, where many children find themselves orphaned as a result of HIV/Aids, one special project is helping them choose to hold on to life.

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Wildflowers: Stories of flourishing

Lifewords and Luton charity Azalea are bringing local women's stories together with the Bible's words of life.

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Finding hope in hospital

Stories of hope

Sharing hope with cadets

Joyce's story: Destination Hope

Rev Andy's story: Helping communities to thrive

Lifebringers News

Exploring the beatitudes through A New Rhythm

A New Rhythm for Life

Fresh starts

An Easter reflection: coming down the mountain

Becki's story: Hope, welcome and practical support

A journey of prayer

Sharing the Christmas story

Good News is Coming

Staff Picks - A hope, a welcome and a way

10 ways to share the Bible

Building partnerships

Staff Picks - Three Little Books

Elzbieta's story: Called by name

You are bringing life

Rev Tim's story: Seen, heard and valued

Markus' story: Part of something special

Youth workers are bringing life

Pastor Solano's story: A common language

Chaplains are bringing life

Churches are bringing life

Introducing Lifebringers

Helen's story: Sharing the Bible on London's estates

Lesley's story: Providing a safe space for young people

Stories of life bringing from around the world

Ince's story: Called to serve

Matt's story: Bringing hope in prisons

Supporting children-at-risk in Brazil

Caring for vulnerable children in Nairobi

Radek's story: Hands and hearts

Melissa's story: Helping those in crisis to find meaning

Reflecting God through creativity

Chris' story: The heart of the community

Creating a crisis box

Powerful words

Daily Strength in later life

Comfort in the midst of grief

Lifewords in action

The short/long story of Long Story Short

Sharing joy this Easter

A supportive space

Calm in the chaos

Tektonic Jesus

An Advent adventure

Christmas in Fakenham

Welcome into the Christmas story

Beautiful words

Everyone is invited

Anatomy of a Bible resource: Little Book of Advent

Exploring faith

Strength for each day

Creative faith

Community, chaos and summer camps

Designed for life

Little Brick of Little Books: Laying foundations

Stepping into joy

Resources in context

Little Brick of Little Books: Brick by brick

Let God's words bring you hope

Anatomy of a Bible resource: Little Book of Joy

Little Brick FAQs

From You Matter to Day by Day at the YMCA

Words of the Bible for every day

The True Light shines in the forgotten places

Introducing children to the cast of the Christmas story

Bringing words of hope into the hands of soldiers