Lindsay Caplen

It’s swimming gala season again, which reminds me of an embarrassing memory from school days that my brain would love to delete. When I was at school, I was surprisingly good at sprint swimming - one length only. I usually won the one-length races, not because I had excellent technique, but because I had never properly learned how to breathe while swimming. My strategy was mostly panic and determination. I launched myself down the pool, held my breath for dear life, and arrived at the other...

Does it feel as though we are living in strange days? Uncertainty everywhere. A cost-of-living squeeze. Politics that serves to divide rather than unite. And underneath it all – a quiet weariness. Many have lost trust in leaders, institutions, and sometimes even in each other. But here’s the thing: moments like this are exactly when the church comes into its own. The church was born in shaky times. The apostle Peter did not walk in calm waters but stepped out into a raging storm! [1] ...

Matthew 5:14 (MSG) 14-16 “Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. God is not a...