Helen Hindle

Holy Hour - Fridays in Lent at 7.30pm, Tarleton

Snowdrops and crocuses appear through light snow on rocky ground

“Snow has fallen again, as it will sometimes do in February”

What to Look for in Winter, 1959
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson

Pendle Hill, Lancashire, 2012, painting by Jan Farthing, Yorkshire artist.

As of today, I am able to accept PhD students at the University of St Andrews. If you or one of your students is interested, this is a wonderful place to study.

All potential supervisors (including me!) are listed here with topics of interest: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/divinity/pro...

The beautiful frilly underside of double snowdrops

#FlowersOnFriday Wonderful double snowdrops by the river yesterday. Must be in a sheltered spot as they are much earlier than the peeping stalks I've seen elsewhere. Delightful! #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #Lancashire #vitaminN

#MorningPrayer
Lord Jesus,
take from our hearts
any preoccupation
with our own image, status,
position, title, or acclaim.
Fill our hearts instead
with a longing
to know and to follow your will,
to engage in your mission
of grace and peace,
to share your love
through all we are.

Walking beside soldiers: Swedish military chaplains and their questions This study explores the questions encountered by Swedish military chaplains (MCs) in their role of providing Military Soul Care within the Swedish Armed Forces. While Swedish MCs are deeply rooted ...

Qualitative research to find out more about the work of Swedish military chaplains @practicaltheology.bsky.social
Walking beside soldiers: Swedish military chaplains and their questions www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@militarytimes.bsky.social @biaptheology.bsky.social

Carers Sing Christmas is launched - BBC Sounds Graham and Leanne help to launch the county's largest interactive carol event.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Looking forward to this tomorrow!

Guest editor Eeva John hopes the articles will inspire those in theological education to ponder the goals of their work

Dancing with wisdom towards shalom: what I learned from older people living in residential care homes Wisdom is associated with older age in psychosocial and spiritual models of development. However research in this area does not include the voices of older people living in residential care homes. ...

And here is the article:
doi.org/10.1080/1756...

Practical Theology Adult Theological Education. Volume 18, Issue 6 of Practical Theology

www.tandfonline.com/toc/yprt20/1...
The latest edition of Practical Theology is out. Great to see my article about wisdom and older people living in care homes brought into dialogue with ‘the nature and purpose of the Church’ in the editorial. @rsmtht.bsky.social @practicaltheology.bsky.social

The Rt Revd Arun Arora, co-lead Bishop for Racial Justice for the Church of England and Bishop of Kirkstall, has launched a poster campaign sharing messages of hope and welcome to all this #Christmas. #JoyForAll 🫶

Download yours: leeds.anglican.org/who-we-are/n...

The Trees of Hallaig: Roots of Care, Leaves of Memory The following extended blog is the substance of an address delivered to the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care conference on the 13th November. I want to begin not with policy, nor with strategy...

This week’s #blog explores the distinctive contribution of #socialcare in #palliativecare. The role of #carehome and #homecare at the end of life. The Trees of Hallaig: Roots of Care, Leaves of Memory. #poetry #dying #grief

scottishcare.org/38088-2/

Heather Waltons legacy to Theology : Grounded, Creative and interdisciplinary | James Woodward I have never met Heather Walton but her writing has had a significant influence on my teaching and ministry. Her book written in 2015 Not Eden: Spiritual Life Writing for this World published by SCM P...

www.jameswoodward.online/blog/heather...

A book review

Reading this inspirational writer for Advent -8 days to go!

Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing frighten you.
All things pass away.
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
They who have God lack nothing.
God alone is enough.

— St Teresa of Avila

A prayer for Prisons Week Lord, you offer freedom to all people. We pray for those in prison. Break the bonds of fear and isolation that exist. Support with your love all prisoners, their families and friends, prison staff, and all who care. Heal those who have been wounded by the activities of others, especially the victims of crime. Help us to forgive one another, and to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly together with Christ in his strength and in his Spirit, now and every day. Amen.

A prayer for Prisons Week, which begins today.

A portrait of Julian of Norwich Be a Gardener Dig a ditch Toil and sweat And turn the earth upside down And seek the deepness And water plants in time Continue this labour And make sweet floods to run and noble and abundant fruits to spring Take this food and drink and carry it to God as your true worship (Julian of Norwich)

#ToPray✝️

Be a Gardener
Dig a ditch
Toil and sweat
And turn the earth upside down
And seek the deepness
And water plants in time
Continue this labour
And make sweet floods to run & noble & abundant fruits to spring
Take this food & drink & carry it to God as your true worship

(Julian of Norwich)

A place to belong: a reflection for World Older People’s Day Wednesday coming is the 1st October, which as every year, is World Older People’s Day. In the UK, the theme adopted for the day by Ageing Better is “Building Belonging: Celebrating the power of our

A place to belong: a reflection for World Older People’s Day. #belonging #ageing #place #community #WorldOlderPersonsDay

scottishcare.org/a-place-to-b...

A place to belong: a reflection for World Older People’s Day

This week‘s #podcast focuses on the idea of #belonging and what it means in #olderage in anticipation of #WorldOlderPersonsDay. #dignity, #community, #humanrights.

open.spotify.com/episode/3fop...

World Alzheimer’s Day: Announcing the 2025 Dementia Trust Disruption Awards Winners The Dementia Trust is delighted to announce the 2025 disruption awards winners. Today, on World Alzheimer’s Day , we are proud to unveil the winners of the 2025 Dementia Trust Disruption Awards - ...

So excited - our #@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #Dementia conference to start World Alzheimer’s month- @stephcraigrn.bsky.social is now ending it with an award from The Dementia Trust in partnership with Dementia NI -on World Alzheimer’s Day- dementiatrust.org/news-and-vie...

The Distinctiveness of Social Care Nursing – A Call to Discernment Just occasionally in a conversation or an exchange you hear a word, and it sparks imagination or memory. I was fortunate and have been now for a few weeks to be listening to the Ctrl

The Distinctiveness of Social Care Nursing – A Call to Discernment. #nursing #socialcarenursing #relationship #discernment #socialcare #leadership.

scottishcare.org/the-distinct...

What is Old Age For? - Sarum College A day on personal and professional reflections about ageing.

"What is old age for?" Join Julia Burton-Jones, T&D Lead for Anna Chaplaincy at BRF & our very own @woodwardjames.bsky.social at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 2nd Oct. "There is adventure and new things to discover about ourselves, our faith and the world around us." www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

Ooh this looks interesting.

#MorningPrayer
Refresh in us, Lord,
day by day and hour by hour,
our awareness of your presence,
of your dwelling in us and among us.
As we navigate
the opportunities and challenges,
the possibilities and temptations of life,
help us hear and follow your voice,
your call to love.

Caterpillars on a broccoli plant

We may not have much broccoli, but we will have lots of cabbage white butterflies in the garden.

#greatandsmall

A hare has taken up residence in our garden #greatandsmall

Learning about the value of play during my research in care homes was transformational on a personal level for me.

Courageous Leadership: Leading with conscience, curiosity and commitment Not for the first time and I suspect not the last – I found myself standing in an airport bookshop a few weeks ago – looking at the array of books to entice the traveller

Courageous Leadership: Leading with conscience, curiosity and commitment. #leadership #socialcare #courage #politics

scottishcare.org/courageous-l...

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