Tag Archives: prayer spaces in schools

The One About Star Prayers

Posted on October 29, 2016 by

We used a star prayer activity at church last week. Every person was given a paper star and we were all invited to write a prayer on each side of it On one side we were to write something about God, … Continue reading →

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If you picked two words to describe your friend what would they be?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by

If you had to pick two of these words to describe your friend, which ones would they be? This was what I asked a number of teenagers earlier this week when I spent a few hours helping at Sanctum which is … Continue reading →

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I pray that I’ll be happy one day

Posted on October 1, 2014 by

I pray that I’ll be happy one day. These words were written by a teenager at an interactive prayer space called Sanctum. Reading what this young person wrote makes me so, so sad but there is also the glimmer of hope … Continue reading →

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Why schools shouldn’t have to have a daily act of worship

Posted on July 10, 2014 by

It is currently the law in the England and Wales that schools must provide a daily act of collective worship and it may surprise you to learn that I don’t agree with this particular law. If you try to make people … Continue reading →

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