Short Conversations with BRF Ministries

In today's episode, we chat to Tony Horsfall all about what it is to be attentive to God. Tony is an author and retreat leader. His ministry is CHARIS training, which leads retreats and provides member care for mission partners. He lives in Bournemouth with his wife Jilly, and has written many books for BRF Ministries. Links: - Attentive to God: https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/christian-life/products/attentive-to-god - CHARIS Training: www.charistraining.co.uk - BRF Christmas books: https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/advent-and-christmas - BRF Lent books: https://www.brfonline.org.uk/collections/lent - Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brfcharity - Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brfcharity/ Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

In today's episode, we chat to Gemma Simmonds all about encountering God over Advent. Gemma Simmonds is a sister of the Congregation of Jesus and a senior research fellow at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge where she teaches pastoral theology and Christian spirituality. She has worked as a spiritual director and retreat giver, training candidates for religious life and ordination in the Catholic and Anglican churches. Gemma has been a missionary in Brazil, a chaplain in the Universities of Cambridge and London and a volunteer chaplain in Holloway Prison. She is a regular religious broadcaster on BBC radio and has published extensively in the areas of spirituality, religious life and ecclesiology. Links: Donkey Roads and Camel Treks: https://www.brfonline.org.uk/products/donkey-roads-and-camel-treks-a-pilgrim-s-guide-for-advent https://www.mbit.cam.ac.uk/people/profile/dr-sr-gemma-simmonds-cj/ https://www.congregationofjesus.org.uk/ https://barconvent.co.uk/ https://spckpublishing.co.uk/the-way-of-ignatius https://spckpublishing.co.uk/dancing-at-the-still-point https://www.paulineuk.org/browse/item/treasuring-gods-word/9781904785750 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcbgkhyWgzQ https://www.paulineuk.org/browse/Books/Pauline/item/The-Closeness-of-God/9781904785675 https://www.paulineuk.org/browse/item/glimpses-of-the-divine-the-art-and-inspiration-of-sieger-koder/9781904785422 Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

In today's episode, we chat to Maggi Dawn all about the beginnings and endings of Advent and how these can help guide us as we seek to follow Jesus in the 21st centaury. Maggi is a priest in the Episcopal church in the USA. She is also a professor of Theology at the university of Durham, and is the author of several books, hymns and contemporary worship songs. Links: - Beginnings and Endings: www.brfonline.org.uk/products/beginnings-and-endings-and-what-happens-in-between-daily-bible-readings-from-advent-to-epiphany - Substack: substack.com/@maggidawn - Facebook: www.facebook.com/maggi.dawn.7/ Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.

In today's episode, we chat to Trystan Owain Hughes all about his experiences of pilgrimage, suffering and hope. Trystan Owain Hughes is Director of Ministry Development in the Church in Wales. He has also been vicar of a large church in Cardiff, diocesan director of ordinands, university chaplain, senior lecturer at various universities, director of Masters courses at a theological college, and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4. His books with BRF Ministries include the 2021 Lent book Opening Our Lives, as well as Living the Prayer (2017), and Real God in the Real World (2013). Links: - To Hell's Mouth and Back: https://www.brfonline.org.uk/products/to-hells-mouth-and-back-pilgrimage-suffering-and-hope - Blog: www.trystanowainhughes.com - Facebook: www.facebook.com/TrystanOHughes/ - TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@trystanowainhughes - Instagram: www.instagram.com/trystan_hughes/ Thank you for listening today. If you are able to contribute to the cost of producing this podcast, please click here to give a one-off or regular gift: www.brf.org.uk/get-involved/give/ We are grateful for all donations, big or small. They make a real difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us.