Author: Sarah Turner

There are lots of things we might say about love but words can’t truly describe it we all need it, like the air we breathe and find it in one another

Every Christmas there’s a time between Christmas day and New Year that for me is like a very strange sort of vacant space. Like many people, I spend Christmas day with my family; we eat, we open presents, we play games, we laugh and generally just enjoy each other’s company. It’s fun and its one … Continue reading Household of One – faith, dating and loneliness in lockdown

Imagine you’re writing your story What would the plot lines be? What would you say about yourself? What would you want others to see?

A meal amongst friends, we all know the story, of bread and wine and companionship shared. A meal that ended with divine revelation. Jesus future foretold, His disciples… offended.

Have you ever had that lonely feeling? Like you don’t fit in, Like everyone around you gets it, but you just … don’t. Like they’ve got something you haven’t, Like they are something you’re not. That feeling when you’re on the outside looking in. Like walking out of a shop with nothing but a bag … Continue reading Divine Embrace

I love Birmingham. I moved here begrudgingly as a child, when my dad got a new job and apart from the odd spell living elsewhere, I have lived here for the best part of my life. I wasn’t born here but I do feel more Brummie than anything else. Birmingham is a wonderfully diverse, beautiful … Continue reading For the Love of Brum

I have been involved with Birmingham Churches Winter Night Shelter for the last 5 years or so. It is an amazing project that enables several hundred volunteers from churches and communities around the city to open their buildings and offer welcome and shelter to people who would otherwise be sleeping rough. It is an ever evolving … Continue reading Seeing Differently – Reflections on the Night Shelter

Hope is something I cling to, in fact I wear a necklace round my neck spelling it out, a gift from my sister who knows how important it is to me. I often hold the necklace in my hand when I’m praying or if I am having a difficult day, as it is a reminder … Continue reading Hope and Brokenness – what draws me to God

I am feeling particularly reflective at today. Those who know me well will know it doesn’t take much but I am feeling particularly reflective today because today is 8 years since my mum died. It’s a strange day really, it’s not a date that had any huge significance to me, or to her, when she … Continue reading Faith and Bereavement – Remembering Mum.

I have a real love/hate relationship with the church if I’m really honest. Having grown up as a vicar’s kid and now working for a Christian charity I have spent a lot of time in and amongst church, and I have seen both the good and bad. I have seen Christians hurt one another with … Continue reading Why i still love the church