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Arthur Goode shares ways you can be inspired in life, drawing from his days of teaching and love of football. In the olden days when I used to teach in primary schools I used to take the children outside to spend the day learning about the environment. I had a whole range of activities centred […]

Arthur Goode shares more on the Gospel of Pooh, drawing spiritual lessons from the popular children’s classic. Click to see part 1 So here we are, back in 100 Acres Wood, and drawing lessons of life from Pooh and his friends. “Later on, when they had all said “Good-bye” and “Thank-you” to Christopher Robin, Pooh […]

(That’s Winnie the Pooh before you ask.) In our latest blog post, Arthur Goode shares on the simplicity of the Gospel, drawing lessons from the popular children’s classic Winnie the Pooh This deals with our ability to be like children in receiving certain truths about life, the universe and everything. Jesus said: “Let the little […]

Let’s not underestimate the power of prayer as we continue to pray for Ukraine and look to Scripture for encouragement in this difficult hour Who would have imagined the global change we would all witness since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia? After two years we were just exiting lockdown from Covid and perhaps starting […]

We’re delighted to announce that we have been awarded a 5 year licence extension to keep us broadcasting to the city until at least March 2027. We’re delighted that Ofcom have awarded us a further licence extension. Over the years we have received numerous correspondence from listeners who have been helped by what we do […]

Dave Simpson, who manages Cross Rhythms Plymouth, shares his thoughts on Blue Monday and surviving the start of the year, when the weather is bleak and the next pay check seems a long way off. It is early January as I write this and a classic early January morning at that, cold, grey and drizzly. […]

Cross Rhythms founder, Chris Cole reflects on some of the challenges of the past year, while looking with hope to Christmas 2021 and beyond. I’m old enough and sentimental enough to remember songs from musicians like Louis Armstrong, who wrote the song ‘What a Wonderful World’, and I still believe in seeing things half full […]

There is an ancient piece of advice to be found in the book of Proverbs – above all else guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. When I hear the words wellspring of life I think of a French film made in the eighties called ‘Jean de Florette’. Gérard Depardieu plays Jean […]

Discovering strength in weakness is a key part of our spiritual growth. Dave Simpson explains why. No matter who we are we all have weaknesses and none of us are immune to things going wrong – even Facebook, one of the most powerful and wealthy companies in the world. During their recent outage, which saw […]

Around this time of year, we often see quotes relating to Autumn and trees letting go of their leaves, and this year has been no different. Only the other day I read, ‘As the leaves fall off the trees, what do you need to let go of? Often when someone passes us something and our […]