Welcome to our blog, which gives you the chance to read and interact with snapshots of Kairos Life. Below you can find stories and news from the Kairos network including:
- Weekly Emails
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The Way of the Resurrection
Happy Easter, Christ is risen! Last week we gave shared 9 prayer stations around Harrogate, that told the story of Jesus’ death. Here are 3 more prayer activities: for the garden, the road and the locked room, that explore his resurrection.
Simon of Cyrene’s story
‘…they led Jesus out to crucify him. A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross.’ (Mark 15:20b-21) A man named ‘Rufus, chosen in the Lord’ is included in the greetings at the end […]
Sacrifice
As Jesus was led away to be crucified, he encountered some women of Jerusalem: ‘A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. Jesus turned and said to them, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children…” (Luke 23:27-28) In the following […]
Judas Iscariot’s story
We continue our imaginative exploration of the story of Holy Week from the perspective of the people who walked with Jesus in the final days before his crucifixion. Today’s powerful monologue was written by Sam Blakey. Trigger warning: this post includes references to suicide My side of the story, shortly after that treacherous kiss Did […]
Mary’s story
There are many characters who appear in Jesus’ final days before he is crucified. Some have journeyed a long way with him; others are meeting him for the first time. Some speak; others are silent or their words are not recorded, but they are still active participants in his story. During Lent 2026, some Kairos […]
Desert wisdom #2
On Sunday 15th March, we continued our series of Lent reflections, looking at the theme of wisdom. In a culture that prioritises physical health, Paul encouraged us to pay attention to our spiritual wellbeing too. Take a step away from the busyness and noise to consider, what are we listening to? What are the influences […]
The Way of the Cross in Harrogate
Back in 2021 we created an Easter Trail round Harrogate based on the stations of Stations of the Cross. This walk had 9 stops at Harrogate landmarks to help us think and pray about the events of the Easter Story, especially those of Good Friday. It was encouraging to see how many people downloaded and […]
Desert wisdom #1
On Sunday 15th February, we welcomed baby Elijah and celebrated his baptism, reading the story of his biblical namesake in 1 Kings 19:11-13. We also looked ahead to Lent which begins this week. We will be exploring the wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers throughout this season. Ben encouraged us, ‘Devote yourselves to prayer’ […]
Kairos values #2 responsiveness to God
On Sunday 18th January, Sarah B continued our series of reflections on our values. We read some of Abram’s story (Genesis 12:1-9). Sarah encouraged us to make space to be attentive to God, considered some of the barriers to saying yes to God, and invited us to get ready to respond with our ‘yes’ as […]
Is Black Friday good for the planet?
(Hint: The Answer is No!)Rapanui are a clothing company who are trying to do things differently.Read their article entitled Take Back ChristmasFind out one of the ways they are trying to tackle the huge waste clothing crisis by taking your old clothing and recyling them into new (with a bonus for you!)