Jan 28, 2025 | Christian faith
What’s there? By Sheila Jacobs What’s your favourite season? Mine is spring, but many people love autumn. The colours of the leaves being shed in preparation for the winter – beautiful. The first frosts can be beautiful too, as we start to dig out our favourite...
Jan 25, 2025 | Successful membership tips
A wonderful story of how perseverance makes all the difference In Alfreds words… “I have been a beef and sheep farmer since I was sixteen and have been running my farm in Drumclog, Scotland for twenty years. I joined friends1st at the end of October 2017 after seeing...
Jan 19, 2025 | Christian Dating Advice
This year, during the summer, I went through the hardest four months of running friends1st that I’ve ever had in the last 25 years. I won’t bore you with the details, but I came close to wondering whether I should throw the whole towel in and give up, because the...
Jan 15, 2025 | Christian Dating Book recommendations
Single for a Season by David Bruhlmann Why is it so difficult to find the perfect partner? Is God preventing me from finding that special someone for a reason? Is there something wrong with me? Will I ever meet someone—or am I going to remain single forever? Perhaps...
Jan 10, 2025 | Common Issues, Encouragement for Christian women, Encouragement for men - how to be a diamond geezer
How busy are you really? By Katharine Gray Quite often I talk to members who tell me how busy they are – and generally I hear this as part of a sentence where they are saying they haven’t contacted anyone, or can’t arrange to meet anyone, or don’t want to pick up the...
