Braille Bibles give blind people around the world the opportunity to read the word of God for themselves. But, just as important as having a Bible in a format you can read, is having it in a language you understand! Jake Kyle from Compass Braille joins us in this episode to explore this fascinating topic…
Fellowship has been an important part of Christianity right since the beginning but for some people it can be very difficult to find community: they may be isolated, unable to get to church or they may feel unwelcome even if they can get there. Well, the Disabled Christians Fellowship have a mission to help people with disabilities enjoy faith and fellowship together…
Ash Wednesday is just around the corner and that means the start of Lent and time to begin preparing for Easter! So join us for this episode of Reflections as we explore what this important period of time means for us all…
In the final episode of the Insights podcast, Matthew Horspool sits down to have a chat with outgoing Torch CEO Tim Jeffery. They talk about Tim’s time at Torch, how the organisation has evolved under his leadership and the immediate future of both Tim and Torch. It has been a pleasure working on Insights and we thank you for all your contributions to the show. Whilst we’re sad to close this chapter, we hope you have enjoyed listening as much as we have enjoyed making it. And all our episodes will remain available on our website. We wish you a merry Christmas and happy new year.
This week we’re celebrating Torch’s annual Sight Loss Sunday event! The event is designed to wake the church up to sight loss and empower blind and partially sighted people to share their giftings in their church communities. Don’t forget: you can celebrate any Sunday of the year, find our resources to help you at https://torchtrust.org/sight-loss-sunday/
On this week’s episode we’re celebrating Pentecost and catching up with our lovely book reporter Suzie James who has more wonderful accessible Christian literature to share with us…
Saturday 6 May sees the coronation of King Charles III and for many, this is the first and in some cases the only coronation they will witness. in this episode, Linn talks to Keren Mallinson, head at client services at Torch about two coronation related resources Torch has produced to mark the occasion.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
On this week’s episode we’re feeling holiday-ready and focussing on Torch Together 2023. We’ll be exploring the fantastic Christian holidays and retreats that we have on offer, specially designed for blind and partially sighted people.
More and more churches use social media to communicate. In this episode we give hints and tips on how to make sure any visual content can be enjoyed by blind and partially sighted people.
To contact the Sight Loss Friendly Church team at Torch Trust, call 01858 438260, email slfc@torchtrust.org or visit torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church.
