The Empty Easter Promises

Stephen preached on the ’empty Easter promises’ this morning. He said that as a child, he had preferred Easter eggs with sweets or chocolates inside, eggs that rattled with the promise of an extra surprise! Nowadays, all the ‘extras’ seem to be...

Risen Today!

Easter Sunday is probably the greatest day in the Christian calendar, the day when we remember the amazing resurrection of Christ from the dead. In the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, we see the heart of the gospel and the providence of God; we see...

Carry Me to the Cross

As we consider all that Christ did for us on the Cross, a topic that will surely never be exhausted, even in eternity, let’s remember that He gives us strength to face each day and the power to overcome. “When the path is dauntingAnd every step...

No Turning Back

Every weekday morning, barring illness or Bank Holidays, I drag my weary and protesting body out of bed, usually when it’s still dark outside, in order to go swimming. I usually swim for about an hour each day, managing 2km in that time: 80 long lengths, each...

The Middle Voice

This is a grammar lesson which, if you persevere, tells us a lot about prayer. The verb is that part of a sentence which affirms action or state of being. Younger pupils define it as a ‘doing’ word.Verbs have voices. Voice is ‘that property of the...