Biblical Reality

The Bible constantly tells us there is ‘so much more’ to life than what we can experience only on a material level. It paints vivid pictures of this unseen reality, especially in the Prophets, using all kinds of imagery: pictures of dragons and angels (Rev 12),...

The Three Rs

Last night’s service started by listening to some theme tunes from films: it was surprising how quickly people could identify a film title from just a few notes of a famous theme tune, such as Jaws or Indiana Jones. Musical themes are a kind of ‘shorthand’,...

Continued professing development

CPD (continual professional development) is the buzzword in many workplaces these days, reminding us that we never stop learning. It’s easy to take a test and then sit back, having passed, and proceed to forget all we have learned. Many jobs nowadays are aware...

Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3

‘Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3’ is the refrain often heard when testing sound levels on a microphone. Testing is a common feature of everyday life these days: when doing electrical jobs in a house, it’s wise to test a live current with a neon...

Church discipline

Tonight’s Bible study looked at the difficult topic of church discipline (1 Cor 5:1-13). The immediate cause for concern in this chapter is sexual immorality (a man was sleeping with his stepmother and seemed to think this was perfectly acceptable, as did others...