Called and chosen by God

Last night’s Bible study looked at 1 Cor 1:26-31, where Paul elaborates on his previous teaching that God’s ways are so completely different to ours that the message he brought (Christ crucified as the means of salvation) was incredible and rejected by both Jews...

Be Still

There are times when we face battles and struggles which threaten to overwhelm us or when life is so horrendously busy that we feel we spend all our time just ‘chasing our tails.’ Ps 46:10 reminds us that we need to ‘be still and know that I am...

Igor at Aysgarth

Regular blog readers will also know about the church mascot, Igor the Iguana. Igor has featured in a good many posts over the past three years, even having a family service dedicated to him! (see September 2012 for more details) Much enamoured of the warm spring...

Resurrection chillies…

Almost a year ago, my son phoned me to inform me in very solemn tones that ‘Runty is dead.’ Runty, familiar blog readers will be aware, is the smallest of the three chilli plants my son has been growing for quite some time now. The tallest was...

April prayer topic: holiness

This month’s prayer topic focuses on the need for us to live holy lives. Peter tells us ‘But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” ‘ (1 Pet 1: 15-16) We are called to be set apart for...