Allusion & identity

I’m reading a book on Revelation at the moment, and in it the author is talking about the number of biblical allusions in that book. John is soaked in Scripture and it’s not really possible to read Revelation properly unless we too catch these allusions....

The Joy of the Blues

The blues are a particular genre of music which I like and so it was a great privilege last night to visit Harrogate to listen to Bryn Haworth, another of my favourite Christian musicians. Bryn Haworth is originally from Lancashire, a musician who has worked with all...

How do you receive spiritual gifts?

Tonight’s Bible study (looking at 1 Cor 12:1-11) looked at the practical question ‘How do you receive spiritual gifts?’ In actual fact, this was not the problem the Corinthians had, for Paul wrote to them on how to use the spiritual gifts they had...

Machetes

Eph 6:10-20 talks of the armour of God, items every Christian needs to put on and take hold of if we are to make progress in our spiritual journey through a hostile world. Armour is cumbersone, however, and so often we fail to prepare adequately for the battles we...

Local events

Just a reminder about things happening locally. The job club at the Salvation Army on Mondays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. offers free access to job searches and gives help with applying for jobs. There are laptops available to help in looking for jobs and in applying....