by Julie Turner | Feb 5, 2017 | What's Happening
Jacob is changed irrevocably from his night of wrestling with God and bears permanent scars from this encounter, limping forever as a result (see Gen 32:31). Most of us want the blessings that God can bring, but are not so keen on the brokenness that is sometimes a...
by Julie Turner | Feb 5, 2017 | What's Happening
This morning’s sermon continued the ‘Battles & Blessings’ series, looking at when Jacob wrestled with God. (Gen 32:22-32) This incident profoundly changed Jacob’s life, giving him a new identity and transformed character. Prior to this, he...
by Julie Turner | Feb 3, 2017 | What's Happening
‘Footprints in the Sand’ is a much loved poem which talks of life as a journey, walking on sand, often with two sets of footprints visible (representing ours and God’s) and in the places where only one set of footprints is visible, this is not a sign...
by Julie Turner | Feb 2, 2017 | What's Happening
The Psalms have to be read as poetry, but that begs the question ‘What is poetry?’ Poetry uses language in a condensed form to convey layers of meaning and is often meant to be read aloud, with the sound, rhythm and form important to its effectiveness....
by Julie Turner | Feb 1, 2017 | What's Happening
We also had a birthday to celebrate last Sunday: