by Julie Turner | May 14, 2017 | What's Happening
Most of us have received a parcel by post at some time, often in a huge cardboard box. On opening the box, there even more packaging inside: bubble-wrap, paper, lightweight polystyrene shapes, tightly packed polystyrene covers. It can feel like a Russian doll, as...
by Julie Turner | May 11, 2017 | What's Happening
It was encouraging to be at the first ‘Churches Together’ prayer meeting yesterday and to join with Christians from 4 local churches to pray for our churches, community and wider world. The next ‘Churches Together’ prayer meeting will be on...
by Julie Turner | May 11, 2017 | What's Happening
I live with people who adore science fiction and so I have spent a fair bit of time absorbing ideas about portals. A portal is a doorway, gate or entrance and in science fiction and fantasy terms, it usually refers to a technological or magical doorway that connects...
by Julie Turner | May 8, 2017 | What's Happening
A mental health blog to which I subscribe sent this email today, which I think has encouragement for us all. “Hope dawns with a sense of what is possible. POSSIBLE Then experience and naysayers work their dark arts, and often two simple letters are added to that...
by Julie Turner | May 8, 2017 | What's Happening
In our Bible studies, we have been looking at the penitential psalms and talking about the need for repentance as the starting point on a journey of faith, and something which is ongoing in a life of faith (see Matt 3:2, Matt 4: 17, Acts 2:38, Rev 2:5, Rev 3:19). Ps...
