Major and minor keys

In music, there is a connection between major keys (which tend to sound brighter and more cheerful) and minor keys (which tend to sound more melancholy.) This connection is described as ‘relative’; thus, A minor is the relative minor of C major and E minor...

How Do We See God?

Stephen asked us to consider how we see God tonight. For those who are not Christians, their view of God may well be tainted by their view of what they perceive to be irrelevant church doctrine or even by their view of individual Christians who may be perceived as...

One Day At A Time

Mark spoke this morning about the petition in the Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:9-13), ‘give us today our daily bread.’ This is not only a prayer for daily provision of food; it encompasses everything which God provides for us. In Matt 4:4, Jesus has...

Silence

Are you the strong, silent type or a chattering conversationalist? Do you like to be surrounded by noise, even background noise, or are you comfortable with silence? These questions are often answered differently depending on our personality type, but it can certainly...

Whiter Than Snow

The washing powder adverts proclaim that their detergents wash whiter than all the others; Persil Automatic washes whiter than the others  [(Persil automatic advert 1978) &  (Persil automatic advert 1982)]; Daz Ultra gets clothes ‘ultra white.’ It’s not just...