by Julie Turner | Jan 14, 2019 | What's Happening
John spoke at Cherry Tree Court about the cross of inclusion. So often we get upset if ‘Christmas’ is abbreviated to ‘Xmas’, feeling that this is disrespectful to Christ, omitting Him from the festivities when the season is ultimately all about...
by Julie Turner | Jan 13, 2019 | What's Happening
As a grandparent with a two-year-old granddaughter, I am rediscovering the joys of building blocks. These wooden blocks provide hours of fun: first of all, as an adult builds towers for the toddler to knock down gleefully and then as the toddler learns to build them...
by Julie Turner | Jan 12, 2019 | What's Happening
Over the coming months, we will be studying the book of Acts chapter by chapter, but as an introduction to the book, here are some of the common themes we find within that book. Jesus, who was crucified, is alive! (Acts 2:32-33) The apostles were astonished by the...
by Julie Turner | Jan 11, 2019 | What's Happening
Gossip is defined as ‘casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details which are not confirmed as true’ and as such, is often condemned in the Bible (Prov 11:13, Prov 20:19, Prov 26:22). When we gossip, we usually talk...
by Julie Turner | Jan 10, 2019 | What's Happening
How did Christianity become a global religion? In 2015, Christians were the largest religious group in the world, making up nearly a third (31%) of Earth’s 7.3 billion people[1] and this animated map shows the spread of the gospel from the 1st century to the 21st...
