A Starry Journey (2)

by | Jan 6, 2019 | What's Happening

We know very little about the Magi or wise men who visited Jesus as a baby. Presumably they studied astronomy, to be aware of the arrival of a new star, and they were clearly learned, educated men, who had the wealth to make a long journey and bring costly gifts to...

A Starry Journey

by | Jan 6, 2019 | What's Happening

6th January in the Western church is known as Epiphany, the day when we celebrate the arrival of the wise men with their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh for the baby Jesus. With the help of our children, we looked at this story, found in Matthew 2:1-12: Our star...

Calling Us Out

by | Jan 6, 2019 | What's Happening

Dave spoke this morning from Matt 14:22-33, where Jesus walks on water and Peter steps out of the boat in faith! So often, we feel that a life of faith should always mean plain sailing, but the disciples here were being fully obedient to Jesus in getting into the boat...

New Year’s Resolutions

by | Jan 4, 2019 | Uncategorized, What's Happening

I’ve always been wary of New Year’s resolutions. The theory sounds great – reviewing, analysing, making positive decisions and launching forth into new activities – but all too often, I have found myself making unrealistic promises to myself...