by Julie Turner | Oct 27, 2019 | What's Happening
In our latest sermon from our ‘Connections’ series, we looked at our connection to God the Son, often described by Paul as being ‘in Christ’, with Christ also living in us (see 1 Cor 1:2, Eph 1:1, Phil 1:1,1 Thess 1:1, Col 1:27). Being in...
by Julie Turner | Oct 27, 2019 | What's Happening
I am reading a book about Jeremiah, and in that, the description ‘creative constancy’ is applied to the prophet. (‘Run With the Horses’, Eugene Peterson) That phrase intrigues me. It’s an oxymoron, a figure of speech in which apparently...
by Julie Turner | Oct 27, 2019 | What's Happening
A hole in the heart (a septal defect) is a congenital defect of the heart which results in inadequate circulation of oxygenated blood, causing breathlessness. Sometimes this hole closes naturally as a baby grows and there is no need for surgery; in other cases,...
by Julie Turner | Oct 24, 2019 | What's Happening
We live in a soundbite culture, in a society where the desire is for a short, memorable phrase or sentence which pithily sums up all we mean. Twitter, the social media app beloved of so many (330 million people use Twitter, including the US President), enables people...
by Julie Turner | Oct 24, 2019 | What's Happening
Stubbornness is defined as a ‘dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something.’ Whilst determination is seen as a good quality, stubbornness implies an intransigence which is not always praiseworthy. I was once on a car journey back...
