by Julie Turner | Mar 12, 2020 | What's Happening
One of the most frequent Lent abstentions is from alcohol, caffeine or chocolate. There is nothing wrong with these abstentions, for all these things can become addictive, and it can be good to ‘de-tox’ from things which would seek to gain first place in our lives....
by Julie Turner | Mar 11, 2020 | What's Happening
We have just received a letter from Reeba in India telling us about the January graduation service for the tailoring programmes. It’s so exciting to think of these women being equipped to earn their own living and receiving the gifts of a personal sewing machine...
by Julie Turner | Mar 11, 2020 | What's Happening
Paul urges us to flee from sexual immorality (1 Cor 6:18), reminding us that whoever sins sexually sins against their own body, which is a temple of the Holy Spirit. (1 Cor 6:18-19). We live in a society which does not really recognise sexual immorality anymore....
by Julie Turner | Mar 10, 2020 | What's Happening
We all know people who are constantly criticising others, grumbling, complaining and being negative. ‘X never has a good word to say about anyone,’ we realise. Such negativity is oddly contagious, and we can easily become negative people ourselves. At the present...