by Julie Turner | Apr 2, 2020 | What's Happening
Acts 12:1-24 gives us further glimpses into the life of the early church and reminds us that this was a dangerous time to be a Christian. Herod Agrippa I, grandson of Herod the Great who slaughtered the innocent boys at the time of Jesus’s birth, was no more...
by Julie Turner | Apr 2, 2020 | What's Happening
My daily reading notes look at a passage in the Old Testament, one in the New Testament and one in Psalms or Proverbs each day. Today I was reading about the ‘stages’ on the Israelites’ journey through the wilderness. (Numbers 33) That journey took a...
by Julie Turner | Apr 2, 2020 | What's Happening
I’ve put a notice on the church wall explaining the current situation and stressing that it’s the building which is currently closed, not the church. It’s true that now, more than ever, we need to understand that the ‘church’ is the...
by Julie Turner | Apr 2, 2020 | What's Happening
Usually I am fortunate to sleep well; insomnia can be something very difficult to live with, leaving us weary and struggling even as the day begins. When we face difficult and stressful situations, sleep is something that can seem elusive to us as we find it difficult...
by Julie Turner | Apr 2, 2020 | What's Happening
The book of Isaiah has many stinging words from God, rebuking His people for their unfaithfulness and disobedience, but when we reach Isaiah 40, we find a change in tone. There, we read, ‘Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been...
