The Right Order

I love watching my grandchildren learn and especially seeing them begin to order things, listening to them learn to count or to sort shapes by size, for example. Getting things in the right order is indeed a useful skill in life. I have been reading the Prophets...

Waiting & Expecting

Advent is a time of waiting – and we often find waiting very difficult. Time can seem to go so slowly when we are waiting for something; we even can find it quite hard to count and wait for a minute! James 5:7 reminds us that we need to wait like the farmer who...

Rest In God’s Presence

Stephen spoke this morning from Ex 33:14, where the Lord, speaking to Moses, said, ‘My presence will go with You, and I will give you rest.’ December is a busy time of year under normal circumstances and we often feel as though we have so much to do in...

The Jesse Tree (Wk 2)

This week’s additions to our Jesse Tree at church continued to tell the Christmas story which stretches way back in time, long before the New Testament was written. Jacob’s ladder reminds us of God’s covenant with Jacob (grandson of Abraham), who...

Advent Angels Out & About

This morning as we walked in Goldthorpe and prayed for our community, we also distributed 41 Advent Angels knitted and crocheted for us as part of the Dearne Churches Together Advent Angel Trail. We hope that these angels will remind us of the message of hope and good...