by Julie Turner | Dec 10, 2020 | What's Happening
Paul’s arrival in Jerusalem (Acts 21:17-36) provided him with an opportunity to tell the believers there about all God had done on his missionary journeys; he reported ‘in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.’ (Acts 21:19), reports which...
by Julie Turner | Dec 10, 2020 | What's Happening
Docudramas are highly popular art forms these days, and there is much that is entertaining and informative about these series which are based on real-life events. Nonetheless, we have to understand that truth and lies are diametrically opposite and be careful to learn...
by Julie Turner | Dec 10, 2020 | What's Happening
I love fiction. I have hundreds and hundreds of novels in my house and on my Kindle and can’t thank authors enough for their imaginations and the wonderful world of words which they create. I love novels which can also teach me things (much of what I know about...
by Julie Turner | Dec 10, 2020 | What's Happening
After almost a year of virtually unmitigated bad news, it is worth stopping this Christmas-time and reflecting once again on the good news of the Christmas story – good news that will bring great joy, as the angels reminded the shepherds. (Luke 2:10) We will be...
by Julie Turner | Dec 8, 2020 | What's Happening
As a child, I learned to count and was immensely proud of being able to count to one hundred. Then I learned a quicker way of doing it: ‘one, two… miss a few… ninety-nine, one hundred!’ I found this hilarious. Many of us want to apply this...