by Julie Turner | Jan 24, 2021 | What's Happening
God rarely seems to answer our ‘When?’ questions with a date or timescales. It is often necessary to wait for Him (Ps 130, Ps 27:14), and waiting and hoping are inextricably bound together in Scripture. We might wonder why God works this way: is it just...
by Julie Turner | Jan 24, 2021 | What's Happening
In our series exploring the big questions of life using the big question words Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?’, we reached the question ‘When?’ this morning. Questions concerning God’s timing can dominate our thoughts (When is God going to do all that He has...
by Julie Turner | Jan 22, 2021 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
The idiom ‘same old, same old’ is used to refer to a situation or someone’s behaviour that remains the same, especially when it is boring or annoying. Life seems to consist of familiar problems which recur over a period of years without any real...
by Julie Turner | Jan 21, 2021 | What's Happening
Storm Christoph has been raging in our area this week, with heavy rain bringing flooding to some areas and strong, gusty winds adding to the rather miserable January weather which is often a feature of winter. It has made me realise that sometimes taking refuge...
by Julie Turner | Jan 19, 2021 | What's Happening
When my father died, we discovered thousands of photographs in a wardrobe at his house. Looking through these was not only a trip down memory lane but a literal snapshot of eighty years of family history. Before digital photography, taking and developing photographs...