by Julie Turner | Mar 11, 2021 | What's Happening
One of the things that is very difficult in formal situations is how a florid way of speaking is encouraged which is not necessarily honest but is deemed to be necessary. The Parliamentary system and judicial system in this country still encourage ways of addressing...
by Julie Turner | Mar 11, 2021 | What's Happening
It’s clear from Acts 24:22-27 that the governor Felix had some experience of the ways of Judaism (his third wife, Drusilla, was of the Jewish faith) and that he heard Paul speak on several occasions. He was no doubt interested and even perhaps intrigued by Paul and...
by Julie Turner | Mar 11, 2021 | What's Happening
In Acts 24:24-27, we see that Felix, the Roman governor, did not reach a decision about what to do with Paul, and therefore left him in custody. The charges against him – of inciting resurrection and of desecrating the temple – were not proven, and if Felix had done...
by Julie Turner | Mar 11, 2021 | What's Happening
I’ve never been very good at maths, but one thing I have always liked is the sense that you know where you stand with the subject! 2 plus 2 always equals 4. 3 multiplied by 5 always equals 15. I even liked algebra at school because I was given a set of rules to...
by Julie Turner | Mar 11, 2021 | What's Happening
Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, ‘What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.’ This realistic view of the world might be deemed somewhat pessimistic and depressing by some, but as someone who loves history, I soon came...
