by Julie Turner | Dec 14, 2021 | What's Happening
The book of Esther narrates events in Jewish history that happened during their Babylonian exile. This was a difficult, challenging time for the Jewish people who had been unceremoniously carted off to a foreign land by an invading army more powerful than they. Ps...
by Julie Turner | Dec 14, 2021 | What's Happening
‘Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…’ ‘Dashing through the snow on a one-horse open sleigh…’ ‘Rocking around the Christmas tree at the Christmas party hop…’ Christmas songs often focus on things we enjoy doing at this time of year. That could be drinking mulled wine...
by Julie Turner | Dec 13, 2021 | What's Happening
Dave spoke last night from Matt 2:1-12, the narrative which tells us of the wise men’s search for Jesus. As with so many aspects of the Christmas story, God does not work in ways we could predict. The birth of the long-awaited Messiah was not announced to the...
by Julie Turner | Dec 13, 2021 | What's Happening
The message that the angels brought at Christmas-time was one of great joy and good news: to the shepherds, they said, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.’ (Luke 2:10) The news of a Saviour, born to take away our sins...
by Julie Turner | Dec 12, 2021 | What's Happening
Garry looked at the plaintive carol ‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’ (which you can listen to here) this morning. A very old carol whose English translation was by John Mason Neale in 1851, this is a typical Advent carol with its haunting minor key tune which...
