by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2012 | What's Happening
Since 1790, the US President has given a ‘State of the Union’ speech each year, usually in January. Last night, Dave gave us his ‘annual review’, looking again at Jeremiah 29:11-13. This is a passage God has repeatedly brought to mind over the...
by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2012 | What's Happening
Mark preached on the topic of Living Water this morning. In our country, we often take water for granted – it’s available from the tap; we can bathe or shower whenever we like. But if for any reason we have no water, we realise immediately the problem we...
by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2012 | What's Happening
This chapter is devoted to wisdom, again using the literary device of personification. Wisdom is calling out to us, showing us the best ways to live. There are many things we can base our lives on (fame, money, family, ‘looking after number one’), but the Bible...
by Julie Turner | Jan 7, 2012 | What's Happening
One of the literary devices used in Proverbs is that of personification, ( ‘the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure’ , or ‘ the representation of a thing or abstraction in the form...
by Julie Turner | Jan 6, 2012 | What's Happening
Warnings against adultery feature again in Proverbs 6, (vs 20-35), a vivid reminder that we shouldn’t take this advice lightly. This time, the focus is on jealousy and theft, with reminders that all sin begins in the mind long before it’s translated into visible...
