Walking through the Psalms

by | Jun 12, 2011 | What's Happening

Stephen preached from Psalm 31:14-15 this morning, timely verses for us all.But I trust in You, O Lord.Where do we put our trust? It’s so easy to trust in things (relying on the alarm clock to get us up, relying on that cup of tea to get us going in the morning,...

Difficult Decisions

by | Jun 9, 2011 | What's Happening

I invigilated an English GCSE exam today, where one of the writing questions was to describe a difficult decision you had made and the consequences of that decision.I sat and thought of all the difficult decisions I have made or friends of mine have had to make and...

Comparisons

by | Jun 8, 2011 | What's Happening

Perhaps this is something that women do more than men, but it’s all too easy to spend far too much comparing ourselves to other people… and generally ending up feeling depressed by the comparisons. Despite the fact we know we are all individuals and...

Language

by | Jun 8, 2011 | What's Happening

I teach languages. I love languages. I’m sorry if you don’t find this as exciting as I do. It never ceases to amaze me that God uses language to communicate to people. When I read the opening words in Genesis, ‘And God said, “Let there be light,” and...

Worship & celebration (Part 2)

by | Jun 6, 2011 | What's Happening

There are all kinds of things to celebrate: the birth of a baby, birthdays in general, passing exams, getting engaged, getting married, learning to drive… so much that is good in life to celebrate. We celebrate in different ways: with champagnewith balloons:with...