by Julie Turner | Jan 2, 2022 | What's Happening
To perceive means ‘to become aware or conscious of (something); come to realise or understand.’ Perhaps the most surprising use of this verb in the Bible is in Genesis 19, the story of Lot and his daughters. After Lot’s miraculous deliverance from Sodom,...
by Julie Turner | Jan 2, 2022 | What's Happening
This morning, at our first service in 2022, we looked at Isaiah 43:18-19 and investigated the ‘new thing’ God is doing (see also Rev 21:5). God is a God of creativity and is always doing new things, but so often, we fail to perceive what He is doing....
by Julie Turner | Dec 30, 2021 | What's Happening
Casting Crowns have a song about the diversity of the church being its strength, reminding us, ‘It was the rhythm of the dancers That gave the poets life. It was the spirit of the poets That gave the soldiers strength to fight.’ (‘City On A Hill’, Casting Crowns) I...
by Julie Turner | Dec 29, 2021 | What's Happening
One of my Christmas traditions is to get a book about the English language each year. My father, knowing my love of words, started this tradition a number of years ago, and over the years I have received some wonderful books, including ‘Have You Eaten...
by Julie Turner | Dec 26, 2021 | What's Happening
Some days are etched in your memory for ever. This one, a blisteringly hot summer’s day in the 1980s, will always be part of my ‘favourite moments.’ I was on holiday in France, enjoying the sunshine and scenery of Provence, and we arrived at...
