by Julie Turner | Mar 6, 2022 | What's Happening
Our Lent readings today look at two different men and how they approached and responded to Jesus. In Luke 18:18-23, we see a rich young man asking what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus pointed him to the commandments and the man affirmed his belief in these,...
by Julie Turner | Mar 5, 2022 | What's Happening
Today’s reading is from Jonah 3:1-10. I love the story of Jonah, the rebellious prophet, the godly man who didn’t really like the way God acted towards other people! Jonah was happy to receive God’s mercy, forgiveness and compassion for himself, but was unwilling to...
by Julie Turner | Mar 4, 2022 | What's Happening
As any parent knows, getting a child to ‘say sorry’ (and mean it!) is a difficult task. The child often fails to see that what they have done (snatching a toy from someone else, pushing someone unceremoniously away) is wrong, and even if they acknowledge that they...
by Julie Turner | Mar 3, 2022 | What's Happening
Repentance is the start of our journey, but it is just the beginning. John the Baptist, who came to prepare the way for Jesus, urged people to live out their repentance (Matthew 3:1-11): ‘produce fruit in keeping with repentance.’ It isn’t enough merely to have a head...
by Julie Turner | Mar 2, 2022 | What's Happening
Today, Ash Wednesday, is the first day of Lent, and as we journey through Lent, we are reading from Sally Welch’s book ‘Sharing The Easter story,’ which looks at a different Bible passage each day. This week’s theme is ‘Repenting,’ and...
