by Julie Turner | May 20, 2021 | What's Happening
Freedom of speech has long been at the heart of civilisations. It is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction, and has long been recognised...
by Julie Turner | May 20, 2021 | What's Happening
Paul tells us that ‘all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.’ (2 Tim 3:16-17) This does not mean, however, that Scripture...
by Julie Turner | May 19, 2021 | What's Happening
Christians do not live in a vacuum. We may wish we did, but the truth is that we live in the world – a world God created, a wonderful world marred by sin and our many wrong choices. We are not unaffected by all that happens around us; we are not immune to...
by Julie Turner | May 16, 2021 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
Slavery and the trafficking of slaves is, alas, a modern problem as much as ever it was. In 2004, 23 cockle pickers drowned in Morecambe Bay; they had been trafficked and lured by the promise of good jobs in Britain, but were forced to work seven days a week for just...
by Julie Turner | May 16, 2021 | What's Happening
A brand is an important part of fashion these days, with many clothing companies having distinctive brands; Stephen showed off the Barbour brand today: This kind of branding is certainly less painful than that which used to be used to mark slaves; a branding...
