by Julie Turner | Jan 10, 2021 | What's Happening
Dave spoke this morning from Romans 5:6-11, reminding us that we are the cause Jesus thought it was worth dying for. Sometimes we see that people are willing to die for a cause (e.g. suicide bombers and even martyrs for Christ) and people can be willing to die for a...
by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2021 | What's Happening
I am interested by our reactions to lockdown, by the psychological impact this has on us. This is not the place to discuss the morality or efficacy (or otherwise) of lockdowns, but I am intrigued by our reactions because they seem to me to centre on one common theme:...
by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2021 | What's Happening
Are you a morning person, raring to go first thing? Or are you a night owl, energised as the rest of the world heads for bed? It’s always interesting to see people in the morning: some are bleary-eyed and grumpy, taking ages to come round; others are bright-eyed...
by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2021 | What's Happening
Many of us feel that what God requires from us is impossible. To Abram, God’s requirement was to ‘walk before me faithfully and be blameless.’ (Gen 17:1) Micah summarised God’s requirements for all people: ‘to act justly and to love mercy...
by Julie Turner | Jan 6, 2021 | What's Happening
Today was our first ‘Churches Together’ prayer meeting of 2021 and we looked at Matthew 2:1-12 as we meditated on the visit of the Magi to Jesus and used these thoughts as the basis for our prayers. The Magi were searching for something. Many today are...
