by Julie Turner | Aug 25, 2020 | What's Happening
Joash’s life was greatly influenced by Jehoiada, the priest. Joash was the son of Ahaziah, an evil king, and the grandson of Athaliah, an even more evil grandmother, and as such, the influences on him as a child were far from good. Family influences can be very...
by Julie Turner | Aug 23, 2020 | What's Happening
Jer 9:20-21 contains a call to lament, for ‘death has climbed in through our windows and has entered our fortresses.’ This could, in some ways, be perceived as what we have been experiencing in 2020 with the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic. Certainly, an...
by Julie Turner | Aug 23, 2020 | What's Happening
Stephen spoke this morning on the deceitfulness of sin. The song ‘The Snake’ (sung here by Al Wilson) reminds us that no matter what kindness shown to a half-frozen snake, it will always be true to its own nature; in the song, the snake eventually bites...
by Julie Turner | Aug 20, 2020 | What's Happening
In the middle of his speech in Athens, Paul, talking about God as the Creator of all mankind, said, ‘God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.’ (Acts 17:27) Seeking God is part of our...
by Julie Turner | Aug 20, 2020 | What's Happening
Jealousy is an emotion that is often perceived as being negative, birthed in insecurity. We feel jealous when we perceive someone to be more beautiful or successful than ourselves, for example, or we feel jealous when we feel that someone we love does not give us...
