by Julie Turner | May 7, 2020 | What's Happening
My Bible readings today included part of Ps 57, which says, ‘My heart, O God, is steadfast,my heart is steadfast;I will sing and make music.’ That got me thinking about being steadfast. Isaiah 26:3 contains a promise I have leaned on many times throughout...
by Julie Turner | May 7, 2020 | What's Happening
Endurance, resilience and perseverance are vital to life. Life is a marathon, not a sprint, and ‘quick fixes’ are rarely successful in the long term. At this time, it can be hard to keep carrying on. Whether we’re still working and feeling fearful,...
by Julie Turner | May 3, 2020 | What's Happening
Friday 8th May is VE Day, the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. It’s important we remember and commemorate historical events like this and tonight we looked at some of the reasons why, including what life was like in those days. We...
by Julie Turner | May 3, 2020 | What's Happening
After the magnificent news of the resurrection at Easter, you would have expected the disciples to be so thrilled by their encounters with the risen Lord that they would have been quickly transformed into vibrant witnesses. Instead, we find a strange silence lingering...
by Julie Turner | May 3, 2020 | What's Happening
These are strange times for us; lockdown is not what many of us have experienced before, although we should perhaps remember that for the chronically ill and elderly, perhaps little has changed in their daily routines. Most of us, however, find this period completely...
