Praying For Others

Garry spoke this morning from Romans 15:30-32. Paul asks people to pray for him, urging them to support him through prayer. Paul realised that his effectiveness was linked to his dependence on God (see 2 Cor 1:8-11) and that he needed God’s help, which is...

Musings of an ex-Exams Officer

Once upon a time (the traditional start to a fairy story as well as an expression of time which somehow still roots a story in history) I worked as an Exams Officer in a school, a job I loved. I loved the order of the role. I loved the satisfaction of having a list of...

People Problems

If we are honest, living peaceably among other people is probably the hardest thing we ever have to do. Poverty, unemployment, education and health are all important factors in life, but one of the biggest sources of anxiety and conflict in our lives comes from our...

Running By Faith

In the last of our series ‘Running The Race’, we looked at the different stages in life (perhaps summarised best by Shakespeare’s words in ‘As You Like It’ about the seven ages of man) and how faith is essential to each stage. At every stage of life, the challenge is...

Running the Race: The Relay Race

This morning, we continued our series ‘Running The Race’ (Heb 12:1-3) by thinking about the relay race in the Olympic Games. Here, we see 4 individual runners competing as a team, running individually and yet needing each other to complete the race. This is a parable...