A Fathers’ Day Meditation

Today is Fathers’ Day, a ‘designated day’ in the UK calendar to celebrate fathers. Many feel such days are artificial and overly commercial and that it is not wise to be attached to them, but the Bible reminds us to honour our father and mother and...

Peter’s First Sermon

Peter’s first sermon on the Day of Pentecost was powerful and effective (Acts 2:13-36). It reflects the change the Holy Spirit made in Peter’s life, for prior to this, he was the impulsive, big-hearted disciple who nonetheless knew fear and doubt and had...

Happy Birthday, Church!

We enjoy celebrating birthdays at our church – birthdays are a celebration of life and as such, worth remembering and making a fuss of, even if (as we get older), we tend to want to tone down the celebrations somewhat! Pentecost Sunday is the day when we...

Accredited!

For years when I worked in a school, the process of accreditation was an important one. Schools – even independent faith schools – cannot just please themselves; they have to be accredited (officially recognised or authorised.) Local authorities, governing...