by Julie Turner | Dec 21, 2017 | What's Happening
As the end of a pregnancy draws near, there is usually a sense of impatience and uncertainty. When will labour begin? For the first-time mother, there is always the question ‘How will I know when I’m in labour?’, to which Mums tend to say, ‘Oh, you’ll know!’’...
by Julie Turner | Dec 20, 2017 | What's Happening
I am fascinated by paradox in the Christian life, how seemingly contradictory facts can actually be true and how reason isn’t the sole arbiter of truth. Jesus told us that the first will be last (Matt 19:30) and that in order to gain life we have to be prepared to...
by Julie Turner | Dec 19, 2017 | What's Happening
If we truly believe in the sanctity of human life, then we have a moral duty to care for the disabled and helpless in our society. Henri Nouwen was a professor at universities who then left his academic life to live in a community of disabled people (L’Arche) where...
by Julie Turner | Dec 18, 2017 | What's Happening
Many of us have few problems seeing Jesus as a good teacher, a great example and a kind man. It’s much harder for us to think about him as a helpless baby, vulnerable and dependent. It’s even harder for us to find ourselves helpless, vulnerable and dependent. ...
by Julie Turner | Dec 17, 2017 | What's Happening
No carol service would be complete, it seems, without the children singing ‘Away in a manger’: The children and Mark (as teacher) were given Christmas presents as well to help them learn more about the meaning of Christmas.
