by Julie Turner | Oct 27, 2017 | What's Happening
“Big boys don’t cry” is an apparently innocuous instruction to young boys which could be said to characterise the “stiff upper lip” approach of traditional British culture. It owes more to Victorian beliefs than to the Bible. The Bible is...
by Julie Turner | Oct 26, 2017 | What's Happening
Paul had strong words for the Galatian church, who seemed to be abandoning the gospel and adding to it their own rules and ideas. He spoke of the perversion of the gospel and the dangers of adding to what they had been taught (Gal 1:6-9). It’s always dangerous when we...
by Julie Turner | Oct 26, 2017 | What's Happening
None but a masochist enjoys pain; pain is something that is endured at best and is feared by most. Those who live with chronic pain due to different diseases or disabilities speak of its debilitating force, sapping energy and leaving individuals worn out and unable to...
by Julie Turner | Oct 26, 2017 | What's Happening
65 of the 150 psalms in our Bible are designated in one way or other ‘psalms of lament.’ A lament is an expression of grief or sorrow or complaint, and synonyms include words like ‘bemoan’, ‘regret’, ‘bewail’ and ‘bawl’, not to mention ‘beat one’s breast’ or ‘eat...
by Julie Turner | Oct 25, 2017 | What's Happening
We’re really excited about being able to be part of the Goldthorpe Christmas Market which takes place on Market Street on Friday 24th November from 4-8 p.m. and especially about the chance to work with all the local churches at this event. Inside the church...
