Doggy Bags of Grace

At restaurants we sometimes can’t finish all the food that is given us, and sometimes ask for a ‘doggy bag’ to be made up from our leftovers so that no food is wasted. Ostensibly, the bag is taken home to feed the dog; sometimes, we may well eat the leftovers...

Trusting Others

Mark’s activity tonight involved a blindfolded person being led by a child… an object lesson in learning to trust! Then the adults had a go! Stephen pointed out in the epilogue that there is a difference between honest doubt, when we have questions we are...

From Doubt to Faith

Tonight’s family service looked at the subject of doubt and faith.   ‘Doubting Thomas’ is perhaps unfairly known as the disciple who doubted Jesus’s resurrection (see John 20:24-29), and it seems he struggled with pessimism, melancholy and...

Write-offs or write-ins?

Garry spoke this morning at Cherry Tree Court about our value as people. In 2012, he was involved in a motorbike accident which resulted in the insurance company writing off his motorbike; in 2015, his car was also written off after another car misjudged a corner and...