by Julie Turner | Mar 26, 2017 | What's Happening
Fasting is often associated with giving up certain foods or mealtimes in order to pray, but Isaiah 58:1-14 makes it clear that fasting is more than a religious ritual. We have to fast not only from food (give up chocolate or sugar or miss a meal in order to pray, by...
by Julie Turner | Mar 25, 2017 | What's Happening
The film ‘Now You See Me’ looks at the world of magic and sleight of hand, and this can be a world of great entertainment. Magicians astound us with their tricks and amuse us with their dexterity. Ironically, however, Christians are often accused of living in a world...
by Julie Turner | Mar 24, 2017 | What's Happening
Superstition may seem a harmless addition to our Christian lives, often fuelled by pragmatic reasons (‘don’t walk under a ladder because you might get drenched from the window cleaner’s water’, for example). But when we are superstitious, we are actually ascribing to...
by Julie Turner | Mar 23, 2017 | What's Happening
Ps 103:6 says, ‘The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.’ The concept of righteousness and justice – whether in a local situation, a national or international situation – is well established these days, but it is worth...
by Julie Turner | Mar 23, 2017 | What's Happening
Garry continued looking at psalms of thanksgiving tonight, focussing on Psalm 103. Like so many psalms, this begins and ends with an exhortation to praise the Lord. This time, however, it begins with self-encouragement: ‘praise the Lord, O my soul’....
