Easter Family Fun Day

We had a great Easter Family Fun Day, working with other local churches at Furlong Road Methodist Church on Wednesday 5th April. Although numbers were lower than usual, we had the opportunity to take part in Easter crafts, do a ‘Resurrection Rhyme’ trail...

Ill-fitting Shoes

I bought some new shoes recently. I tried them on in the shop and they fitted comfortably. I walked around there, admiring their snug fit. Yet no sooner had I got them home than I discovered the right shoe rubs my foot as the top of the shoe chafes agsinst my skin as...

Dave The Donkey

Garry spoke about Dave the Donkey tonight, using the ‘Lost Sheep’ resources to tell the story of the first Palm Sunday and the role played in it by a donkey. Our own donkey (Dave the 133rd) introduced the story. Palm Sunday reminds us how crowds are easily...

Finding Purpose In Life

This morning as we looked at the miraculous catch of fish recorded in Luke 5:1-11, we talked about purpose in life. All of us need to know that our lives have meaning and purpose; Steve Taylor says, ‘The need for purpose is one the defining characteristics of human...

Resolute Commitment

“As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.” (Luke 9:51) Today is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, the day when we remember the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. We read about this in...