by Julie Turner | Mar 3, 2024 | What's Happening
Today’s household object may not be present for everyone, since it depends on a person’s vision! The object is spectacles (glasses) and the Bible passage is 2 Peter 1:5-11. In this passage, Peter urges us to add to our faith goodness, knowledge, self-control,...
by Julie Turner | Mar 2, 2024 | What's Happening
Today’s household object is the toothbrush and our passage is Exodus 21:23-27, with reference also to Matthew 5:38-41. Brushing our teeth is a daily habit which helps to remove plaque from teeth and keeps them healthy. It’s something we teach our children to do...
by Julie Turner | Mar 2, 2024 | What's Happening
The World Day of Prayer locally was held yesterday (1 March) at St Peter’s Church in Barnburgh. The service was written by Palestinian Christians on the theme ‘bearing with one another in love’, and we enjoyed the percussion instruments as we sang...
by Julie Turner | Mar 1, 2024 | What's Happening
The author continues looking at household objects connected with cleansing, with today’s object the bath and today’s Bible reading Luke 7:36-47, the passage where the woman breaks open the alabaster jar of perfume to wash and anoint Jesus before the crucifixion....
by Julie Turner | Mar 1, 2024 | What's Happening
In the midst of the ongoing trials of David in the wilderness, pursued by Saul whose obsession showed no sign of abating, Jonathan comes to find David and to offer wise words of encouragement which literally give him the heart to continue. (1 Sam 23:15-18) The world...