by Julie Turner | May 5, 2016 | What's Happening
In celebrating diversity and unity (1 Cor 12:12-31), Paul reminds us that there are many different roles and functions within any church. The ‘lists’ of gifts here (apostles, prophets, teachers, miracle workers, gifts of healings) obviously reflect the Corinthians’...
by Julie Turner | May 5, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul’s reference to the diversity of body parts (1 Cor 12:12-31) is a vivid reminder that diversity is everywhere. We see it in the animal kingdom, with animals categorised in different ways (carnivores, herbivores, birds, reptiles etc.) and then within categories a...
by Julie Turner | May 5, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul’s discussion of the church as a body (1 Corinthians 12:12-31) reminds us that there is unity in diversity. The Godhead mirrors this perfectly; Jesus said ‘I and the Father are one’ (Jn 10:30) and prayed for His followers to know the same kind of unity (see John...
by Julie Turner | May 5, 2016 | What's Happening
Senescence, a lovely word, comes from the Latin word senesere, meaning ‘to grow old’. It is all about our gradual deterioration as organisms: ‘the condition or process of deterioration with age or loss of a cell’s power of division and...
by Julie Turner | May 3, 2016 | What's Happening
In order for Thumper to venture outside safely, he had to wear a harness which was attached to a lead. (We were not at all sure it was a good idea simply to ‘let him loose’ without any means of getting him back inside!) However, the harness had to be...
