by Julie Turner | Feb 11, 2016 | What's Happening
A stumbling-block is ‘a circumstance which causes hesitation or difficulty’, something which causes a person to trip up or fall. There are many natural stumbling-blocks which cause us to trip or fall: an uneven kerb, for example, or a flagstone that is not evenly...
by Julie Turner | Feb 11, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul’s letters speak to us today because they teach spiritual principles, even if the specific issues they raise do not always seem particularly relevant to us. We still participate in the ‘cup of thanksgiving’ and break bread together (a theme he will develop further...
by Julie Turner | Feb 11, 2016 | What's Happening
(Having mentioned 16th century poet John Donne in the previous post, we’re now misquoting William Shakespeare! Apologies to the bard…) Some have said that Paul’s views on eating meat sold in the meat market are contradictory, apparently encouraging this practice...
by Julie Turner | Feb 11, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul’s letters are like so many conversations: they don’t always stick to the point in a linear fashion, but tend to ‘meander’ somewhat. He is writing 1 Corinthians to answer questions that have been raised, and from 1 Cor 8 has been talking about the question of what...
by Julie Turner | Feb 9, 2016 | What's Happening
Continuing the culinary metaphors… Preparing a Bible study is like preparing a beef casserole. When planning a meal, ingredients have to be bought and assembled. Beef cubes, potatoes, onions, carrots, peppers, courgettes, leeks, mushrooms… whatever...
