by Julie Turner | Jan 28, 2016 | What's Happening
In our eyes, we tend to ‘grade’ sin. Some sins (murder, adultery, incest) we classify as ‘deadly’ sins, whereas others (gossip, losing your temper occasionally, having a moan, telling a white lie to get us out of trouble) barely register on our ‘sin scale.’ In the...
by Julie Turner | Jan 28, 2016 | What's Happening
1 Cor 10:1-13 acts as a history lesson to us, reminding us of the importance of learning from the past. Many people fail to see the importance or relevance of history: Stephen Fry says ‘The biggest challenge facing the great teachers and communicators of history is...
by Julie Turner | Jan 27, 2016 | What's Happening
One of the lessons we taught our son and his fiancée during their wedding preparations was the need to spend more time preparing for their marriage than they did preparing for their wedding day. A wedding lasts a day; a marriage lasts a lifetime. It’s very easy,...
by Julie Turner | Jan 27, 2016 | What's Happening
Song of Songs 3:6-11 speaks of wedding preparations. I spent from July 2014 to September 2015 involved in the wedding preparations of my son and his fiancée. On the agenda included venues and menus, table decorations, reception room decorations, photographs, music...
by Julie Turner | Jan 26, 2016 | What's Happening
Our society values competence. It’s an essential requirement of every job description. It’s what makes life function. Without competence we’re ignorant buffoons, bumbling around Laurel-and-Hardy style, and while slapstick may be a valid comedy form,...
