by Julie Turner | Jun 7, 2015 | What's Happening
The Japanese art of kintsugi is the art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, treating breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. This kind of repair makes the...
by Julie Turner | Jun 4, 2015 | What's Happening
As you know, we have been planting things in our house lately and enjoying the fruits of our labours. The chilli plants are abundantly providing chillies; we have been flavouring food with basil too! As a result of this, Paul’s comments in 1 Cor 3:8-9 (‘the one who...
by Julie Turner | Jun 4, 2015 | What's Happening
The Bible is described as food for our spirits. In 1 Cor 3:2 and 1 Pet 2:2, it is likened to milk, the staple food for the baby. But just as a baby does not remain on milk forever, so too we need to progress in our understanding of the Word. Paul talks about ‘solid...
by Julie Turner | Jun 4, 2015 | What's Happening
In the Bible study on 1 Cor 3:1-9 we looked again at the topic of spiritual maturity or growing up in God. Paul’s discussions contrasting human wisdom with God’s wisdom were firmly rooted in the problems experienced in the Corinthian church, touched on in 1 Cor...
by Julie Turner | Jun 2, 2015 | What's Happening
Jesus said, ‘… you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ (Acts 1: 8) As we have been praying for the Holy Spirit’s power in May, this month...
