by Julie Turner | May 30, 2014 | What's Happening
Not surprisingly since June is a month of celebration, our thoughts in prayer are turned towards growth and outreach and in particular we need to pray for the refurbishment plans. We are looking at writing a funding application for the refurbishment of the community...
by Julie Turner | May 30, 2014 | What's Happening
Headline news – either in the newspaper or on the TV news – tends to be depressing. The main items of news often involve political problems, international disasters (either natural or man-made), national crises, weather crises or some other disaster that...
by Julie Turner | May 26, 2014 | What's Happening
Dave spoke from Matt 21:23-32 last night, beginning by reminding us that parables are often misunderstood with too much focus on the form of the story, when what really matters is the underlying meaning the story illustrates. Jesus used everyday scenes – farmers...
by Julie Turner | May 26, 2014 | What's Happening
Dave spoke about a parable last night and reminded us that Jesus used everyday stories to gain the attention of his listeners; nowadays, he remarked, these are called ‘sermon illustrations’! Funnily enough, I had been thinking of this since the morning...
by Julie Turner | May 25, 2014 | What's Happening
If intimacy is a God-given longing within our hearts, why, then, do we find it so difficult to be open and vulnerable in our relationships with others and honest and real in our relationship with God? Many of us find it difficult to let go of our inhibitions and dance...
