Pinpricks or scalpels?

David’s prayer of repentance in Ps 51 shows us the importance of keeping our hearts right. All our speech and actions are the overflow of our heart attitudes and Jesus reminded us in the Sermon on the Mount that actions can be more complex than they appear. If...

3 shepherds and a minister

John spoke this morning at Cherry Tree Court from Psalm 23, telling a story about 3 shepherds and a minister. A minister from Scotland moved to England, but returned to his home church once a year to speak at their anniversary celebrations. Each trip back to Scotland...

Lavish love

Last night’s Bible study looked at 1 John 3:1-3, a passage where John is overwhelmed with the knowledge of our identity as children of God. He talks about how great is the love the Father has lavished on us, or, in the KJV, ‘what manner of love’. ...

Waterfall

Last week as we explored the Peak District in drizzle and murky clouds, we went on a walk in Tansley which took us past the Lumsdale waterfall: I love waterfalls, especially listening to the noise of cascading water which always reminds me of the fact that God’s...