by Julie Turner | Apr 24, 2013 | What's Happening
One of my favourite Christian authors, Brennan Manning, died on 12th April at the age of 78. I was surprised at how much I felt a sense of loss at that news. The sense of loss is not for him: as his family said, there is much comfort “in the fact that he is...
by Julie Turner | Apr 22, 2013 | What's Happening
Garry continued his series on the Beatitudes (‘Looking For Heroes’) last night, looking at Matthew 5:7: ‘Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.’Often, if we are wronged, we long for justice, but so often, when we are in the...
by Julie Turner | Apr 21, 2013 | What's Happening
Stephen spoke this morning from Matt 23:8-12 about the words that we use. Often, we view ourselves from an earthly viewoint, regarding status and standing as being of utmost importance. When we think about ‘teachers’ and ‘fathers’, we tend to...
by Julie Turner | Apr 17, 2013 | What's Happening
I think Casting Crowns’ ‘East To West’ is a timely reminder both of the struggle we sometimes have with sin and of the provision God has made for us. We don’t have to be what we used to be; we can become ‘new creations in Christ...
by Julie Turner | Apr 17, 2013 | What's Happening
Addiction is the topic for prayer for April and this is such a far-reaching and wide-ranging topic that it can make us feel very helpless when we are praying for people we know and situations that come to our attention. Becaues of the media focus on, and obvious...
