May dates

Here are some notices for the month of May:On Friday 3rd May at 6.30 p.m. at the Salvation Army church, there will be a concert in aid of HopeHIV, a charity which works with children affected by HIV. There will be an opportunity to hear about the charity’s work...

The Dream Cross Code

Mark spoke this morning from Jeremiah 6:16 on the ‘Dream Cross Code.’ Most of us remember the ‘Green Cross Code’ from our childhoods:This taught us basic road safety:1) Find a safe place to cross the road.2) Stop just before you get to the...

The Prayer of Faith

Tonight’s Bible study looked at James 5:14-18, controversial verses in some circles about prayer, faith and healing. James is continuing his teaching on prayer, this time looking at the question ‘Is anyone among you sick?’ (James 5:14) The nature of...

Journeying

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...

Mercy

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...