More birthdays

Much to the surprise of the visitors from the Salvation Army and Great Houghton Methodist Church last night, we had two birthdays to celebrate in our own unique Goldthorpe style! (Garry called it ‘ritual humiliation’, but I steadfastly refuse to believe...

The Good Shepherd

Last night was a special service when Adrian Lee from the Salvation Army and members of that church and the Methodist Church in Great Houghton joined with us to celebrate all that God is doing in Goldthorpe through the food bank.Adrian showed us a video about...

Saltiness

Stephen spoke this morning from Colossians 4:2-6, a sermon partly inspired by a sign at work saying ‘cut back on salt’! These verses talk about our prayer life and how this leads us to make the most of every opportunity, including living lives that are...

Embellishment

Last week we bought some new bedding. It’s a long time since I did this and I was a little surprised to find how much styles have changed, since I had assumed that sheets and pillowcases and quilt covers are all basically the same: functional items that serve a...

Burning in my soul

It’s been a good year for CDs for me this year so far! I am finding that songs written in all kinds of places at all different times are echoing what God is doing in me: stirring, causing faith to rise, stoking a burning in my soul.I received the latest Passion...