After a few weeks away from James (because of meetings connected with organising the joint carol service), we resumed our Bible studies tonight and looked at James 4:1-12. Here, common themes in James are developed: the idea of single-minded and pure-hearted devotion,...

Last night's sermon on snowflakes made me think of one of my favourite Christmas songs, called 'Winter Snow'. The song reminds me that Christmas was all about God taking us by surprise, not coming in might or majesty or power, but coming in meekness, vulnerability and...

In Mark's sermon we learnt about Wilson 'Snowflake' Bentley, an amazing photographer who was the first person to photograph individual snowflakes using an adaptation of a microscope to take photographs from underneath the snow. In 1885 he produced the first photograph...