What’s Happening
The Mission of the Church
This afternoon our Bible discussion focussed on the mission of the church. Archbishop William Temple said, 'The church is the only organisation which exists for the benefit of non-members.' Our focus must always be on those who do not know God, seeking to bring them...
Called To Pray
On Sunday we looked at our identity as people of prayer. God's people, who are called by His name, are to live in a relationship which involves listening as well as talking. We looked at 2 Chronicles 7:13-15, where God highlights our part in the relationship as well...
Wise Words To Live By
At our Bible study last night, we also looked at the words of Jesus in Matt 7:1-12, which look at a range of subjects about how best to live as people in God's kingdom. His words on prayer remind us of the need to persevere: we must ask, seek and knock, but again, He...
Talking Point
Inside the Ethics Committee
A very interesting radio programme on Radio 4 today touching on some of the issues raised by Garry's sermon on euthanasia on Sunday. You can listen to the programme 'Inside the Ethics Committee' here (or via the Radio 4 website if the link doesn't work.)
A slippery slope
The road to hell, the proverb goes, is paved with good intentions. There are many who advocate euthanasia for the most humane of reasons. They want to alleviate pain and suffering; they want to show mercy and compassion to those suffering (whether the person involved...
A Good Death?
In his new series 'Talking Point!', Garry hopes to stimulate discussion and talk from a Christian perspective about issues that are in the news today, equipping Christians to understand and explain the Biblical reasons for why we believe what we believe on certain...
How We Got Here
Our glorious geeks!
We need technical people to help things run smoothly, and these guys were great. They were responsible for the presentation which ran throughout the day, for the background music in the main hall, for giving us words to sing to in the evening meeting and for the sound...
More fun!
One of the songs we love is called 'More Love, More Power' by Jude Del Hierro. This post is all about having more fun!Different ages enjoying table-tennis:Playing pool:Balloon-modelling:Face-painting outdoors:Doing colouring competitions and the anagrams competition:
Times of refreshing
Church events just wouldn't be the same without refreshments! It seems we spend as much time making cups of tea and coffee as we do on any other activity, and the Open Day was no exception. In deference to the number of mugs we own, the number of people who can fit...