by Julie Turner | Jul 7, 2024 | Talking Point!
In most churches there is the opportunity on Sundays to participate in the Eucharist, to eat bread and to drink wine in remembrance of what Christ has done for us on the cross and to give thanks for the salvation which His death and resurrection have secured for all...
by Julie Turner | Aug 21, 2022 | Talking Point!
Dave spoke tonight from Luke 10:30-42. In this passage, we see Jesus and His disciples stopping at Bethany, at the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary. Martha seems to have been proactive in welcoming Jesus and looked after Him well. Jesus used this opportunity to...
by Julie Turner | Nov 4, 2020 | Talking Point!
The Bible is full of names, many of them unpronounceable to English tongues, and often skipped over as we read the Bible because of their unfamiliarity and our impatience with lists. They remind us, nonetheless, that giving something or someone a name is a vital...
by Julie Turner | May 17, 2020 | Talking Point!
Many people at this time are looking for an exit strategy out of lockdown, but perhaps more important for Christians is to learn God’s entrance strategy into joy, a joy which is not dependent on happy circumstances or sunny personalities. The joy God gives us is...
by Julie Turner | Sep 9, 2018 | Talking Point!
My granddaughter has recently discovered the joys of a warm summer and public fountains… At the same time, however, she was initially nervous of these fountains because they were pre-programmed to disperse water at different speeds and heights and she was wary....
by Julie Turner | Feb 12, 2017 | Talking Point!, What's Happening
Garry continued his ‘Talking Point’ series tonight, looking at transgender issues. Gender is generally understood as ‘the state of being male or female’, and transgender is defined as ‘denoting or relating to a person whose sense of...