by Julie Turner | Dec 16, 2024 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
My childhood was punctuated by December joy. My mother’s birthday was 23rd December; my father’s Christmas Eve, so celebration was the order of the day for December. My Dad, born a month prematurely, always said that he simply couldn’t wait for Christmas, and so...
by Julie Turner | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
“Now those altars in the wilderness tell the story of His faithfulness.” (Phil Wickham, “This is our God”) The art of a songwriter is to capture a world in a line, to allude to so much in few words. It’s a skill I admire but don’t...
by Julie Turner | Apr 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Dave spoke this morning from Hebrews 10:22-25, asking the question all of us face at some time: ‘Why isn’t God doing what He has promised?’ Over the years God has promised much to us as individuals, as a church and as part of the Dearne Valley,...
by Julie Turner | Feb 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Today’s Lent reading is Luke 7:37-39, 44-46, the story of the woman’s welcome of Jesus when she broke open an alabaster jar of ointment/ perfume and anointed Jesus. The household object is the threshold, and we are encouraged further by Gordon Giles in his...
by Julie Turner | Dec 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Christmas is a time of celebration. Most of us are glad to meet with family and friends; we are pleased to be able to exchange gifts; we enjoy the festive lights and music, activities and meals. It’s good to hear from people we rarely see (this is the only time of...
by Julie Turner | Jul 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
This morning we looked at the healing of another blind man (see Luke 18:35-43), but not only did we see a miracle of healing, we learned a lot about mercy. Mercy is defined as ‘compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or...
