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...
by Julie Turner | Mar 15, 2023 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
Terry Goodkind wrote a fantasy series called the ‘Sword of Truth’ in which one character (Richard), injured in battle, wakes to find not only his beloved wife missing but all memory of her apparently erased. (‘Chainfire’) His struggle to find...