by Julie Turner | Oct 27, 2021 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
We’ve had fun with Dearne Churches Together hosting half-term fun for families in Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe. We looked at the story of the miraculous catch of 153 fish in John 21 and at Peter’s commissioning by Jesus, so there were lots of fishy crafts to...
by Julie Turner | Aug 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
At the Bible study on Thursday (our last midweek meeting in August), we looked at Joel 1 & 2. There, we see how Joel paints a vivid picture of desperation and destruction (in part from the famine caused by the locust invasion, but also from drought and loss of...
by Julie Turner | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
We had a wonderful day at Phoenix Park yesterday for the Summer Fun event. Over 450 people came along to the day, which started with torrential rain looking as though it would render the day a washout. As we prayed, however, the rain stopped and we ended up with blue...
by Julie Turner | May 21, 2021 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
Isaiah 6:9-10 talks about hearing and seeing but not understanding or perceiving, and it is true that the response to hearing and seeing can be vastly different. This was the case in Jesus’ lifetime, when opinion was so sharply divided about His words and...
by Julie Turner | May 16, 2021 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
Slavery and the trafficking of slaves is, alas, a modern problem as much as ever it was. In 2004, 23 cockle pickers drowned in Morecambe Bay; they had been trafficked and lured by the promise of good jobs in Britain, but were forced to work seven days a week for just...
by Julie Turner | Apr 11, 2021 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
On this first Sunday after Easter, Dave spoke from Matt 28:1-10, explaining how the resurrection of Jesus redefines the grave for us. In this passage describing Easter Sunday, we see how the disciples were bewildered and confused after the crucifixion; they had known...
