by Julie Turner | Sep 22, 2022 | What's Happening
As a child, the word ‘Philadelphia’ meant a creamy cheese spread which I greatly enjoyed. As a teenager, I learned that ‘Philadelphia’ was a city in Pennsylvania. As an adult, I learned that the original city thus named was found in Asia and that the word itself meant...
by Julie Turner | Sep 22, 2022 | What's Happening
Time signatures order rhythm for us; they help us to follow the beat. Four crotchet beats in a bar (common time or ⁴₄) represent a march; three crotchet beats (3₄) is most readily identified with the waltz. Time signatures tell a musician how many beats per bar (the...
by Julie Turner | Sep 21, 2022 | What's Happening
The English are often thought of as a dour nation, lacking a sense of humour and possessing a somewhat grim sense of duty. Famed for our ‘stiff upper lip’, enthusiasm and excitement are, in this stereotype, frowned upon as evidence of excess which can...
by Julie Turner | Sep 18, 2022 | What's Happening
Yesterday we were thrilled to hold a baptismal service, when Jade made that public commitment of her faith in Jesus Christ. Baptism does not make anyone a Christian; it is a sacrament which speaks of the commitment a person has made to follow Jesus and symbolises...
by Julie Turner | Sep 18, 2022 | What's Happening
Coincidences are defined as ‘a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.’ William Temple was once told that there was no such thing as answers to prayer; any apparent answer was just a coincidence. His answer was ‘When I...
by Julie Turner | Sep 18, 2022 | What's Happening
The book of Esther does not mention the name of God at all and yet is one of the most important Old Testament books for teaching us about the providence and protection of God, forming the basis of the Jewish festival Purim, when the Jews’ rescue from annihilation at...
