by Julie Turner | Feb 17, 2024 | What's Happening
Today’s Bible passage is Matthew 4:1-11 (the temptation of Jesus) and the household object is the mobile phone. You might wonder at the connection between the two, but the author of ‘At Home In Lent’ (Gordon Giles) reminds us of the distraction which a...
by Julie Turner | Feb 16, 2024 | What's Happening
Our household object for today is the fireplace and our Bible passage is Genesis 18:27-33. When I was a child visiting my grandparents’ house, the open fire in the living room was both cosy and inviting. Fire produces both heat and light, but as it burns, it produces...
by Julie Turner | Feb 15, 2024 | What's Happening
Last week we had a flurry of snow in our area, just enough for children to have a snowball fight and to build snowmen. My grandchildren built a snow woman called Sheila and her baby, Melody (named after their baby sister.) To build a snowman, you need to roll several...
by Julie Turner | Feb 15, 2024 | What's Happening
1 Samuel 22:6-23 tells the story of what happened next after David had sought sanctuary, food and weapons from the priest Ahimelek at Nob. It’s a sad story, with Saul’s paranoia and murderous rage being given free rein, and Doeg the Edomite willing not only to betray...
by Julie Turner | Feb 15, 2024 | What's Happening
We had a great family fun day this week during the half-term holidays,with 117 people attending.The theme was love (it was Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday)..Our thanks to all who helped and to all who came! We had lots of craft activities based on the...
by Julie Turner | Feb 14, 2024 | What's Happening
Throughout Lent, we will be looking at everyday household objects and Bible passages and seeing how the two connect (for our faith is lived out in the everyday world, which for most of us, most of the time, is quite ordinary and humdrum.) A friend of mine made the...
