by Julie Turner | Mar 6, 2022 | What's Happening
This morning we looked at the question Jesus asked the religious leaders in Matt 21:16, when confronted about the raucous noise being made by children in the temple. They were outraged about all that Jesus was doing (healing the blind and the lame!) and about the...
by Julie Turner | Mar 6, 2022 | What's Happening
A counterweight or counterbalance is an equivalent weight or force which balances something. A crane, for example, has a counterweight on it to stop it from toppling over. We live in a world where forces are constantly exerting pressure on us. We can feel pushed and...
by Julie Turner | Mar 6, 2022 | What's Happening
Psalm 46 is a psalm that has brought reassurrance and comfort to people throughout the ages. It reminds us of God’s strength and power and protection, telling us that God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. (Ps 46:1) It speaks of God as...
by Julie Turner | Mar 6, 2022 | What's Happening
Our Lent readings today look at two different men and how they approached and responded to Jesus. In Luke 18:18-23, we see a rich young man asking what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus pointed him to the commandments and the man affirmed his belief in these,...
by Julie Turner | Mar 5, 2022 | What's Happening
Today’s reading is from Jonah 3:1-10. I love the story of Jonah, the rebellious prophet, the godly man who didn’t really like the way God acted towards other people! Jonah was happy to receive God’s mercy, forgiveness and compassion for himself, but was unwilling to...
by Julie Turner | Mar 4, 2022 | What's Happening
As any parent knows, getting a child to ‘say sorry’ (and mean it!) is a difficult task. The child often fails to see that what they have done (snatching a toy from someone else, pushing someone unceremoniously away) is wrong, and even if they acknowledge that they...
