by Julie Turner | Jan 4, 2022 | What's Happening
The Jewish day does not begin at midnight, as ours does, but at sunset, based on the Biblical account of creation: ‘and there was evening, and there was morning’, a phrase repeated throughout the six days of creation (Gen 1:3, 8, 13,19, 23,31). We might...
by Julie Turner | Jan 3, 2022 | What's Happening
I was never a big fan of politicians, but the past two years have eroded any residual trust I had in these people. Their policies, outright lies and obfuscation of truth have left me cynical and untrusting, and it’s sad that these feelings can often be transferred to...
by Julie Turner | Jan 2, 2022 | What's Happening
Garry went on to remind us that as we enter a new year, we often start with new resolutions (some of which don’t last very long!) Last year was very difficult for many people (perhaps an ‘annus horribilis’ for many, as the Queen once described 1992),...
by Julie Turner | Jan 2, 2022 | What's Happening
Garry spoke tonight about things that are old and new and how things change. We looked at cars, houses, phones, hair styles and clothes, and saw that most people find the newer versions of these things preferable! The first cars often did not have a roof or protection...
by Julie Turner | Jan 2, 2022 | What's Happening
To perceive means ‘to become aware or conscious of (something); come to realise or understand.’ Perhaps the most surprising use of this verb in the Bible is in Genesis 19, the story of Lot and his daughters. After Lot’s miraculous deliverance from Sodom,...
by Julie Turner | Jan 2, 2022 | What's Happening
This morning, at our first service in 2022, we looked at Isaiah 43:18-19 and investigated the ‘new thing’ God is doing (see also Rev 21:5). God is a God of creativity and is always doing new things, but so often, we fail to perceive what He is doing....
