by Julie Turner | Jul 15, 2021 | What's Happening
In our Bible study tonight, we looked at the book of Jonah, an unusual prophetic book which is referenced by Jesus to the extent that Jonah’s experience in the great fish (NOT a whale!) is likened to His death and resurrection (see Matt 12:38-41). We all know...
by Julie Turner | Jul 15, 2021 | What's Happening
It’s always good to have things to celebrate (especially these days!), so it was a privilege to welcome the Mayor of Barnsley to the Railway Embankment this week to officially open the art mural there. It was good to welcome local councillors to the site and for...
by Julie Turner | Jul 13, 2021 | What's Happening
When I was at university, I learned a lot about 17th century French literature, particularly the plays of Racine and Corneille. My tutor was an expert on that period, and it was a culture shock for a 20th century teenager. Concepts such as honour and virtue featured...
by Julie Turner | Jul 13, 2021 | What's Happening
To be a follower of Jesus is to become a disciple, a learner, an apprentice to a master craftsman. The idea of apprenticheship, where a student learns by watching and copying one with more experience in a skill, has become less popular in recent years, but in the...
by Julie Turner | Jul 11, 2021 | What's Happening
Matt 5:13-16 reminds us that we are salt and light in our communities. Light is revelational; salt is transformational. Light shows truth and reveals truth to us; salt is truth in action, where we set an example to others through our lifestyles. Salt stops things...
by Julie Turner | Jul 11, 2021 | What's Happening
This morning in our series on ‘Questions’, we looked at the question Jesus asked Philip: ‘Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?’ (John 14:9) Knowing Jesus is at the heart of our faith, and it must have...
