by Julie Turner | Mar 15, 2021 | What's Happening
I’m that sad person who reads the acknowledgments in books and CD covers and wonders about the circumstances of authorship and the relationships which are behind the scenes shaping the writer or creative. I’ve always loved reading (my husband declares that...
by Julie Turner | Mar 14, 2021 | What's Happening
Dave spoke tonight from Phil 2:9-11 on the name of Jesus. The name ‘Jesus’ is the Greek form of the Hebrew name ‘Joshua’, meaning ‘God saves’, and was a relatively common name in that area. It was the name given to him before his...
by Julie Turner | Mar 14, 2021 | What's Happening
We traditionally think of God as our Father, and rightly so, but there are many Scriptures which remind us that God is Spirit and is also described as being like a mother. Jesus himself said, ‘how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen...
by Julie Turner | Mar 14, 2021 | What's Happening
On this Mothering Sunday, Stephen looked at Mary, the mother of Jesus, focussing especially on Luke 2:19 which tells us that Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. We usually look at that passage – following the birth announcements and...
by Julie Turner | Mar 14, 2021 | What's Happening
Mothering Sunday is a day honouring mothers and mother churches, celebrated in the United Kingdom and Ireland on the fourth Sunday in Lent since the Middle Ages. On Mothering Sunday, Christians have historically visited their mother church and in the Middle Ages, this...
by Julie Turner | Mar 11, 2021 | What's Happening
One of the things that is very difficult in formal situations is how a florid way of speaking is encouraged which is not necessarily honest but is deemed to be necessary. The Parliamentary system and judicial system in this country still encourage ways of addressing...
