by Julie Turner | Jul 22, 2020 | What's Happening
A friend of mine has been posting amazing photos of a sunflower in his garden. These inspired the following poem in the form of a Japanese haiku. Photos are used with permission (copyright David Trelawny-Ross). Coiled up and curled up, Hiding from sight till...
by Julie Turner | Jul 22, 2020 | What's Happening
We are busy preparing to re-open our building for services on 2nd August. Things will look different, as we have spaced chairs out in family bubbles and for individuals to maintain social distancing, as required by government guidance. There are new notices, reminding...
by Julie Turner | Jul 19, 2020 | What's Happening
Stephen spoke tonight on the subject of miracles, asking if they are relevant, possible and real today? He challenged us to consider two statements: God is who He says He is God can do what He says He can do Many of us accept the first statement but struggle more with...
by Julie Turner | Jul 19, 2020 | What's Happening
Garry continued his series on words associated with ‘Sabbath’ this morning, looking at two Hebrew words which are connected to expectation and hope and then to fulfilment and satisfaction, both crucial aspects of our gathering together when we keep the...
by Julie Turner | Jul 19, 2020 | What's Happening
Christianity is concerned with the now. The now is all we have; as someone has once said, playing on the synonyms ‘gift’ and ‘present’ and on the dual use of the word ‘present’ in the English language (where it can mean both...
by Julie Turner | Jul 17, 2020 | What's Happening
The book of Job has 42 chapters and tackles the universal question of why the innocent suffer. It debunks the notion that cause and effect are inevitably at the heart of suffering (‘we suffer because we sin’), and throughout the book we see different...
