by Julie Turner | May 8, 2020 | What's Happening
Last Sunday we spoke about the importance of remembering and commemorating, and how God often asks us to take ‘stones’ and make memorials with them which act as a visual reminder to all He has done. Janet has come up with a great idea to do that, and this...
by Julie Turner | May 8, 2020 | What's Happening
Today my offering is a poem, based on Habakkuk 3:17-18. Though the lockdown continues, and we’re confined to our homes, Though restrictions are everywhere, and freedom feels a forgotten state, Though we can’t work properly, and feel impotent and useless, Yet I...
by Julie Turner | May 7, 2020 | What's Happening
My Bible readings today included part of Ps 57, which says, ‘My heart, O God, is steadfast,my heart is steadfast;I will sing and make music.’ That got me thinking about being steadfast. Isaiah 26:3 contains a promise I have leaned on many times throughout...
by Julie Turner | May 7, 2020 | What's Happening
Endurance, resilience and perseverance are vital to life. Life is a marathon, not a sprint, and ‘quick fixes’ are rarely successful in the long term. At this time, it can be hard to keep carrying on. Whether we’re still working and feeling fearful,...
by Julie Turner | May 3, 2020 | What's Happening
Friday 8th May is VE Day, the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. It’s important we remember and commemorate historical events like this and tonight we looked at some of the reasons why, including what life was like in those days. We...
by Julie Turner | May 3, 2020 | What's Happening
After the magnificent news of the resurrection at Easter, you would have expected the disciples to be so thrilled by their encounters with the risen Lord that they would have been quickly transformed into vibrant witnesses. Instead, we find a strange silence lingering...
