by Julie Turner | Apr 25, 2020 | What's Happening
It’s the weekend again, another Saturday in lockdown. We reach the weekend and think, ‘so what?’ For many of us, the days are all beginning to blur into one and it’s like living through ‘Groundhog Day’ yet again. Another day when...
by Julie Turner | Apr 23, 2020 | What's Happening
I have been thinking a lot about memorial stones lately, partly following the death of my father. I’m not a sentimental person and the plethora of headstones and markers found in cemeteries don’t really do much for me, but there is a need in most of us to...
by Julie Turner | Apr 20, 2020 | What's Happening
If there’s one phrase I’m heartily sick of hearing during this pandemic, it’s that the government’s actions are ‘being guided by the science.’ I understand what they intend us to hear from that phrase, but since this is a ‘new...
by Julie Turner | Apr 19, 2020 | What's Happening
Tonight we looked at Phil 1:1-11, one of Paul’s most joyful letters, written in unpleasant circumstances while he was in chains in prison, not for any crime, but simply because of his faith in Jesus Christ. It’s a timely reminder that joy and peace are not...
by Julie Turner | Apr 19, 2020 | What's Happening
Stephen continued speaking on Mark 12:30 which tells us to ‘love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength.’ Last time, he looked at loving God with our hearts and minds and today spoke about...
by Julie Turner | Apr 19, 2020 | What's Happening
The thing which ultimately sets God’s people apart from everyone else has nothing to do with people’s skills, righteousness or goodness. The thing that marks us out as God’s people is God’s presence. God with us is what makes us different,...