by Julie Turner | Oct 17, 2024 | What's Happening
It’s a fact of life that ‘no’ is often the word we like least! One of the shortest words in the English language, it’s nevertheless a word we associate with negativity and the crushing of our plans. My youngest granddaughter, aged 19 months, puckers up and sobs in...
by Julie Turner | Oct 13, 2024 | What's Happening
It’s easy to associate church with a building and to admire wonderful buildings like cathedrals. The temple in Jerusalem, built by David’s son, Solomon, was a magnificent edifice whose destruction by the Babylonians was a low point in Israel’s...
by Julie Turner | Oct 13, 2024 | What's Happening
Dave spoke this morning from Philippians 1:27-30, a letter written by Paul whilst he was chained to guards. Despite this, the letter is one of the most positive in the New Testament and radiates hope, faith and joy. Whatever happens, Paul urges, stand firm. He longs...
by Julie Turner | Oct 13, 2024 | What's Happening
With my ‘Dearne Community Arts’ Festival’ hat on, we are beyond excited to have 2 community art projects to work on in 2024/25! We have been invited by BMBC to continue painting shop shutters in Goldthorpe, with funding of £10,000 towards the project...
by Julie Turner | Oct 13, 2024 | What's Happening
In Luke 1 we read about two miraculous pregnancies and how the women involved (Elizabeth and Mary) responded. Mary visits her relative Elizabeth after being told by an angel that she will conceive a baby by the Holy Spirit and that her relative ‘who was said to...
by Julie Turner | Oct 8, 2024 | What's Happening
At my recent visit to the Royal Armouries in Leeds, I looked at a variety of body armour, from traditional chainmail and suits of armour to armour for animals (horses and elephants) to more modern protection like bullet-proof vests. All the armour reminded me of...
