The Antidote to Anxiety

Stress and anxiety are often part of our lives nowadays; we worry about so many different things, including our jobs (or lack of them), finances, relationships, politics and so on. Even when we don’t have any specific reason to worry, anxiety can gnaw away at...

Coming Soon…

We have a couple of special meetings left in September. On Tuesday 17th September at 10.30 a.m. we resume our ‘Churches Together’ prayer meetings, joining with Christians from other churches to pray for our churches and community, this time at the...

Saying ‘No’ To Say ‘Yes’

The apostles in Acts 6:1-7 teach us an important principle: if we are to say ‘yes’ to the things God calls us to do, we have to learn to say ‘no’ to other things. This sounds beautifully simple (and the principle is indeed simple), but it can...

The Dangers of Distractions And Diversions

Legislation is being considered in the UK to ban all forms of mobile phone usage while driving. It is currently illegal to hold a phone or SatNav while driving, with only hands-free access allowed (e.g. a Bluetooth headset, voice command, a dashboard holder or mat, a...

Differences, Disputes And Divisions

We often have a very naïve and rose-coloured view of the early church, believing this to be a golden age when nothing ever went wrong. By contrast, we see the differences, disputes and divisions in the church nowadays very clearly and often get disheartened by these....