Doing the Impossible

Some people seem to be able to do things which to the majority of people are quite impossible. Contortionist Aleksei Goloborodko, for example, member of the Cirque du Soleil, can get his body into positions which most of us would simply be unable to do, as this video...

Staying On Course

“After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.” (Mark 1:14) If my relative had been imprisoned, I don’t think I would have been very happy about it and it’s likely I would have found it difficult to...

Picnic In The Park

Despite the rain which came at 1 p.m., the ‘Picnic In The Park’ event was great fun. Organised by the Dearne Area Team and supported by Big Local Thurnscoe, Berneslai Homes, Barnsley Community Champions and many other local organisations, the event was...

Friendship With God (2)

The Bible has many examples of ordinary people who became friends with God: Abraham (James tells us ‘Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, and he was called God’s friend.’ James 2:23, with other references being in 2 Chron 20:7...

Friendship With God

Friendship is a vital ingredient in life and we all need friends. The importance of friendship is often spoken about (there was even a TV programme called ‘Friends’ which traced the lives of a group of friends), but in today’s society, we can be very...

Connections

This morning, we started a new series called ‘Connections’. ‘Connection’ is defined as ‘a relationship between two things, people, or groups’, but for many of us, the word implies other things, such as a youth careers’ service...