Learning the Language of Praise

It’s said that if you want to speak a language fluently like a native, you have to learn it before the age of seven. Languages learnt after this age can be mastered, but there will never be the same accent that enables us to pass as a native. Just recently I was...

Coming Soon…

This Wednesday (28th August) we have the last of the Summer Fun Days, this one being held at Hanover Street Park in Thurnscoe. Come along between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for sports, games and a picnic! Free entry & free food provided; just bring a picnic blanket....

Praying From Praise

So often when we pray, we do so bringing a list of problems to God. It can be very easy to feel overwhelmed by circumstances, as Jehoshaphat was when faced with attack from the Moabites, Ammonites and Meunites (2 Chron 20:1), and there’s nothing wrong with being...

Measuring Love

1 Cor 13 gives us God’s measurements of love. How are we measuring up? Love is patient. (1 Cor 13:4) It waits. It is not in a hurry. It doesn’t flounce off when things don’t happen to our timescales or give up when things are slow. I think...

Ouch!

Yesterday, I managed to cut my finger. I still don’t know how I actually did this, but I suddenly became aware of pain, looked down and found blood oozing from a long cut that looked like I’d sliced the finger on something sharp. The Bible describes itself...

Messy Moulding

‘Messy play’ is an important part of growing up. With a toddler, it refers to playing with different media such as paint, glue, playdough, glitter, sand and water, all of which have the capacity to be messy. Messy play usually ends up with paint daubed...