August Birthdays

We had two more birthdays to celebrate tonight (apologies for the photos, taken on my phone rather than on a camera; perhaps I should just admit to not being a photographer!)

Journey With The Light

Journeys can be great fun, but at times – usually because of bad weather, with poor visibility, high winds and driving rain – they can also be frightening and daunting. Journeys on mountain passes when visibility is not good are particularly dangerous...

Eternal Perspectives

The many people who worked in the nib-making industry in Birmingham in the past would probably have told you that they were making nibs. With each worker expected to produce 18,000 nibs a day, the sheer number of nibs produced in the city was phenomenal; it is...

Nibmaker to the King

Garry continued looking at Rom 12:9-21 this morning, focussing initially on Rom 12:10 which tells us to be devoted to each other in love. This kind of ‘brotherly love’ (made up of two Greek words for love, philia & storge) involves the affection and...

“I Don’t Get It!”

In teaching, one of the most disheartening phrases a pupil can say to you is “I don’t get it!” As a teacher, the aim is to pass on knowledge and skill in such a way that the pupil understands and can do, and the phrase “I don’t get...

Superhero Party

What a fantastic Superhero Party we had today, with Dearne Churches Together working alongside the Dearne Area Team and Tesco to provide another great family fun day. Thanks to all who helped in the kitchen (especially the volunteers from the Salvation Army), cooking...