by Julie Turner | May 2, 2019 | What's Happening
In Acts 2:42-47 we are told what the early church devoted themselves to. Devotion is a strong word, meaning love, loyalty and enthusiasm, and points to constancy, purpose, or resolve. When we are devoted to something, we give our time and allegiance gladly to that...
by Julie Turner | May 2, 2019 | What's Happening
My life interestingly has become involved with mosaics. I am involved with a mosaic project as part of the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival as we aim to make a community mosaic involving local residents and community groups from the area to exhibit at the...
by Julie Turner | Apr 30, 2019 | What's Happening
Just as we would all think carefully about what we were going to say if we were going to testify in a court of law, we should think carefully about how to give our testimony and how to talk to people about Jesus. The question ‘How did you become a...
by Julie Turner | Apr 30, 2019 | What's Happening
A testimony is a written or spoken statement giving evidence about something. We often talk of witnesses testifying in a court of law about what they have seen. Jesus’s disciples are called to give testimony about Him. John the Baptist saw and testified that...
by Julie Turner | Apr 29, 2019 | What's Happening
Chemistry was the only science subject I really enjoyed at school. I was terrified of my biology teacher, whose eccentricity and rigid rules left me afraid to explore and ask questions, and the maths involved in physics left me cold. Chemistry, however, was taught by...
by Julie Turner | Apr 29, 2019 | What's Happening
Fairness is at the heart of our belief system. We live by the balancing scales. We believe wrongs should be righted. We long for justice and right to triumph. But this desire for fairness, however praiseworthy, leads us into a cul-de-sac of misery, for there is no way...
