Diffident Faith

Gideon is one of my heroes because his diffident faith reminds me so much of myself. For many Christians, he’s nobody special, a bit of a wimp. Judges 6, which tells of his calling to rescue Israel from the hands of the Midianites, seems to many to be an object...

The Lost Sheep

Tonight’s evening service looked back on the Team Building Day, with the children giving us their decorated hearts as a symbol of the love we are all called to have for each other. Then Jeanette sent us on a hunt for lost sheep, which the children were very good...

Learning Styles

All of us have different styles of learning. In general, the seven most popular learning styles are: Visual (spatial): You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding. Aural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music. Verbal (linguistic): You...

Listening and Retaining

In the 18th and 19th centuries there was an explosion in the field of engineering: names like James Watt, Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel became famous for their work on bridges and locomotives. It was at this period that understanding of metals became...

Hearing

The Bible has much to say about hearing. A repeated phrase in Revelation is ‘whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’ (Rev 2:7, 11, 17, 29; Rev 3:6, 13,22). That may seem an odd phrase to us, for there are very few people...

Coming soon in May…

It’s hard to believe May is already here! This year seems to be flying by… Here are a few things that are happening locally this month for your diaries. The Age of Creativity Festival is a national festival celebrating creativity. We are hosting 4...