by Julie Turner | Dec 8, 2017 | What's Happening
Today was the Parent & Toddler Christmas Party, with the toddlers coming in their different Christmas outfits (as did some adults!) We had some lovely food to eat, thanks to Diane and Bev! Mark organised a variety of party games. We also had a visitor with...
by Julie Turner | Dec 8, 2017 | What's Happening
Life is a charity whose mission is ‘to create a just society which has the utmost respect for all human life from fertilisation.’ It works in many different areas, offering counselling and support to those who are pregnant, education about life before birth, advice...
by Julie Turner | Dec 7, 2017 | What's Happening
The framework for psalms of lament is a form involving a direct address to God, a description of the situation in which help is needed, a confession of trust, a petition for help and a vow of praise (with sometimes a curse on the enemies perceived to be causing...
by Julie Turner | Dec 7, 2017 | What's Happening
What do we do when we feel unfairly treated – not only by other people, but by God? How do we handle questions without answers? What do we do when life is difficult and all our previous certainties and assurances about and from God seem to have dissolved like melting...
by Julie Turner | Dec 7, 2017 | What's Happening
It’s quite possible that some of you may be thinking I have painted an incredibly rosy picture of pregnancy and life so far. What about those who suffer illness during pregnancy? The condition hyperemesis gravidarum (suffered by the Duchess of Cambridge in her...
by Julie Turner | Dec 6, 2017 | What's Happening
The Bible makes it clear that life begins at fertilisation. It talks of us being ‘knit together’ in our mother’s womb (Ps 139:13-16) and the angel’s announcements to Mary and Joseph talk of conception being the start of life. Admittedly in the case of Jesus, this was...
