Bringing about a quiet spirit

It’s one thing to say that it’s essential to be quiet in order to hear God (and Elijah is proof that God does not always speak through the earthquake or fire but comes to us sometimes in a quiet whisper), but quite another thing to learn how to be quiet...

Q is for Quietness

In our A-Z of Christian Faith, looking at essential ingredients in a life of faith, we reached the letter Q – a notoriously difficult letter in English, worth 10 points in Scrabble! Questions was the obvious choice for the letter, but while questions are perhaps...

A Creative Community

I believe it’s good to celebrate creativity, and the recent art and photography competitions sponsored by the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival and Big Local Goldthorpe & Bolton-on-Dearne have proved that creativity is alive and well, not only in our...

Community News

Some parents will already be dreading the start of the summer holidays, wondering how they will keep their children entertained. Whilst our regular Monday night youth club and Parent & Toddler group shut for the summer period (workers need to rest!), there are...

Body Parts

Stephen spoke from Rom 12:3-8 about the different parts of the body (both literally and metaphorically). He began by asking us what is the most important part of a car? – the engine which powers the car, the fuel which is needed for the engine to work, the key...

Trials

When we think of the word ‘trials’, we may think first of all of trials in court (where a person’s innocence or guilt is established) or may think of sporting trials (e.g. horse trials or motorcycle trials.) When we think of trials, we usually think...