by Julie Turner | Aug 22, 2017 | What's Happening
With the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival less than two weeks away, it’s perhaps not surprising that my thoughts are on crafty things lately like mosaics and embroidery! When I was at school, the subject I hated the most (because I was no good at it!) was...
by Julie Turner | Aug 21, 2017 | What's Happening
I have been meditating on brokenness lately, and that usually leads me to thinking about mosaics. At the school where I work, the art teacher runs a session for pupils on mosaics, using coloured paper rather than glass or stones for the mosaics they make. I’m...
by Julie Turner | Aug 21, 2017 | What's Happening
Because of holidays, we had a lot of birthdays to catch up on yesterday!
by Julie Turner | Aug 20, 2017 | What's Happening
Aaron Shust has captured in his song ‘You Redeem’ so many of the points made in tonight’s service. ‘Poverty loses its grip. Race can no longer divide. Wherever Your Spirit is, Every darkness dies. Freedom is here with us. Burdens will fall like...
by Julie Turner | Aug 20, 2017 | What's Happening
Redemption God is a God of redemption, a God who redeems. To redeem means to regain possession of something, something that you originally had and lost possession of. There’s usually a payment involved in that redemption, so redeeming also has the idea of ‘buying...
by Julie Turner | Aug 20, 2017 | What's Happening
In our series ‘The A-Z of Christian Faith’, looking at essential ingredients in a life of faith, we have reached the letter R. The 3Rs of the Bible – reality, relationships and rules – were considered, but the theme of tonight’s sermon...