by Julie Turner | Mar 25, 2017 | What's Happening
The film ‘Now You See Me’ looks at the world of magic and sleight of hand, and this can be a world of great entertainment. Magicians astound us with their tricks and amuse us with their dexterity. Ironically, however, Christians are often accused of living in a world...
by Julie Turner | Mar 24, 2017 | What's Happening
Superstition may seem a harmless addition to our Christian lives, often fuelled by pragmatic reasons (‘don’t walk under a ladder because you might get drenched from the window cleaner’s water’, for example). But when we are superstitious, we are actually ascribing to...
by Julie Turner | Mar 23, 2017 | What's Happening
Ps 103:6 says, ‘The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.’ The concept of righteousness and justice – whether in a local situation, a national or international situation – is well established these days, but it is worth...
by Julie Turner | Mar 23, 2017 | What's Happening
Garry continued looking at psalms of thanksgiving tonight, focussing on Psalm 103. Like so many psalms, this begins and ends with an exhortation to praise the Lord. This time, however, it begins with self-encouragement: ‘praise the Lord, O my soul’....
by Julie Turner | Mar 23, 2017 | What's Happening
Heb 12:14 says ‘Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.’ Holiness is a much misunderstood concept, but being holy is at the heart of the Christian faith because it is at the heart of God. We are urged...
by Julie Turner | Mar 22, 2017 | What's Happening
I have a bad habit of making a cup of coffee and then starting to do something else, only realising when the coffee is lukewarm that I’ve not had my drink. I hate lukewarm coffee, so I have the choice then of abandoning the drink and making another or reheating it....
