by Julie Turner | Apr 13, 2017 | What's Happening
Gentleness is another virtue that is easily overlooked. Gentleness is quiet, unassuming and tender; we appreciate it when we are injured or ill or needing medical attention, but we are often too impatient to grow in gentleness. Haste, impatience and being...
by Julie Turner | Apr 13, 2017 | What's Happening
Apologies for having fallen behind with our Lenten blog posts: travelling to India and a busy schedule so far have meant computer access is limited. Here are our last thoughts… Weeds grow more quickly and easily than flowers and plants, it seems, and in the same...
by Julie Turner | Apr 9, 2017 | What's Happening
We were once on holiday in Ireland, and our SatNav was resolutely trying to take us the wrong way to the port. Time was passing alarmingly quickly and it looked like we would miss our ferry home because we were lost. As we stopped to consult maps and SatNavs, a lady...
by Julie Turner | Apr 8, 2017 | What's Happening
The eight who are off to India are busy making preparations… packing suitcases and sorting out last-minute arrangements. It seems surreal that after so many months of planning, we are soon to be off on the mission trip! Don’t forget you can follow...
by Julie Turner | Apr 8, 2017 | What's Happening
Compassion is defined as ‘sympathetic pity and concerns for the sufferings or misfortunes of others’ and is derived from two words literally meaning to ‘suffer with.’ Jesus was moved with compassion when he saw crowds of people because he saw they were ‘harassed and...
by Julie Turner | Apr 7, 2017 | What's Happening
Listening is a skill that has to be developed; James reminds us that we should be slow to speak and quick to listen (Js 1:17), and someone has commented that we have two ears but only one mouth, so we should listen twice as much as we speak! Listening well means that...
