by Julie Turner | Aug 8, 2016 | What's Happening
Mark’s epilogue to the family serivce reminded us that life is about more than simply turning up to church on Sundays; it’s important that as Christians, we find our place in the Son, understanding that fulness of life comes when we fulfil our purpose in...
by Julie Turner | Aug 8, 2016 | What's Happening
As usual, we had a quiz about places in the sun: Perhaps not surprisingly, the quiz was won by a team made up of Steve Davies and his two sons, who have done quite a bit of travelling in their lives! (They are recently returned from Mozambique, where Steve has been...
by Julie Turner | Aug 8, 2016 | What's Happening
The theme of our family service last night was ‘a place in the Son.’ Most people look forward to an annual holiday in the sun: Suntans and fine weather are often seen as prerequisites to a good holiday, and certainly, the sun is essential to life, though...
by Julie Turner | Aug 8, 2016 | What's Happening
Ps 133 closes with the promise that where unity is present, ‘there the Lord bestows His blessing, even life evermore.’ (Ps 133:3) Orchestras have to tune up before a concert, a sound that’s rarely pleasant! Once the instruments are in tune with each...
by Julie Turner | Aug 8, 2016 | What's Happening
Ps 133, the classic psalm on unity, uses two images to describe unity. One is the image of priestly oil (Ps 133:2), reminding us of the consecration of the priests in the Old Testament (Ex 29:7, 9). Oil is a symbol of God’s presence and His Spirit and rmeinds us...
by Julie Turner | Aug 8, 2016 | What's Happening
One of the problems we have in striving for unity (Eph 4:1-4) is that we often equate unity with uniformity. It’s not. Just as every family member is different (with physical resemblances no guarantee of membership!), every church member is uniquely different....