by Julie Turner | Feb 5, 2017 | What's Happening
We had a quiz on love at the family service tonight. Questions ranged from filling in the blanks from Bible verses about love (surprisingly difficult to do out of context!) and identifying buildings or monuments associated with love: The statue of Eros in Piccadilly...
by Julie Turner | Feb 5, 2017 | What's Happening
Tonight’s family service looked at the theme of ‘First Love.’ Usually, when we use that term, we are thinking of romantic love, the rush of emotion we feel when we first fall in love. However, we have to acknowlege that love is the theme which runs...
by Julie Turner | Feb 5, 2017 | What's Happening
Jacob is changed irrevocably from his night of wrestling with God and bears permanent scars from this encounter, limping forever as a result (see Gen 32:31). Most of us want the blessings that God can bring, but are not so keen on the brokenness that is sometimes a...
by Julie Turner | Feb 5, 2017 | What's Happening
This morning’s sermon continued the ‘Battles & Blessings’ series, looking at when Jacob wrestled with God. (Gen 32:22-32) This incident profoundly changed Jacob’s life, giving him a new identity and transformed character. Prior to this, he...
by Julie Turner | Feb 3, 2017 | What's Happening
‘Footprints in the Sand’ is a much loved poem which talks of life as a journey, walking on sand, often with two sets of footprints visible (representing ours and God’s) and in the places where only one set of footprints is visible, this is not a sign...
by Julie Turner | Feb 2, 2017 | What's Happening
The Psalms have to be read as poetry, but that begs the question ‘What is poetry?’ Poetry uses language in a condensed form to convey layers of meaning and is often meant to be read aloud, with the sound, rhythm and form important to its effectiveness....
