by Julie Turner | Jan 13, 2017 | What's Happening
The Psalms are poems, songs, prayers, expressions of praise and worship which contain prophetic words at times and which were intended for corporate use. When we looked at ‘The Bigger Picture’ of the Bible, we saw that the books of the Bible can be divided into...
by Julie Turner | Jan 13, 2017 | What's Happening
In answering the question ‘Who wrote the Psalms?, we see (as so often) a wide range of authors. It’s unusual for us to know much about who actually wrote the Bible, but 116 of the 150 psalms are given some kind of title, often linking them to real people whose stories...
by Julie Turner | Jan 13, 2017 | What's Happening
The 5Ws – questions beginning with W – are key words which help us in problem-solving and information-gathering and as a teacher, I often had to use such questions to focus pupils’ attention on essential facts. Who? What? When? Where? Why? are important questions...
by Julie Turner | Jan 11, 2017 | What's Happening
The books of Psalms is my favourite book in the whole Bible; like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, I can say ‘I am reading the Psalms daily, as I have done for years. I know them and love them more than any other book in the Bible.’ I can’t remember when I first discovered the...
by Julie Turner | Jan 11, 2017 | What's Happening
Genetics is a controversial area of science, particularly when it comes to manipulation of genes to cure diseases. The recent decision to allow a new technique preventing mitochondrial diseases by creating a “three-parent baby” — a child in which the vast majority of...
by Julie Turner | Jan 8, 2017 | What's Happening
Rend Collective’s song ‘Your Royal Blood’ reminds us of the victory which Jesus, the King of Kings, won for us at Calvary: ‘Your blood will never lose its power. Your blood will never lose. Your victory will stand forever Your blood will never...
