by Julie Turner | Dec 2, 2016 | What's Happening
December has arrived, and with it the prospect of new birth! As we prepare to celebrate a new arrival in our immediate family and to remember the arrival of our Saviour as a tiny, vulnerable baby, our thoughts are turned to all that is involved in new birth: the...
by Julie Turner | Dec 2, 2016 | What's Happening
Today, we received the following email from Compassion concerning their work in India. “Earlier in the year, the Indian government placed restrictions on Compassion which meant we were unable to send funds to our local partners in India. The majority of our...
by Julie Turner | Dec 1, 2016 | What's Happening
A prescription is a recommendation that is put forward authoritatively (we would be foolish to ignore a doctor’s prescription which gives us the medication we need to help us in our illnesses, for example.) In 1 Cor 16:13-14, Paul issues some pithy prescriptions,...
by Julie Turner | Dec 1, 2016 | What's Happening
A springboard is a strong, flexible board from which someone may jump in order to gain added impetus when performing a dive or a gymnastic movement. During the recent Olympic Games, we saw examples of divers and gymnasts using springboards to gain added height and...
by Julie Turner | Dec 1, 2016 | What's Happening
‘Life would be easy if it weren’t for other people’ is the title of a book by Connie Pedesta and Vicki Sanderson. I haven’t read the book, but the sentiment expressed in its title made me smile, for I often feel that way. It’s the same feeling that we have when asked...
by Julie Turner | Dec 1, 2016 | What's Happening
At the end of 1 Corinthians 16, Paul signs off by mentioning grace and love: ‘The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.’ (1 Cor 16:23-24) This letter contains probably his most famous passage on love (1 Cor 13), and it is...
