by Julie Turner | May 5, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul’s reference to the diversity of body parts (1 Cor 12:12-31) is a vivid reminder that diversity is everywhere. We see it in the animal kingdom, with animals categorised in different ways (carnivores, herbivores, birds, reptiles etc.) and then within categories a...
by Julie Turner | May 5, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul’s discussion of the church as a body (1 Corinthians 12:12-31) reminds us that there is unity in diversity. The Godhead mirrors this perfectly; Jesus said ‘I and the Father are one’ (Jn 10:30) and prayed for His followers to know the same kind of unity (see John...
by Julie Turner | May 5, 2016 | What's Happening
Senescence, a lovely word, comes from the Latin word senesere, meaning ‘to grow old’. It is all about our gradual deterioration as organisms: ‘the condition or process of deterioration with age or loss of a cell’s power of division and...
by Julie Turner | May 3, 2016 | What's Happening
In order for Thumper to venture outside safely, he had to wear a harness which was attached to a lead. (We were not at all sure it was a good idea simply to ‘let him loose’ without any means of getting him back inside!) However, the harness had to be...
by Julie Turner | May 2, 2016 | What's Happening
Today was the day that owners decided Thumper the rabbit would venture outside for the first time. Thumper has been a house rabbit since he moved to Goldthorpe and has enjoyed exploring the house. At first, he was very nervous about this, but has grown in confidence,...
by Julie Turner | May 1, 2016 | What's Happening
Our family service quiz tested our memories and recognition skills as we had to recognise and remember animals and words in a sequence! There were, of course, prizes to be won. Stephen then spoke about networks. When we talk about being online, we think of a computer...