by Julie Turner | Feb 11, 2016 | What's Happening
(Having mentioned 16th century poet John Donne in the previous post, we’re now misquoting William Shakespeare! Apologies to the bard…) Some have said that Paul’s views on eating meat sold in the meat market are contradictory, apparently encouraging this practice...
by Julie Turner | Feb 11, 2016 | What's Happening
Paul’s letters are like so many conversations: they don’t always stick to the point in a linear fashion, but tend to ‘meander’ somewhat. He is writing 1 Corinthians to answer questions that have been raised, and from 1 Cor 8 has been talking about the question of what...
by Julie Turner | Feb 9, 2016 | What's Happening
Continuing the culinary metaphors… Preparing a Bible study is like preparing a beef casserole. When planning a meal, ingredients have to be bought and assembled. Beef cubes, potatoes, onions, carrots, peppers, courgettes, leeks, mushrooms… whatever...
by Julie Turner | Feb 9, 2016 | What's Happening
Today is Shrove Tuesday, ‘Mardi Gras’ in French (‘fat Tuesday’, when all the fat was used up before the forty days of Lent.) Apparently it’s also Safer Internet Day, though I must confess I don’t know how I can connect these two...
by Julie Turner | Feb 9, 2016 | What's Happening
What are we to do when (not if!) the situation gets worse rather than better, then?! Moses sought God and (just as the psalmist did in Ps 129) was honest about his frustrations. Moses is an example to us in being honest. He never pretends to God. He is also an...
by Julie Turner | Feb 9, 2016 | What's Happening
In football, the aim of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team. This is not as easy as it sounds, but at least there is a fixed point in that aim. The ball has to cross the line and go in the net in order for a goal to be scored. For those of us with...
