by Julie Turner | Oct 25, 2015 | What's Happening
On Friday 30th October from 12 noon until 3 p.m., the hOurbank Launch will take place in the community room at church. This local charity seeks to match volunteers to tasks needing to be done in the local community; you can offer time and talents to help local people...
by Julie Turner | Oct 25, 2015 | What's Happening
Garry spoke from Ps 119:129-136 this morning on the pre-eminence of God’s Word. Every word from God is a miracle word, something to marvel and wonder at; we stand in awe at all God says. Luke 4:22 shows us that people were constantly amazed by the things Jesus...
by Julie Turner | Oct 22, 2015 | What's Happening
Words and names are incredibly important. They define objects for us; they help us to distinguish one thing from another. As someone who has spent many years learning other languages, I have a deep respect for and love of words. I simply cannot imagine a world without...
by Julie Turner | Oct 22, 2015 | What's Happening
Quite where the view came from that Christians don’t know anything about sex is a mystery, given that the Bible is not at all reticent in talking about this subject! The Song of Songs is an erotic love poem; there are numerous narratives about love, betrothal,...
by Julie Turner | Oct 22, 2015 | What's Happening
Modern society laughs at the Biblical attitude to sex. Marilyn Monroe said, ‘Sex is part of nature. I go along with nature’, and Western culture in particular endorses the view that there are no longer any moral absolutes to follow regarding sexual behaviour. Robert...
by Julie Turner | Oct 22, 2015 | What's Happening
Khloe Kardashian is reputed to have said ‘I went to Catholic school and they basically just said don’t have sex, but would never explain anything.’ The Bible is explicit in urging us to flee from sexual immorality (1 Cor 6:13, 18, Acts 15:20, 1 Cor 10:8, Eph 5:3, Col...
