Mirrors

There are all kinds of mirrors, which are objects used to reflect light in a way that preserves much of its original quality even after its contact with the mirror. Most ordinary mirrors (used for personal grooming or decoration) are plane mirrors, but at fun fairs...

Mirror games

Last night’s family service was on the theme of ‘Mirrors’ and Mark devised a series of challenges for people to do using mirrors. They had to count the number of photographs in the corridor or in the main room, tell the time from the mirror, search...

Holey bag or holy bag?

Stephen’s last sermon was on prayer as a kit bag, and today he looked at how we must have belief in our kit bag if it is to be practical, visible and available. Without faith, prayer is like a bag full of holes: John 1:1-14 reminds us that the Word became flesh...

Apathy

Apathy is defined as a ‘lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern.’ It’s from the Greek word apatheia, meaning ‘without feeling.’ The word used to signify a state of being where one was not dominated by feelings; it was considered the...

‘A portable sanctuary’

The Tabernacle or Tent of Meeting was, in many respects, an eminently practical idea. It was the portable dwelling place for the divine presence used from the time of the exodus from Egypt until the temple was built. It was built to specifications revealed by God to...

October prayer topic

We are not in the church building every day, but individually we are the church every day. We are the church in our everyday lives. Every day each of us is an ambassador for GPCC and the wider church (2 Corinthians 5:17 – 20). We have several ambassadors in schools,...