All things to all people…

Paul wrote ‘To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law.To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people...

Silence

One of the most fascinating (to me) verses in Revelation is Rev 8:1: ‘When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.’ Heaven, that place of constant worship, singing, prayer and praise, is silent. The world has a...

Definitions

As a linguist, I’ve long had a fascination with words in general, and have spent a good part of my life learning what words mean (especially in other languages.) Whilst it’s satisfying to be able to find the equivalent word in another language, it’s...

D.I.Y. or D.I.T?

The family service tonight looked at the (potentially disastrous!) topic of D.I.Y with a quiz: People did very well, winning all kinds of useful prizes! Mark continued to look at the subject of D.I.Y. He talked about the different tools used in D.I.Y. He then asked us...

Tuning up

Have you ever heard an orchestra tune up? You can do so by listening to this video here. The musicians in the orchestra, which is made up of a variety of instruments, have to tune their instruments so that the music they play together sounds harmonious and melodious....

In the Spirit

Garry continued his series on prayer this morning, looking at Eph 6:10-18 and particularly at verse 18: ‘pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.’ For our prayers to be effective and productive, we need to pray ‘in...