by Julie Turner | Oct 29, 2023 | What's Happening
My 6-year-old granddaughter wrote a story in the summer holidays which won a competition at Wigfield Farm (proud Grandma moment!) “The Smelly Adventures of Splat” tells the story of a rather malicious guinea pig named Splat who seeks to gain popularity by...
by Julie Turner | Oct 25, 2023 | What's Happening
I’m always challenged and inspired by the work of Michelangelo, the great Renaissance painter and sculptor. He spent years painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel while working on a hanging scaffold. The work was difficult (ceilings are harder to paint than...
by Julie Turner | Oct 22, 2023 | What's Happening
Tonight in our series ‘The Miraculous & The Mundane’, we looked at the miracle of the conversion of Saul (Acts 9:1-19). Saul was the least likely person to become a Christian; he was a Pharisee, a religious Jew who believed that Christians were totally wrong and...
by Julie Turner | Oct 22, 2023 | What's Happening
Mark Burgin spoke this morning from Matt 6:25-34 about the need to live ‘one day at a time, sweet Jesus’ (in the words of the old song.) We can often spend much time making plans, but in this passage, Jesus tells us ‘do not worry about...
by Julie Turner | Oct 20, 2023 | What's Happening
When we were looking at 1 Samuel 16:14-23 last night, we saw how David moved from being the youngest in his family looking after sheep to being in the service of Saul the king. Service is a vital part of the life of faith. Jesus said, ‘Whoever wants to become...
by Julie Turner | Oct 20, 2023 | What's Happening
In our Bible study, we looked at 1 Samuel 16:14-23, a passage that shows us David entering Saul’s service after his anointing by Samuel. Saul at this point is a troubled man; the Spirit of the Lord had left him because of his disobedience and rebellion and he...
