by Julie Turner | Jun 3, 2011 | What's Happening
“The plenitude of God, not the penury of the human condition, undergirds intercession.” (Eugene Peterson)Have you ever finished praying and felt worse than when you started?! There have been times when I’ve been praying for someone, either personally...
by Julie Turner | Jun 2, 2011 | What's Happening
We generally don’t like things to be broken. Something that’s broken is useless, unfit for purpose, no longer useful, redundant, obsolete. Fit only to be thrown out.I can remember my son, years ago, throwing a toy in a temper tantrum and the toy breaking....
by Julie Turner | May 30, 2011 | What's Happening
Tony Brown preached from Isaiah 30:1-5 last night, talking about the human tendency to find its own solutions rather than depending on God. In this passage, Judah was faced with the threat of invasion from Assyria and Hezekiah, the king, sought to form an alliance...
by Julie Turner | May 30, 2011 | What's Happening
We are having some building work done at church, bricking up the old windows in the main hall from the outside (the inside work being done quite a while ago.) The builder left some stuff outside which was transformed into artwork! (All you need is love?!)A number of...
by Julie Turner | May 29, 2011 | What's Happening
Dave preached this morning on Mark 2:1-12, a familiar passage dealing with the healing of a paralytic and also showing us that Jesus, having authority to heal the man’s physical infirmities, also had authority to forgive his sins.The story involves four main...
by Julie Turner | May 25, 2011 | What's Happening
I’ve failed as a blogger.I like to get birthday photos up as soon as I can… I like to celebrate birthdays.In fact, despite the congregation’s secret belief that this is because I enjoy humiliating people publicly by posting their photos here,...
