Thought for the day

“One of the tasks of Christian discipleship is to learn how to ‘do the works you did at first’ (Rev 2:5) and absolutely refuse to ‘work like the devil.’ “(Eugene Peterson, ‘The Journey’, on Psalm 127)

Coffee mornings coming soon!

After the hectic activity from February through to the official opening in July, things have been a little quieter at church. The summer months are traditionally a time when the busyness of normal schedules is slowed down, when people take holidays, when the usual...

The armour of God

One of the things that is very encouraging about Goldthorpe Pentecostal Community Church is the willingness of church members to get involved in whatever ways they have talent.Jeannette spoke for the first time on Sunday evening; her topic was ‘the armour of...

Meditating on the Word

It’s always scary to hear God’s voice and it takes a lot of courage to speak out what we feel He is saying to us – especially because there is always that sense of anxiety and doubt: “Is this really God or just my imagination?”But it is...

Teaching and learning

Mark preached on the topic of teaching and learning today, which is always interesting for me as a teacher. I seem to have spent a lot of time during the summer holidays pondering this subject, not always reaching satisfactory conclusions. How can I make my teaching...

Of ships and things…

On holiday in Bristol last week, we went to see Brunel’s ship, ss Great Britain.SS Great Britain was an advanced passenger steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company’s transatlantic service between Bristol and New...