by Julie Turner | Nov 22, 2020 | What's Happening
In the film ‘Braveheart’, William Wallace is a freedom fighter, a late 13th century Scottish warrior. Even in his dying moments, the word ‘freedom!’ is the cry of his heart, and freedom is at the heart of the Christian faith. Freedom is...
by Julie Turner | Nov 22, 2020 | What's Happening
Dave spoke this morning from Gal 5:22-23, reminding us that patience is one of the fruit of the Spirit. At Christmas, we often receive multiple presents and inevitably prefer some to other, and we can have that same attitude towards the fruit of the Spirit, preferring...
by Julie Turner | Nov 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are preparing a range of Advent activities to help us ‘let every heart prepare Him room’, in the words of the carol ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’. Many of these will be online, but some will be in person. Dearne Churches Together will be...
by Julie Turner | Nov 20, 2020 | What's Happening
The benevolence or goodness of God lies at the heart of the Christian faith. The longer I journey with God, the more I see that who He is and what He is like must inform my thinking and living, otherwise I am in danger of idolatry. If I worship a god made in my own...
by Julie Turner | Nov 16, 2020 | What's Happening
The news that a church service in Islington was stopped yesterday by police[1] raises interesting questions about the legality of lockdown and the moral issues it raises during these difficult times. The Angel Church’s pastor, Regan King, spoke about his need to...
