by Julie Turner | Jun 22, 2019 | What's Happening
Last night I had the privilege of attending a concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Barnsley Youth Choir. Founded in 2009 by Keith Norton and Mat Wright, the choir has grown to international fame and is a registered charity run by volunteers that seeks to...
by Julie Turner | Jun 21, 2019 | What's Happening
I’ve been involved in two more mosaic workshops this week. The first was with a WEA arts and crafts class, working with adults with additional learning needs at the wonderful Snap Tin Cafe in Goldthorpe, a community cafe with a real heart for people. It was...
by Julie Turner | Jun 20, 2019 | Uncategorized, What's Happening
One thing strikes us as we read Acts 4:1-22, and that is the transformation of Peter. Gone was the disciple who denied Christ three times (John 19). Now we see a confident witness, able to offer healing to a crippled man, preach before the crowds, explain himself...
by Julie Turner | Jun 20, 2019 | What's Happening
The world has a saying ‘life begins at forty’, and if we look at some Biblical characters, we might agree! Forty seems to be a significant biblical number. Moses lived forty years in Egypt and forty years in the desert before God chose him to lead his people out of...
by Julie Turner | Jun 20, 2019 | What's Happening
To act in someone’s name means to act with their authority. An ambassador, for example, acts with the authority of the government of the country he or she represents; the ‘status’ and ‘authority’ of the ambassador is invested in him by someone greater than himself....