Garry started a series on the Holy Spirit this Sunday morning. Often a neglected person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit could be said to be the creator of the church. Necessary if we are to enter the kingdom of God (John 3:5, Titus 3:5), the Holy Spirit lives within...

“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)

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...