What’s Happening
Divine Encounters
Last night at our Bible study we looked at the interaction of Jesus with two Gentiles (foreigners or non-Jews) recorded in Matt 8:5-13 and Matthew 15:21-28. This raised the topic of national identity and how Jesus, sent to the lost sheep of Israel, views those who are...
On Waiting A recent visit to the theatre to see ‘Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’ (a title so long and cumbersome I feel a great deal of affinity with it!) has set me re-reading the life of Joseph, one of my favourite Bible characters. Joseph’s life is a...
Put Your Faith Into Action
I believe that faith and actions work together. Faith is trust in God, an understanding that we need Him for life to be complete, but our faith is then worked out in everyday living through our actions. (James 2:20, Eph 2:8-10) I'm really excited to be involved in a...
Talking Point
Talking Point – Islam
Garry's latest 'Talking Point' sermon looked at the subject of Islam. Headlines appear almost daily in the newspapers informing us of terrorist atrocities committed by radical Muslims, and it is undoubtedly true that violent jihad is a constant of Islamic history, the...
Inside the Ethics Committee
A very interesting radio programme on Radio 4 today touching on some of the issues raised by Garry's sermon on euthanasia on Sunday. You can listen to the programme 'Inside the Ethics Committee' here (or via the Radio 4 website if the link doesn't work.)
A slippery slope
The road to hell, the proverb goes, is paved with good intentions. There are many who advocate euthanasia for the most humane of reasons. They want to alleviate pain and suffering; they want to show mercy and compassion to those suffering (whether the person involved...
How We Got Here
Our glorious geeks!
We need technical people to help things run smoothly, and these guys were great. They were responsible for the presentation which ran throughout the day, for the background music in the main hall, for giving us words to sing to in the evening meeting and for the sound...
More fun!
One of the songs we love is called 'More Love, More Power' by Jude Del Hierro. This post is all about having more fun!Different ages enjoying table-tennis:Playing pool:Balloon-modelling:Face-painting outdoors:Doing colouring competitions and the anagrams competition:
Times of refreshing
Church events just wouldn't be the same without refreshments! It seems we spend as much time making cups of tea and coffee as we do on any other activity, and the Open Day was no exception. In deference to the number of mugs we own, the number of people who can fit...