Dear Friends, You are conscious you should read your bible but you don’t know what to read (which part) or what to make of it or what to do with it. You are in a … Read More
Farewells and the follow on
Dear Friends, Today an all too brief word of thanks to Col and Sally Adamson and Gav and Amy Perkins as they have their last Sundays with us on Staff – it is still possible … Read More
Everything (even a sexual predator) points to Christ
Dear Friends, As we come to the end of 2017 – a momentous year for many reasons – even the most sleepy observer would have to agree that the world is “groaning” (Rom 8:22) under … Read More
Scripture, summercamp and same-sex marriage
Dear friends, There’s lots going on in our church and there’s lots going on in our country, so I thought I’d mention a few of them: Scripture in Schools Imagine if your workplace scheduled time … Read More
Comfort, controversy and concern
Dear Friends, Who does not want to be comfortable? Who wants to be uncomfortable? Yet comfort is probably one of the great idols in the church today. A mother never has a child and thinks … Read More
Halloween – remembering the holy ones
The night before November 1 is the evening before “All Saints Day”. So the word “halloween” means the evening (‘een’) before the day we remember the holy ones (‘hallow’). How do you become a holy … Read More
Staff comings and goings – part 2
Dear Friends, Part Two of our staff movements for 2018! Student Ministers Rebecca (and Dan) Antaw – Rebecca has been linked to the 5pm congregation and has done a wonderful job in caring for individuals … Read More
Staff comings and goings
Dear Friends, To keep you up to date with our staff movements, one of two letters on the latest information – this week Ministry and Administration Staff and next week Student Ministers and MTS Apprentices. … Read More
Great faith in the face of trouble
Dear Friends, I’ve been reading the wonderful diary of a Christian man, Douglas Taylor (who died in 2014) as he recorded his journey. Here is a section worth reading – even as we pray on … Read More
We have no idea what we are like or what God can do
Dear Friends, You will know the story of the live frog slowly cooked in a saucepan. I can hardly tell how high the worldly temperature has become in own life and I am becoming accustomed … Read More
Life words and death words
Dear friends, The words we say have huge impact for either good or ill. Proverbs 18:21 says that the tongue has the power of life and death. Words which we say, write, type, and/or text. … Read More