“Grow in Faith” is part of our mission statement. There are many ways in which growth in faith can be encouraged. Regular prayer and reading the Bible and other good literature can help. Coming together as church is also important. It is widely recognised that sharing in small groups helps us to grow in faith. We can explore the Bible and faith…
Helping People to Meet God • Make Friends • Grow in Faith
Helping People to Meet God • Make Friends • Grow in Faith
Posts by Rusty (Page 18)
It was good to gather again in the Church on Pentecost. Today is Trinity Sunday. With Trinity Sunday we revert again to Ordinary Time, that part of the liturgical calendar that falls outside the major seasons such as Advent, Epiphany, Lent, and Easter. Throughout Ordinary Time we are not commemorating the major events in the life of Jesus — such as his…
The word Pentecost comes from the Greek pentēkostós—“fifitieth”, referring to the fifty days (seven weeks) between the start of the grain harvest and the “harvest festival” at the end of grain harvest period (both barley and wheat) observed by Jews (Leviticus 23:15:21). Over time the festival at the start of the grain harvest had combined with the Passover, so that Pentecost always…
Where have the golden days gone? The days when the laughter of families could be heard through the park;the days when young and old enjoyed the rays of autumn sun.Where have the fearful days gone?The days when families kept to themselves in the park;the days when young and old could not venture far from their home? Where have the golden days gone?The…
It has been an interesting experience facilitating Sunday Kids on zoom. Activities and acknowledging the different contributions that children make spontaneously has been quite challenging. It was great to have parents involved last week with the group who came on from Church as they were able to help the smaller children with some of the activities. I hope the parents were able…
I was looking through my bookshelf and came across Life Lessons from Winnie-the-Pooh. They are very light-hearted, but also make a lot of sense. A LESSON IN DOING NOTHING “Where are we going?” said Pooh. “ Nowhere,” said Christopher Robin. So they began going there, and after they had walked a little way Christopher Robin said: “What do you like doing best…
Once when Jesus was criticised for healing someone on the Sabbath, He responded ‘My Father is always at His work to this very day, and I too am working’ (John 5: 16). It seems we don’t often stop to consider what God ‘does’ in His work. Is He Himself above working? What does He do then? There are many instances in the…
Since we have been in lockdown there has been a revival of bread making. We have seen an absence of baking essentials (flour, yeast, baking powder etc) from our supermarket shelves. I have been enjoying trying out new recipes, kneading the dough and that wonderful smell emanating from the oven. Takes me back to my childhood when Saturday was baking day for…
‘We are often troubled but not crushed Sometimes in doubt, but never in despair There are many enemies But we are never without a friend And though badly hurt at times we are not destroyed At all times we carry in our mortal bodies the death of Jesus So that His life also may be seen in our bodies.‘ 2 Corinthians 4:…
Of the online memes doing the rounds on our social media this week, this one caught my eye. Have a read… It got me thinking about perspective and the broad sweep of God’s plan, story and narrative (something we explored together last Saturday as the power of story and metaphor in God’s quiver of communication tools). Our society today is said to…