I figured I made such a bad attempt at explaining what went on with Philip Yancey as discussed in the sermon, The Spirit Who Comforts that I’d revert to the source itself for more clarity.

Dave:  '… Somebody who’s written a lot about this whole subject of pain & the distance of God & the reality of God is Philip Yancey… And yes, he’s written about ( Read more... )

or, “ Where is God When...?”

With each new sermon series, there's always one particular sermon which really gets your mind working. During the Genesis series last summer, it was Fiona talking about Noah & God's promise. I didn't make it to church on Sunday (Guilds stitch-bitching intervened) so downloaded the sermon to listen to instead last night ( Read more... )

I'm really enjoying Ps&Gs sermon series on the early Church in Acts ... I'm always keen to learn more about the history of the Christian faith, particularly from OT times as there's always (understandably, but still) more focus on the New Testament. But reading through Acts, seeing the development of the Christian church & the work of the apostles ( Read more... )

I love my church: its community, its teaching, its praise & worship. I love the fact that even if I only know a few people in amongst a few hundred, I still feel welcome, involved and at home there. I love the leadership of the church through Dave, Fiona & Duncan ~ their ability to cast new light on old stories, to help us use God’s Word in our ( Read more... )

Okay, well, what I thought I wanted to do was sleep (early night, early into work … desk overhaul & ready to take whatever the day has to offer/throw at me at 9am) but apparently what I really want to do is type as I have that many ideas going round my head, that if I wind up with another 5mins to eat my lunch in tomorrow, I won’t have chance to ( Read more... )

Hey,
... so I was talking to Mel yesterday, we were comparing sermon notes: hers was on peace & mine (as you know) was on sin. I was telling Mel how, in Fiona's sermon "Why does this happen?", she used some of the phrases Paul says in Romans 7 (TM) to show us how some things don't change; the struggles & feelings Paul went through two thousand ( Read more... )