Posts from 2020
Who’s Doing The Heavy Lifting?
Sometimes when I am watching sport on TV the commentators will refer to a player and say, ‘He, or she, has been doing the heavy lifting’. What they mean is that that particular player is doing the most demanding part of the work, or the work that is requiring the most effort, on behalf of their team. In the Old Testament book of Isaiah there is a theme that runs consistently throughout. Isaiah repeatedly draws a contrast between idols and the one…
What’s Happening With COVID-19?
In light of the current advice from Government, information received from the Fellowship of Congregational Churches, as well as the example of other churches in our local area and across our city, we have decided to put on hold our public Sunday gatherings until further notice. Our Sunday services will be made available on line. You can find them here. Some Bible study groups will also be meeting on-line. Contact details are here.
COVID-19 in Perspective
The first of April is usually reserved for April Fool’s jokes. If only COVID-19 was nothing more than one of these! As you would be more than aware, the situation our country, and our world, is presently facing is far from a joke. The number of infections, and deaths resulting from infections, is devastating. The impact on people’s lives and livelihoods is immense. This ought to engender compassion on the part of Christians, a desire to show God’s love in…
A prayer in response to COVID-19
A prayer in response to COVID-19 Lord, we commit ourselves to you as people affected in various ways by this particular coronavirus, COVID-19. We have seen and heard and felt so much over these past few weeks – on the news, on the internet, in our supermarkets. We have experienced a whole range of emotions – shock, worry, concern, uncertainty, nerves, stress, fear. And so we come to you, because you, Lord, know us. You know when we sit and…