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Richard Butler
Sep 26, 20222 min read
As the Night Draws in
Last Friday was the autumn equinox, when the night and the day were of equal length. From now on, the nights draw in and the days can...
Mark Dearnley
Aug 23, 20221 min read
Exam Fever
It was a long time ago but I can vividly remember collecting my exam results. I felt nervous and uncertain. The weeks of build up to the...
Em Coley
Aug 15, 20221 min read
A Journey to Hope
We are on holiday in Thurlestone, down in Devon. A few days ago Lee and I decided to walk to Hope Cove and back. It is only 1 mile away...
Gill Keir
Aug 8, 20221 min read
A Summer Litany
God, our source of life and love, we thank you for – Our Christian family, supporting, encouraging and giving us hope Rosemary...
Richard Butler
Aug 1, 20221 min read
Feel the Love
At the 10am service yesterday we heard the beautiful reading from Hosea describing God’s love for his people. In terms which have often...
Liz Guest
Jul 25, 20222 min read
The 12th Player
Last week saw England reach the semi-finals of Euro 2022. They beat Spain 2-1 after a nail biting extra 30 minutes of play, for which I...
Margaret Blake
Jul 11, 20222 min read
Wrestling in Prayer and Preaching
I was very struck by a headline on the BBC news on Sunday. “Sajid Javid says prayer meeting moved him to quit”. The BBC article explains...
Ruth Dearnley
Jun 27, 20222 min read
Prayer on a Global Scale
A prayer for us to use during the week ahead. This is based on our prayers we shared together during our Sunday worship. The psalmist...
Mark Dearnley
Jun 20, 20222 min read
Light and Life
There’s something about the length of daylight at this time of year – quite wonderful. I’ve woken before 4am to a growing brightness in...
Richard Butler
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Feeling the Spirit
Before the Ascension, Jesus promised that when he was no longer with his disciples on Earth, he would send the Holy Spirit to them in his...
Liz Guest
May 30, 20222 min read
Time to Celebrate
As you have walked down any high street or road with shops I am sure you have seen displays marking the Queens Jubilee. Some streets are...
Mark Dearnley
May 23, 20221 min read
À Bientôt
Sometimes saying goodbye can feel hard to do. Particularly in the context of parting or moving on, or more poignantly at the end of life....
Alex Huzzey
May 16, 20222 min read
Times of refreshing
Acts 3:17-20 “And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. In this way God fulfilled what...
Margaret Blake
May 9, 20222 min read
Mountains and Boats
Last week Margaret asked us ‘What do you read?’ I am reading a book about the Parables by Paula Gooder. In the book Gooder points out...
Ruth Dearnley
Apr 25, 20222 min read
Promises of the Heart
Matthew 13 As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God...
Richard Butler
Apr 5, 20222 min read
Before the Dawn
Today we begin the final two weeks of Lent, which have traditionally been called Passiontide. Throughout Lent we have been in reflective...
Liz Guest
Mar 28, 20222 min read
Power
‘I’ve got the Power’ sang Snap, in their hit from January 1990. Well … we certainly didn’t have the power on Thursday evening. For about...
Mark Dearnley
Mar 21, 20221 min read
A Matter of Time
This weekend the clocks go forward an hour. This relatively recent adjustment to our seasonal time (1916) was introduced to make the most...
Alex Huzzey
Mar 14, 20222 min read
One thing
This Sunday we focused on Psalm 27 in our 10am morning service. It's one of those psalms which has all human experience in it. Written by...
Ruth Dearnley
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Storms
Headline news read that we have had 3 in a row. This past few days storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin have pushed their way across the...
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