As we stand at the threshold of a New Year, my heart is filled with gratitude to God for His faithfulness to you and to our church family throughout the year that has passed. The Word of God reminds us in Lamentations 3:22–23, ‘Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for…

Once again at this time of year we turn our thoughts to the birth of Jesus; but all too often the wonder of this awesome event is obscured by the trappings of Christmas – holidays, presents, food, television, etc. But it is worth having a much closer look at the wonder of God coming to…

I’m really not a big fan of this time of year. The days are getting shorter, the weather colder, trees are losing their leaves and the outlook is pretty bleak as we tumble on towards the shortest day of the year. I think sometimes life can leave us with very similar feelings; darkness can seem…

Autumn is now upon us and we thank God for giving us a good summer this year; for the warmth of the sun and the beautiful blue skies; and we celebrate all these wonderful gifts from God through our Harvest Festivals which we celebrate in our churches at this time of year; decorating them with…

When we’re young we have a sense of awe and wonder at most of the thing we see, whether that be an ant running across the pavement or a ‘99’ ice cream with two flakes in it! But as we get older, we sometimes seem to lose that sense of awe and wonder. We can…