Monthly Archives: April 2021

‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’ – John 14.6 From Dave Atkinson: One of my favourite family songs that we sing at St Pat’s is “You won’t get to Heaven on the back of a camel.” It’s fun and it has greatContinue reading “One Way”

“At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.” Jeremiah 31.26 From David King I struggle with sleep. I didn’t when I was younger, but now I can find myself lying awake for, at times, 2-3 hours. Often it is a result of worry. There was even a time whenContinue reading “A surprisingly good night’s sleep”

‘The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God’ – Mark 1.1 From Holly Main: ‘Unpredictable yet reliable, gentle yet powerful, authoritative yet humble, human yet divine.’ These are some of the words which Tim Keller uses to describe Jesus in his book, King’s Cross. Focusing on the story asContinue reading “Book Review: King’s Cross”

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and he will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3; 5,6 From Martin Hayward: Every time I turn on my computer to do some on-line banking or manage my bills, I get swampedContinue reading “Trusting God”

‘I have found the Book of the Law in the temple of the LORD’ – 2 Chronicles 34.15 From Dave Atkinson: It was great to be encouraged and reminded, in Toni Clark’s sermon on Sunday, that although we can’t see Jesus in person, we can know him through the Bible; from the Old Testament ScriptureContinue reading “Finding God’s Word”

“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” (ESV) Psalm 16.11 From David King What are those moments when you feel as if you will burst with joy? For me, with the sun streaming in the window as IContinue reading “Bursting with joy”

Love is patient and kind; it does not boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.  – 1 CorContinue reading “I Want To Know What Love Is”

‘You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.’ – Isaiah 55 v12 From Toni Clark: I love this verse. It reminds me of a song we used to sing atContinue reading “Trees shall clap their hands”

‘For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.’ – 2 Chronicles 16.9. From Dave Atkinson: I’m sure that you’ve heard the term “eyes in the back of her/his head”. Certainly, when I was a child, I believed that my mum must have eyesContinue reading “Eyes everywhere”