Just had to write this after an unexpected visit to the cinema last week; I highly recommend seeing the film. You won’t pick up from the posters and trailer that this film is a powerfull ( if understated) portrayal of the loving, forgiving nature of God. Spoiler alert! Mr Rogers is a Christian, and the […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 7. Listening Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, making her stand in the centre. “Teacher,” they said to him, “this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery. In […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 6. Sharing As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea—for they were […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 4. Gentleness The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took palm branches and went out to meet him. They kept shouting: […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 3. Physical Touch While he was in one of the towns, a man was there who had leprosy[c] all over him. He saw Jesus, fell facedown, and begged him: “Lord, if you are willing, […]
This week we will continue to explore 7 ways Jesus showed love, love that we can seek to replicate to those around us. 2. Compassion “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.Matthew 27:42 […]
The most startling display of love for others is in the cross of Jesus Christ. Whilst some might be willing to die for people who have lived an amazing life or are ‘really really nice’ people, it is unlikely we would give our lives for the worst sinners and scum bags we can think of. […]
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the ending of the longest war in history. The 335 Year War (as it is now known) was a conflict between the Netherlands and the tiny Isles of Scilly off the south west coast of Cornwall. It all kicked off way back in 1651, during the second English […]
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