This morning I am attending a Church service which will be the final one in that building. The maintenance costs have reached a point where it is no longer viable to continue.
So often we say glibly that the Church is not the building, it is the people and of course that is true but to [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Church
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Church, church building on August 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Time flies when you are having fun!
Posted in Christian, Church, tagged 100 years, celebrations, centenary, time on August 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Where has the time gone – can you believe it is almost September already and the school kids will be returning to their studies.
At New Longton Methodist we are celebrating our centenary year – the church building has been in position sharing God’s love in the village for 100 years. During September we are concentrating [...]
Church Membership
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Church membership, commitment, confirmation on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What does it mean to be a member of the Church, or of any organisation for that matter.
It seems to me that there are benefits and obligations.
If I wish to become a member of a choral society then I would expect to be auditioned; not to see how good I am but to confirm that I [...]
Self-Esteem
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged low self esteem, positive, self belief on August 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As some of you may be aware I have been attending a course for people with low self-esteem. This week we had to think of two things that we were good at and write it up on the board. You wouldn’t believe how difficult this is for someone who has low self esteem. In the [...]
Jonathan Edwards
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jonathan Edwards on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The newspapers have reported widely that Jonathan Edwards is no-longer a Christian. I have come across the following blog which finishes by saying that Jonathan needs our prayers.
www.lordsday.co.uk/Jonathan%20Edwards.htm
If there is anyone out there who believes in the power of prayer and is willing to pray for Jonathan they might like to add their support to this blog. [...]
What’s Next?
Posted in Church, tagged blessings, Holiday Bible Club, preparation, questions, thank you on August 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well this time last week the Holiday Bible Club was about to start. There was anticipation, expectation, terror, excitement and all the other emotions that are flying around when something new is about to start. I say new but our church has been holding Holiday Bible Clubs for many years but each year brings something [...]
Holiday Bible Club
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Holiday Bible Club, SonWorld Adventure Park on August 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So far we are having a great time at the Holiday Bible Club. About 37 children attend each morning with Craft, Teaching, Games, Singing, and eating. Even the weather has notdampened their enthusiasm. No one really knows the total amount of preparation time which is spent beforehand and in afternoons and evenings between the day’s [...]
Preparation
Posted in Christian, Church, tagged bible club, God, prepared, second coming on August 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Both the church mouse and myself have been busy preparing for this weeks Holiday Bible Club and hence we haven’t had much time to blog. All our time seems to have been spent down at church drilling stones, blowing up balloons and popping them, organising computers and all with music blaring – once we had [...]
Building Bridges
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bridge Building on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A foreign colleague said to a friend of mine “Why do you talk about building bridges when no-one crosses them” He was, of course, talking about the idea of strengthening links between groups of people. I can see what he meant because we sometimes use the phrase “Oh, we’re building bridges” to excuse the fact that [...]
Strange wedding
Posted in Uncategorized on August 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have just been reading in the paper of a wedding ceremony which took place on the wings of three aircraft. The Vicar was on one and the Bride and Groom where on the other two. It strikes me as just a stunt and seems to make a mockery of the wedding vows. In my view the [...]
