Would You Believe It? It's The New Testament!

Well we finally decided that it was time to take a break from the Old Testament and look instead at the New.

But rather than do something obvious we thought we should look at parts that are less familiar. We also thought it good to try and follow the order in which the books were written (it's generally thought that the Gospels were written later than the letters). Most scholars think 1 Thessalonians was the first to be written, so that's where we begin - this Friday. Come and be part of a fresh start!

The picture is a "word cloud" of 1 Thessalonians. A word cloud is a computer generated image of the key words in a text. The more often a word occurs, the bigger it is. Fun, eh?

Note: I can't remember the source for this image so if it is yours, let me know and I will remove it or attribute it. Thanks!

The Two and Half Tribes and Israel/Palestine

As key world figures try once again to look at the Middle East "problem", this week we look at the area and ask about the significance of the land.

In Numbers 32 the tribes who were allocated the land East of the Jordan agreed they would help the rest of the tribes invade the land before they settled in their own land.

But can we take these stories as a prescription for the division of the same land today?

Comments please, and come with thoughts to the pub too!

Normal Service Resumed : Vengeance on the Midianites!

Apologies for the lack of posts for a few weeks. Hopefully normal service is now resumed!

We also thought you'd like to see the new sign - if you always meet in the pub, you don't see the church!

(Note: the rest of the sign includes only our Sunday Services - this is how what we were advised by the Diocese to include.)

Meanwhile this Friday we are in Number 31 and the shocking story of vengeance on the Midianites.

Come and consider what it has to say to us today ... or comment below.