The
notice board next to the kitchen has the 3 Christmas services / events on. Room
has been left for Christmas cards. Please feel free to use.
Mess
Mess. It’s just one
word. One syllable that brings to mind a whole load of images….messy ones! And
at Christmas time, this one messy syllable word seems to shift into top gear! I
think of the post-Christmas dinner-plate pile-up, or the decor of celebration
wrappers between the sofas (Malteser ones!)
It’s fair to say there
was a fair bit of mess at the very first Christmas too. The Christmas story is
about the one who was born in the Mess. You see ‘Mess’ is only central to the
Christmas story when it’s an abbreviation. When it’s followed up with 3 letters
i.a.h. - it changes everything. https://spoken-truth.com/mess/
Open Doors: You can make a difference…
On 16 January 2019, Open
Doors will launch the 2019 World Watch List (WWL) and its latest findings in
Parliament at a meeting hosted by Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP.
The annual WWL documents
in-depth research into religious persecution in the 50 hardest countries to be
a Christian. Last year, 97 parliamentarians attended the launch. This was down
to people like you who invited them, asking that they use their power to make a
real difference to the lives of persecuted Christians.
Each individual voice,
like yours, amplifies the plea. When you speak up, the people of power have to
take note. This is when real change can come. So please, act today and invite
your MP! www.opendoorsuk.org
“Learn
to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed." Isaiah 1:17
Advent Poetry
The poet-in-residence
for the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT), Revd Lucy Berry, is releasing weekly
poems during Advent. Watch and listen to her reading ‘While the World Turns
Worldly’ and ‘Rude, wasn’t it?’ http://www.jointpublicissues.org.uk/advent/
A Visual Journey Through Heaven
The BBC have released a
video of heaven, or at least an interpretation of it based on various beliefs…
https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/a-visual-journey-through-heaven/p06tj88t?playlist=made-in-partnership-with-the-open-university
