| Bulletin Date | Bulletin Details ... |
| 8th May 2008 | 132 : Being Yourself
I really enjoy a good game of squash, even though I’m not particularly good at the game. A few years ago, I bought a video featuring the former world number 1 player, Jhanghir Khan. He glides around the court with such poise and control and, with a flick of the wrist, projects the ball to exacltly the place he wants it to go. With feline nimbleness he is able to reach into every corner of the court and still return to the centre, ready for the next shot. |  |
| 28th Apr 2008 | 131 : Icon or Idol
Orthodox Christianity is renowned for its use of icons in worship. An icon is not, in itself, an object of worship, but an object which transports the worshipper beyond itself to the God we seek to worship. The problem comes when the icon becomes the object of worship as if it possesses divine properties in itself. Then it ceases to be an icon and becomes an idol. | |
| 18th Apr 2008 | 130 : In God we Trust
If, like us, you go overseas for a holiday, then you get a chance to see the news through a different set of eyes than BBC1. We had the pleasure of CNN and the BBC World Service. I was particularly taken by the coverage of the Presidential Elections in the USA which is now a battle between the Republican, John McCain and the two Democrats, Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama. | |
| 25th Mar 2008 | 129 : Nothing happened?
If you ever go to Lee Abbey, the retreat centre in Devon, you may see this sign in an adjacent field. I’ve no idea who put the sign there and no idea what they were expecting should happen – but whatever it was, it didn’t! | |
| 16th Mar 2008 | 128 : Weighing the Evidence
Today is Palm Sunday and the first instalment of the new BBC TV drama “The Passion” has been shown on prime-time TV. Millions of people across the nation will have seen this episode. Two thousand years ago, crowds of people watched as Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday. Different people in the crowd would have had different views as to what they made of Jesus as He made his dramatic entry into the town of his crucifixion. No doubt the same mixed feelings would have been expressed by today’s TV audiences. | |
| 9th Mar 2008 | 127 : Church is for life …
You have no doubt been stuck behind one of those cars with a sticker in the back window which says, ‘A dog is for life, not just for Christmas’. Well equally true would be the slogan, ‘Church is for life, not just for Sundays’. But how many churchgoers in Britain think that way today? | |
| 27th Feb 2008 | 126 : And the winner is …
No doubt you have watched one of those TV programmes like 'Strictly Come Dancing' where, after the contestants have performed their act, the winners are announced. It has become the norm for the presenter to say those immortal words, “And the winner is …”. This is followed by a seemingly eternal silence, just as long as the shaking during last night’s earthquake, after which they announce the name of the winner. If you’re anything like me you’re saying to yourself during the silence, “Oh, get on with it”. | |
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| Bulletin Archive ... |
| 18th Feb 2008 | 125 : All I once held dear |
| 1st Feb 2008 | 124 : Church is Fun! |
| 20th Jan 2008 | 123 : The Lion and the Lamb |
| 10th Jan 2008 | 122 : Did Jesus have a diary? |
| 17th Dec 2007 | 121 : Rich and Poor |
| 9th Dec 2007 | 120 : Christmas – keep it simple! |
| 30th Nov 2007 | 119 : How Great is our God? |
| 21st Nov 2007 | 118 : The Overhead Projector |
| 14th Nov 2007 | 117 : Fresh Expressions Vision Day |
| 2nd Nov 2007 | 116 : Think Long Term - 3 |
| 26th Oct 2007 | 115 : Think Long Term - 2 |
| 19th Oct 2007 | 114 : Think Long Term - 1 |
| 6th Oct 2007 | 113 : Getting out more |
| 28th Sep 2007 | 112 : Measure your Effectiveness |
| 21st Sep 2007 | 111 : The Heartbeat of the Spirit |
| 14th Sep 2007 | 110 : Nothing to prove? |
| 8th Sep 2007 | 109 : Dealing with Doubt |
| 31st Aug 2007 | 108 : Hebridean Revival |
| 15th Aug 2007 | 107 : The Spirit is willing but … |
| 6th Aug 2007 | 106 : Close up or heads up |
| 20th Jul 2007 | 105 : Junction 24 |
| 17th Jul 2007 | 104 : Football Saviour |
| 10th Jul 2007 | 103 : Praying for Madeleine |
| 27th Jun 2007 | 102 : Consumer Church |
| 19th Jun 2007 | 101 : Great Expectations |
| 12th Jun 2007 | 100 : Jesus and the Mobile Pulpit |
| 30th May 2007 | 99 : Theological Dyslexia |
| 18th May 2007 | 97 : Church of the Headless Chicken |
| 14th May 2007 | 96 : Hard Questions |
| 30th Apr 2007 | 95 : Silence in Heaven |
| 17th Apr 2007 | 94 : Easter People 2007 |
| 30th Mar 2007 | 93 : CLC : Maturity / Stability |
| 16th Mar 2007 | 92 : CLC : Adolesence |
| 12th Mar 2007 | 91 : CLC : Seedlings |
| 8th Mar 2007 | 90 : CLC : Introduction |
| 5th Mar 2007 | 89 : Needless Alley |
| 27th Feb 2007 | 88 : Cargo |
| 13th Feb 2007 | 87 : The Successful Failure? |
| 9th Feb 2007 | 86 : The Quiet Time |
| 2nd Feb 2007 | 85 : May I Call You Friend? |
| 26th Jan 2007 | 84 : Flash in the Pan? |
| 16th Jan 2007 | 83 : Making Sense of Church |
| 8th Jan 2007 | 82 : Faith Matters |
| 5th Dec 2006 | 81 : The Evening Service |
| 29th Nov 2006 | 80 : Lift high the cross |
| 21st Nov 2006 | 79 : The Entrepreneur |
| 13th Nov 2006 | 78 : Business Alpha |
| 9th Nov 2006 | 77 : Stages of Faith – So What? |
| 6th Nov 2006 | 76 : Stages of Faith – Reaching the Peak |
| 1st Nov 2006 | 75 : Stages of Faith – Adult Stages |
| 27th Oct 2006 | 74 : Stages of Faith – Childhood Stages |
| 14th Oct 2006 | 73 : Just being there, again |
| 29th Sep 2006 | 72 : Just being there |
| 27th Sep 2006 | 71 : The Parable of the Oxbow Lake |
| 19th Sep 2006 | 70 : Eden People |
| 12th Sep 2006 | 69 : Street Work |
| 6th Sep 2006 | 68 : Adopt a Cop |
| 30th Aug 2006 | 67 : Spiritual but not Religious |
| 21st Aug 2006 | 66 : Lay Witness Movement |
| 14th Aug 2006 | 65 : TV Evangelism |
| 7th Aug 2006 | 64 : God’s Firewall (Ephesians 6) |
| 26th Jul 2006 | 63 : News and Events |
| 11th Jul 2006 | 62 : Slaying the Dragon |
| 3rd Jul 2006 | 61 : The Miracles of Jesus |
| 26th Jun 2006 | 60 : Jerry Springer - the Flopera |
| 18th Jun 2006 | 59 : ... if necessary, use words |
| 14th Jun 2006 | 58 : A World of Contrasts |
| 6th Jun 2006 | 57 : Raise your Ebenezer |
| 23rd May 2006 | 56 : A Rocha : Saving the Planet |
| 16th May 2006 | 55 : Lydia |
| 9th May 2006 | 54 : Spirit of Life |
| 3rd May 2006 | 53 : Faith under Siege |
| 26th Apr 2006 | 52 : Easter People 2006 |
| 11th Apr 2006 | 51 : The unseen ingredient |
| 4th Mar 2006 | 50 : The Tale of the Donkey |
| 16th Mar 2006 | 49 : Mission 21 |
| 9th Mar 2006 | 48 : Café (Style) Church |
| 2nd Mar 2006 | 47 : Magnify His Strictness |
| 23rd Feb 2006 | 46 : Love me better! |
| 19th Feb 2006 | 45 : 1,350 years of Christian Faith |
| 10th Feb 2006 | 44 : Revenons à nos moutons |
| 3rd Feb 2006 | 43 : Good News from the District |
| 27th Jan 2006 | 42 : Who do men say that I am? |
| 18th Jan 2006 | 41 : Café Church at Inham Nook |
| 13th Jan 2006 | 40 : Celtic Heart |
| 5th Jan 2006 | 39 : Invite Jesus into your Computer |
| 20th Dec 2005 | 38 : Unto us a Child is born |
| 8th Nov 2005 | 37 : Does Image Matter? |
| 1st Dec 2005 | 36 : Liz Babbs for Christmas |
| 24th Nov 2005 | 35 : What is a Fresh Expression? |
| 17th Nov 2005 | 34 : Evangelism in a Spiritual Age |
| 10th Nov 2005 | 33 : Let the People Speak |
| 3rd Nov 2005 | 32 : Wars and Noomas of War |
| 28th Oct 2005 | 31 : Viennese Reflections |
| 20th Oct 2005 | 30 : Is Hillsong a Mountain-top Church? |
| 13th Oct 2005 | 29 : Steve Chalke and Penal Substitution |
| 6th Oct 2005 | 28 : Q 4 THE LOO |
| 27th Sep 2005 | 27 : Mind, Body and Spirit Event |
| 20th Sep 2005 | 26 : Where to from here? |
| 15th Sep 2005 | 25 : Starbucks Church |
| 13th Sep 2005 | 24 : These are the Days of Nehemiah? |
| 9th Sep 2005 | 23 : Cell Church - A new way of doing church? |
| 6th Sep 2005 | 22 : A web site to encourage Christian Maturity |
| 1st Sep 2005 | 21 : Emmaus - the way of faith |
| 26th Aug 2005 | 20 : Connections Café at Denby Bottles |
| 25th Aug 2005 | 19 : World Methodist Evangelism Institute |
| 13th Aug 2005 | 18 : European Purpose Driven Church Conference |
| 12th Aug 2005 | 17 : How to be Evangelistic without being Religious |
| 9th Aug 2005 | 16 : Cliff Horizons |
| 29th Jul 2005 | 15 : What will revival look like? |
| 26th Jul 2005 | 14 : Church in a Spiritual Age |
| 14th Jun 2005 | 12 : Publications |
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