Learning From Luke – six Thursday evening conversations in January and February Why does Luke pair the Lord’s Prayer with Jesus’s story about a midnight food request? Why would Jesus invite himself to a meal with a “vertically challenged” tax collector? Why is Jesus always quoting the Old Testament? Trevor Jamison, minister at St Columba’s […]
Weekly Update #81 – 31 October 2021
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #81 31st October 2021 From the Minister Reform or Reformed? I’ve lost count of how many times I have told people that the name of our denomination is not the ‘United Reform Church’ […]
Weekly Update #80 – 24 October 2021
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #80 24th October 2021 From the Minister Christmas Shortages I saw my first Christmas 2021 advert on tv last August. The Christmas Movie channel has been going at full tilt since September. Last […]
Weekly Update #79 – 17 October 2021
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #79 17th October 2021 From the Minister Just Prayin’ and Walkin’ in the Rain On Tuesday 12th October, on a rather damp morning, along with other, I got to meet a group of 30+ Christian pilgrims, as they arrived on […]
Weekly Update #78 – 10 October 2021
St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #78 10th October 2021 From the Minister Rise to the Moment – Make a Prayer Boat! The climate crisis is a storm we all face, though we are not all in the same boat. As part of supporting […]