http://www.trinityfree.org.uk Together in Christ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:15:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Moving Experience It was an August evening back in 1986. We (Dorothy and I, together with our then 8 year-old son, Tim and 6 year-old daughter, Charlotte) were driving on the M5 over the Avon bridge, approaching Bristol. Earlier that day we had said goodbye to all our friends and ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/10/07/230/ Each year around this time, local Ministers visit all Year Six pupils to distribute a book about moving on to their Secondary Schools. In an attempt to make this more interesting, I delved into my own 'archive' of school reports, exam certificates and other various bits of paper and qualifications, ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/10/07/coping-with-change/ Lot’s wife The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, when little Jason interrupted, 'My Mummy looked back once, while she was driving,' he announced triumphantly, 'and she turned into a telephone pole!' Why you are like a pumpkin Being a Christian is ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/10/06/things-to-ponder/ "Faith in God is better than money in the bank." That was the message displayed outside a church. Is it true? Is faith in God the most important thing in life? It is easy to have faith at harvest thanksgiving services and other uplifting meetings. Joy, thanksgiving and belief ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/10/06/seed-of-faith/ Bible Sunday this year falls on 26 October, when churchgoers around the world will reflect on just what the Bible has meant in their lives. This year’s theme is Buried Treasure?, which is based on Psalm 119. To mark the day, the Bible Society is encouraging Christians to ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/10/06/bible-sunday-%e2%80%93-celebrating-our-%e2%80%98buried-treasure%e2%80%99/ Next time you get bored, just try this. It was discovered by an orthopaedic surgeon, and will prove that your right foot isn’t as smart as you thought it was. 1. While sitting, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. 2. Now, while doing this, draw the number ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/10/06/how-smart-is-your-right-foot/ Ever heard of hardy annuals? No, not the plants, but the people who turn up in church just for the harvest festival. Some clergymen and ministers are glad to see them even if it is only once a year; others are disappointed that they probably come only for a "good ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/10/06/the-annual-occasion/ 20 years ago someone had the bright idea of sending a cow to Africa. Soon Send a Cow was born – and a small group of dairy farmers began by sending pregnant cows from their own herds to poor families in Uganda. They wanted to help poor farmers ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/10/06/send-a-cow-celebrates-20-years/   Shepherds used to use a tall staff with a crook neck for caring for their sheep. They could slip the crook end around a lamb that had wandered off and fallen into a ditch, and lift it out to safety and comfort.  At other times the shepherd would use his ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/09/29/%e2%80%9cyour-rod-and-your-staff-they-comfort-me%e2%80%9d-psalm-234/   Readers of the Baptist Times may remember an article by Malc Halliday, a Minister on sabbatical leave. As he walked into someone else’s church one Sunday morning he had opportunity to see how other people spent their Sunday mornings and he wondered “Why would these people want to come to ... http://www.trinityfree.org.uk/2008/09/29/church-from-the-point-of-view-of-an-outsider/