'God' Tagged Posts

'God' Tagged Posts

A Guide to Christmas

A Guide to Christmas   What does Christmas celebrate? When was He born? Where was He born? What did He do? Why does it matter to me? What does Christmas celebrate? We often think of Christmas as a time of year where we spend time with family and friends, and where we give and receive presents. Although we enjoy doing these things, they are a long way from the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas is really about the birth of…

Can we “rank” sin?

   Well known singer-songwriter Jack Johnson released a song back in 2004 called ‘Good People’, and a part of it went like this: Well it’s bad, getting worse Where did all the good people go? I’ve been changing channels,  I don’t see them on the TV shows, Where did all the good people go? He poses a very good question, and it’s one that looking around us we might actually struggle to answer. There are some pretty awful things happening…

Floods, floods, and more floods

At the end of November, the news headlines were constantly based around the tragic flooding that was being endured by Wales and the west of England.  Our thoughts and prayers are with those people who have lost much and been affected by flooding. This reminded me of a time recorded in the Bible when God flooded the whole earth so as to wipe it clean of every living thing.  It was deep enough so that the highest mountain was submerged…

“In the beginning, God created the Heaven and the earth”

  As Christians, we implicitly trust the Bible’s account of how the universe came into being. None of us at the Gospel Hall are scientists, but we can see all around us with our own eyes the beauty of the world – and we see within it the mark of an intelligent creator…God. It is this creator God who has also offered us the way of salvation. As great as His creation is, His love is far greater. Despite the…