Church Without Walls

We may never go to ‘church’ or we may attend a church service twice on Sunday, plus mid-week. But either way, is that it for the week? There are still over 100 waking hours left for Church. What about: The unexpected exchange in the street, while traffic whizzes by. A tuning-in, a gelling of minds [...]

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The Secret Garden

My wife and I had been invited to a friend’s house for the evening, to listen to someone talk about missionary work in India. The speaker was Indian and it took me several minutes to tune in with the lilt of his dialect. If you have ever heard a Welshman speak English you will have [...]

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Real Fellowship

I had a long telephone conversation the other evening. What started out as a contact call to a friend, turned into some deep sharing between us. We were being real and ‘telling how it is.’ Although we are from different backgrounds we are spiritually in tune with one another; there was an understanding and acceptance. [...]

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Keep Your Distance

Do others really know us or do we keep people at a distance? Are we on view like a peeled banana or more like a coconut where the soft white flesh is protected by a hard shell. All sorts of attitudes and ploys are used to stop people getting too close for comfort. Here are [...]

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What is Church?

The Church, sometimes called “the Body of Christ,” has many forms and expressions, which are frequently the subject of hot debate. We can however, be so taken up with these very discussions, activities and committees, as to be in danger of being diverted away from the true meaning. When, some years after we first became [...]

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