Mark Dearnley
Exam Fever
It was a long time ago but I can vividly remember collecting my exam results. I felt nervous and uncertain. The weeks of build up to the...
St Peter's Blog
Em Coley
- Aug 15
- 1 min
A Journey to Hope
We are on holiday in Thurlestone, down in Devon. A few days ago Lee and I decided to walk to Hope Cove and back. It is only 1 mile away...
Gill Keir
- Aug 8
- 1 min
A Summer Litany
God, our source of life and love, we thank you for – Our Christian family, supporting, encouraging and giving us hope Rosemary...
Richard Butler
- Aug 1
- 1 min
Feel the Love
At the 10am service yesterday we heard the beautiful reading from Hosea describing God’s love for his people. In terms which have often...
Liz Guest
- Jul 25
- 2 min
The 12th Player
Last week saw England reach the semi-finals of Euro 2022. They beat Spain 2-1 after a nail biting extra 30 minutes of play, for which I...
Margaret Blake
- Jul 11
- 2 min
Wrestling in Prayer and Preaching
I was very struck by a headline on the BBC news on Sunday. “Sajid Javid says prayer meeting moved him to quit”. The BBC article explains...
Ruth Dearnley
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Prayer on a Global Scale
A prayer for us to use during the week ahead. This is based on our prayers we shared together during our Sunday worship. The psalmist...
Mark Dearnley
- Jun 20
- 2 min
Light and Life
There’s something about the length of daylight at this time of year – quite wonderful. I’ve woken before 4am to a growing brightness in...
Richard Butler
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Feeling the Spirit
Before the Ascension, Jesus promised that when he was no longer with his disciples on Earth, he would send the Holy Spirit to them in his...
Liz Guest
- May 30
- 2 min
Time to Celebrate
As you have walked down any high street or road with shops I am sure you have seen displays marking the Queens Jubilee. Some streets are...
Mark Dearnley
- May 23
- 1 min
À Bientôt
Sometimes saying goodbye can feel hard to do. Particularly in the context of parting or moving on, or more poignantly at the end of life....
Alex Huzzey
- May 16
- 2 min
Times of refreshing
Acts 3:17-20 “And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. In this way God fulfilled what...
Margaret Blake
- May 9
- 2 min
Mountains and Boats
Last week Margaret asked us ‘What do you read?’ I am reading a book about the Parables by Paula Gooder. In the book Gooder points out...
Ruth Dearnley
- Apr 25
- 2 min
Promises of the Heart
Matthew 13 As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God...
Richard Butler
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Before the Dawn
Today we begin the final two weeks of Lent, which have traditionally been called Passiontide. Throughout Lent we have been in reflective...
Liz Guest
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Power
‘I’ve got the Power’ sang Snap, in their hit from January 1990. Well … we certainly didn’t have the power on Thursday evening. For about...
Mark Dearnley
- Mar 21
- 1 min
A Matter of Time
This weekend the clocks go forward an hour. This relatively recent adjustment to our seasonal time (1916) was introduced to make the most...
Alex Huzzey
- Mar 14
- 2 min
One thing
This Sunday we focused on Psalm 27 in our 10am morning service. It's one of those psalms which has all human experience in it. Written by...
Ruth Dearnley
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Storms
Headline news read that we have had 3 in a row. This past few days storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin have pushed their way across the...
Em Coley
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Love is in the Air!
As we celebrate Valentine's Day the emphasis is on romantic love, a love between a couple. And the Bible has much to say about this. But...