Posts by Danie Shallcross
Elements: Earth – by Michael Manning
Elements: Earth Blessèd art thou, Lord of the land’s consolation,soft sustainer of soil and strong grain of the wood,seasons in symphony of soul, sap and bloodof a grace grown from dust to a vast jubilation.O Lord, in thy mercy, bring kind liberation. Michael Manning
Lenses
Lenses – by Jonathan Hobdell What is YOUR worldview? Yes, YOU! The one reading this post. Maybe you’ve thought about it before, maybe you haven’t, but if there’s one thing the Old Testament teaches us, it’s that hearing things again is never dangerous, especially compared to leaving the gap in between too long! But seriously: what is your worldview? How do you view the world? Or, given what I’m going to write a little further on, maybe I should just…
Seek and You Will Find (Jonathan Hobdell)
by Jonathan Hobdell Those of you that know me, already know my penchant for film and TV quotes. I try to lean towards the poignant side, but a good laugh is always welcome too. Lately, I find my bent turning towards the cross-over between films in particular, and the Gospel. With that in mind, here is a small thought for you all. Fair warning: the article below contains some potential spoilers. In that wonderful modern musical, The Greatest Showman, I…
Don’t Just Believe in God (Emma Nudd)
by Emma Nudd There is a difference between believing in God and believing God. Let’s read that again. There is a difference between believing in God and believing God. Now I think for the most part as Christian’s, the believing in God is the easy bit. We have taken the step of faith already; we have accepted the gift of salvation. Believing in God, let’s face it, that is not difficult. If we didn’t believe in God, that He exists,…
God is Ecstatic – about Me! (David Dorricott)
written by David Dorricott The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory;he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love;he will exult over you with loud singing as on a day of festival.I will remove disaster from you, so that you will not bear reproach for it.I will deal with all your oppressors at that time.And I will save the lame and gather the outcast,and I will change their shame into praise…
Greater Than A Mother’s Love
When Max was a little over a year old, he fell down the stairs. He’d only just learnt to walk, and we hadn’t got round to installing the stair gates yet. It was one of those split-second incidents, that happened in slow motion. Having very briefly nipped upstairs, leaving him safely in the living room (or so I thought), Max had managed to navigate his way, stealth-like, half-way up the stairs. I came down to find him turning around and…
Holiday Club
This Easter saw Broadway run its first (in a VERY long time) Holiday Club. After talking about it on and off for a few years, Emma stumbled across The Restoration Station. The Restoration Station was created by Scripture Union and has all the scripts, drama, videos, games, group work, work books, everything you could possibly need, written out for you. With a core team of 4, we set to work figuring out how we could run The Restoration Station, what…
See A Need: Fill A Need
This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. John 15:12 I heard a comment recently in relation to some Christians filling a need in the community that went something like “help, but without the religious involvement, would be good”, and something in me got a little bit cross, if I’m honest. Why are some people willing to accept help, but with conditions? It got me thinking, if “religious” people had not stepped in…
Words – Sheila Sutton
James wise words often pop into my head, you know the ones about being quick to listen, slow to anger and slow to speak? I often think about them but probably don’t always apply them! I well remember several years ago our youngest grandchild had been really naughty and, after an argument with her older sister, had stormed upstairs and written LOSER in felt tip pen over her sister’s photo! It no doubt made he feel empowered for a brief…
Refresh
I don’t know about you, but life seems to speed by like The Flash when he’s running late, and I can sometimes find myself feeling weary, tired, unenergetic, and basically like a human version of the month of January! My soul has become exhausted and neglected. In those moments, I need to take some time out to allow myself a moment of refreshment. I think it can be very easy to get caught up in the busy-ness of life and…
Follow That Star
“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:1 – 2 Have you ever been on a journey? A really long journey? One that requires snacks, a playlist, and multiple stops at various service stations along the way? One where you didn’t really know where you…
Sunday Servers
Whether you are new to Broadway, or have been coming forever, we are thankful that you have chosen to worship God with us. We are also very thankful to all the many people who serve us on a Sunday each week in a vast number of ways. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to meet together each week so wonderfully. There are several verses in the bible that encourage us to serve. In 1 Peter 4:10 we read “Each of…