Letter from the Manse (152)
Thought provoking, biblical, often topical but always worth a read!
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The house of mourning
One verse has been often in my mind over the past weeks. “It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart” (Ecclesiastes 7:4)
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Independence Day
Last Sunday was by any standard an eventful day for us. Independence Day. The day when the fellowship in Charlesworth was to be constituted as an independent church.
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A new Bible
Are you looking for ideas for presents? Well, maybe I can help, at least when it comes to buying presents for family members, and friends from this church. Why not a new Bible this Christmas?
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Roots that refresh!
Next month, the folk in Charlesworth are hosting a one-off and perhaps unique event called “Roots that Refresh”. It’s a four-day study-course in church history. Our history. The history of churches like ours: Calvinistic - or Particular - Baptist Churches.
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Children are precious
In the past couple of months many members of the church, particularly those involved with our children’s activities, have had a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure drop through their letterbox...
