Redhill URC

Christmas followed the same pattern each year. My parents, my two brothers , myself and Gran, my maternal grandmother who lived with us and my paternal grandparents plus my Auntie Mabelle and Uncle Edmund who joined the family early because they brought vegetables ready prepared for Mother to cook. So it was to be at this particular Chri […]

Picking a book off a shelf in my study I came across a wonderful quote about the Bible and its ability to “speak in every language in every age”. The book is about the nature of the Bible and challenges us about the need to let the Bible speak. That’s quite an odd metaphor because for most people the Bible is a mystery, hidden behi […]

For Christians, the walk along the way to Easter has begun. This is the period of Lent when traditionally followers of Jesus give up something to mark the season. In 2021, after so much has been lost, the churches urge people to turn away from giving up or even taking up something precious. Rather to look again at ourselves and those we […]

In the heart of winter, people all over the western world celebrate love this weekend. A love which brings people together and is an expression of our care and concern for others. We buy flowers, make a special meal together and, this year, spend time with each other quietly. It is a time to turn to that special perso […]

Zoom is Church as we now know it. It has become normal for Sunday services to be livestreamed through either YouTube or live and inclusive on Zoom. As most of the church’s buildings are closed congregations are being asked by their ministers to tune in through invitations and websites to worship in a form only a year ago […]