The Westminster Assembly
By Sean Tong, 26 Jun 2020It’s a freezing day in January 1642, and John Hotham the Senior can feel something in the wind. A nation divided, a Parliament in chaos, the coming of war. But...
Christ and Science 2
By Gerry Straker, 13 Jun 2020This article is a follow on to this one, it would really help if you read that one first! 3. Science depends on Christianity a. God began science The first science in the...
Christ and Science 1
By Gerry Straker, 09 Jun 2020Over a few posts articles, we’re going to take a look at Christ and science. They are based on our C3 Central, which you can find here and the handout for...
12 Reasons I love Tony Reinke’s 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You
By Pam Tailyour, 29 May 20201. Tony Reinke is not an arrogant smartphone-basher or smartphone-phobe. 2. Technology isn't new - and neither are the problems it brings. ‘The good-bad-ugly mix of technology came to particularly obnoxious expression...
Reading Creation 3b: Thanking God for clouds, our teacher
By Gerry Straker, 20 May 2020We've been thinking about how to read creation through the Word of God, and what God's creation teaches us. We've thought about sunshine and began to think about clouds. James Jordan...
Reading Creation 3a: Thanking God for clouds, our teacher
By Gerry Straker, 19 May 2020Recently, we thought about how to read creation. As new creations ourselves (2 Corinthians 5:17), we can now see with new eyes the glory of God glowing in the world...
1 John 1:5-2:2 Reflection
By Gerry Straker, 16 May 2020At Church by the Bay we need to listen to John’s apostolic message - the message about Jesus that he gave to his apostles, and they, and the Holy Spirit,...
On Reading in an Age of Distraction
By Gerry Straker, 16 May 2020During the lockdown, we’ve been encouraging ourselves to read, if you'd like, remind yourself why in these articles: Reading the Word Reading Changes Lives We need help Read the classics The Tender heart Today we’re thinking...
Tender Heart by Richard Sibbes
By Pam Tailyour, 10 May 2020During the lockdown, one way that Christians who have time can make the most of it is to read. We’ve been encouraging our Church family to read, and you can...
1 John 1:1-4 Reflection
By Gerry Straker, 09 May 2020The coronavirus is pretty awful isn’t it? But it’s not as bad as some plagues throughout history. The Black Death in the 14th century killed between 70 and 100 million, reducing...
