News (Page 225)

Earthshot

I have heard friends say that they have stopped listening to the news. It is always full of bad things and disasters that it just makes them feel worse so they give up. I have a good deal of sympathy for this view as I often find myself either shouting back at the TV or…

Blemishes

There is nothing quite like a dispute over inheritance to bring out the worst in families or amongst friends or other benefactors if there is perceived unfairness. The deceased may have thought hard about the reasons for the way the estate is to be apportioned, and may have seen the needs or behaviours of others…

Tyre Pressures

Ways to be green: Transport. Ensure your car tyres are correctly inflated. If they are too soft you will use more fuel. For more information email climate@methodistic.org.uk

Encouragers

Barnabas, which means ‘son of encouragement’, appears as one of the most attractive and interesting of the minor characters in the New Testament. He appears mostly in the book of Acts with a couple of incidental references to him  in 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Colossians and 1 Timothy. The record in Scripture tells us that Barnabas…