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Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends When I hear of Christians being ostracised, denied employment or education, imprisoned and even killed for their faith I am challenged to think about my faith and that of the church in Britain. How far would I go for my faith? What would I give up and what would…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, …. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, ….. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends Easter was a great joy as we shared in remembering the death and resurrection of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. For all who have a personal relationship with Jesus there is no better place to be on Good Friday than worshipping at the foot of the cross and on Easter…

Thoughts From The Cottage Dear Friends It is the greatest story ever told but we so often miss its power because we know the ending. We live in post-resurrection days so how can we truly understand the emotional turmoil of the events from Palm Sunday to Easter Day. No-one, not the disciples, not Mary, not…

  Thoughts From The Cottage   Dear Friends Before God called me into the ministry of the church I worked for ten years in local government computer departments. In Manchester I was involved in developing computer systems to enable more efficient and better operation of the bus company and this meant visiting different departments and…

  Thoughts From The Cottage  Dear Friends Everybody who comes into our building is impressed. The things that stand out are the concourse coffee bar, the size and equipment of the kitchen and the well cared for interior of the buildings. Many people comment how fortunate we are to have such superb facilities. On top…

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