Oct 9, 2025 | QPUpdate, The Spirit
Heard the story about the animal school? It goes like this. Once upon a time, the animals agreed to do something to solve the world’s problems. So, they began an education project. Their school would have a full curriculum of running, climbing, swimming and flying....
Oct 2, 2025 | QPUpdate, The Spirit
There was a vending machine in the monastery. Slot your cash in and out drops the answer to your physical needs: water, sparkling or still, chocolate and snacks. Having just walked over the Pyrenees from France to Spain for 26km it was an appealing vision to me. But...
Sep 25, 2025 | QPUpdate, The Spirit
Error 501. “No ignition.” The code flashed at me from our broken-down gas boiler on Monday night. The coldest night of the year, so far: no heat and no hot water! Thankfully, we have a great boiler maintenance guy who had the issue fixed by lunchtime Tuesday (I can...
Sep 18, 2025 | News, QPUpdate, Teaching series, The Spirit
“Careless talk costs lives.” So said the British propaganda machine during World War two. So it remains. Acrimonious public debate, online algorithms amplifying polarising views are all contributing to a febrile culture of confrontation between numerous...
Sep 11, 2025 | QPUpdate, The Spirit
I believe one of the biggest misconceptions around the Holy Spirit is… that He operates on His own! Holy Spirit reflections The Bible shows us the inseparable operations of God, i.e. Father, Son and Holy Spirit at work every time God does something or moves. (Malachi...
Aug 21, 2025 | Partners and Parables, QPUpdate
Five hundred people from around 45 churches packed in to our “Quiet Revival – what’s going on?” event on Sunday evening. There is clearly a huge appetite to explore and respond to the increasing evidence of an upturn in people investigating Christianity in the...
Aug 14, 2025 | Partners and Parables, QPUpdate
This week, we are continuing with our Partners and Parables series. During this series, rather than a single sermon, we’ll have some input from partner ministers and also a short reflection on a parable from someone from our QPBC Family. This week, we welcome Rachel...
Aug 7, 2025 | Partners and Parables, QPUpdate
The high-water mark of Christianity in the UK appears to be long gone. Back in 1867, poet Matthew Arnold, struck by the march of scientific rationalism and technological innovation, predicted the “melancholic long withdrawing roar” of the tide of faith, in his famous...
Jul 31, 2025 | Partners and Parables, QPUpdate
This week, we continue our Partners and Parables series. During this series, rather than a single sermon, we’ll have input from partner ministers and a short reflection on a parable from someone in our QPBC Family. This week, we welcome Susan Tulley, who, given that...
Jul 24, 2025 | Partners and Parables, QPUpdate
This week, we welcome not one but two guest speakers! For the next few weeks, we are doubling up with updates from partner ministries and preachers from our QP family in our sermon time. So welcome, Lynne Paterson. Lynne was recently appointed Head of Evangelical...
