Jun 30, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
Arguably the second most important sporting event of 2022 started on Monday I am, of course, talking about Wimbledon. The number 1 slot, of course, goes to le Tour de France đ Wise words from Henman My point here is not to start an argument about what is the...
Jun 23, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
On Sunday 22nd May the world passed a staggering milestone. The UN High Commission on Refugees published the data: The Ukraine war and other conflicts had pushed the number of people forcibly displaced worldwide to an eye-watering 100 million people. If refugees were...
May 31, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
If you had been in the church I grew up in, then at a certain point in the Sunday morning service you, if your hearing was good, would hear two faint beeps. The beeps you would have heard were me and my friend Mark starting the timers on our watches because Mr Farmer...
May 26, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
Christians have a reputation for being judgemental, we can be a bit âjudgyâ. Itâs not a good look. People today just donât like being told what to do for a start, especially when the finger is pointed at them by an interfering goody-two-shoes. To cap it off we have...
May 19, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
Forget Netflix, the real drama right now is âWagatha Christieâ! No doubt you have been riveted to the daily commentary of the feuding footballersâ wives in the High Court this week. Or perhaps you have a life to lead! Apparently, the row comes off the back of the...
May 11, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
I wonder if you have ever had the experience of having seen something, you start to see it everywhere?. I suspect most, if not all of us have had that experience. Everywhere My dad previously needed a car with a boot big enough to take my mumâs mobility scooter. With...
May 5, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
There is no doubt, the kingdom of God is topsy-turvy. Godâs values continually flip ours on their head. At core, God is a giver: he did not clasp his fingers tightly upon his privilege and power but gave himself, fully, freely and sacrificially for us. And, hereâs the...
Apr 28, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
This Sunday we start a new preaching series called Topsy-Turvy kingdom â a life worth sharing. Alan Loach has once again done a great job in creating an appropriate and eye-catching graphic to go with this new series. A blessing that ripples out and beyond It is a...
Apr 7, 2022 | Amazing Grace, QPUpdate
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it...
Mar 17, 2022 | Amazing Grace, QPUpdate
It is probably safe to say that if youâve been reading the news, or visited a fuel pump, or got your gas bill this week, or tuned in to QPBCâs church meeting last Wednesday, itâs been a rough week for you. I know it has been for me. Human suffering has been thought...
