This week I want to share with you Chris Rousell’s contribution to the LICC ‘connecting with culture’ blog, because I couldn’t say it better myself, and because this week’s events reminds us all that God works by grace – not by algorithms.

The Bible gives us so many examples of prayer. Time after time we are encouraged to come to our Lord in adoration, thanksgiving and confession before we start asking Him to do something or fix something …

Over the next couple of weeks our two churches in Godstone will be distributing the Good News Newspaper. In the world of the media, the general principle is “bad news sells!”, so this is a tremendous opportunity to remind people that for every bad news story, there are thousands of stories of hope and grace that never get heard …

The Bible is full of God’s promises to those who will trust him. The question is, do we stand on those promises ..?

What happens when a society forgets God? Wealth is idolized, truth is minimized, life is trivialized, races are polarized, wrong is rationalized. No wonder people lose hope in such a society …

We often treat the book of revelation like a version of Dan Brown’s ‘DaVinci Code’. A series of puzzles that, if interpreted correctly, will reveal long hidden secrets …

I’m not much of a romantic (ask my wife!), but I think God is.

We see it right at the start. God created us for intimacy with him (deep fellowship). So he gave us the highest freedom of all, the freedom to reject him. As Sting so rightly sang ‘If you love somebody, set them free.’ And God did precisely that.

As mentioned in our online sermon this weekend, there do appear to be risks associated with dwelling on heaven …

When we receive a formal or official invitation, it usually comes in writing. If we are being accepted into a position we have applied for or have been given, we want it in writing and usually signed by the person with the authority to engage us …

As churches we acknowledge the injustices of poverty and we respond to appeals regularly …