Hartley Wintney Baptist Church

March marks the beginning of Spring. All around us there are signs of new life. Creation awakens after its Winter sleep, with blossom, buds, flowers, shoot...

During the past year, I have watched three musical films. Bohemian Rhapsody is a biopic of the late Freddie Mercury featuring the music of Queen (which remin...

I have recently watched a couple of episodes of The Repair Shop on TV. In the programme, people bring family heirlooms that have seen better days to a group...

Jesus loves you far more than you can ever fully know. The first verse of one of our Christmas carols goes as follows: Love came down at Christmas, Love all ...

Most of us could do with more joy in our lives. We can find joy in various ways. A beautiful sunset or an amazing view may lift our spirits. An achievement...

At this time of year, the nights start drawing in and the number of daylight hours is much less than in the Summer. Putting the clocks back at the end of th...

Often people use long words in church. It is better to explain things so that anyone can understand. On this page, I am only using words which are used ver...

Not many of us are good at following written instructions. When we buy something, we want to just get on and use it rather than looking through an instructi...

It is now five years since the first of these posts in 2014. Since then, I have written 60 articles on a variety of subjects. However, with every article m...

If you received an invitation to meet with a member of the royal family, would you accept it? If you already had plans for that day would you re-arrange them...

In February, with Valentine’s day mid-month, it is often a time to think about love. There are different kinds of love: romantic love, parental love, brothe...

Do you know what the best-selling book was last year? It may surprise you to know that it was the same book that was the best-seller the previous year and th...

Christmas decorations can speak to us of Jesus – think about them as you decorate your tree. A star led the wise men to Jesus. An angel announced the birth...

In summer, many of us travel to different parts of the country or different countries of the world for holidays. Some go in search of adventure and exciteme...

Talking to people who do not attend a church, I often find that they think that they should not go to a church service if they do not believe. Others think ...

The theme for the Village Festival on Saturday 9th June is “Heroes and Heroines”. No doubt, in the procession we will be reminded of some real-life heroes a...

This month Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry at Windsor Castle. The guest list will include many celebrities as well as members of the royal family....

Many of us are not very good at distinguishing the difference between urgency and importance. For most of us, making a will is not particularly urgent but is...

What do you want to hear first, the bad news or the good news? That is a common opening for a joke or tall tale. The truth is that life is full of both goo...

Many people hate religion. This is often justifiable because of past bad experiences. It may surprise you to know that many regular church goers, devout Chri...