[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during December 2025]
Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
Ecclesiastes 10 v9 [NIVUK]
At the time that these words were written those two tasks were part of the regular routine for many people. To put it in terms that are relevant to us, there is risk and potential danger even in our ordinary daily activities.
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[This reflection by Martin Shorey was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 30/Nov/2025]
Someone recently approached me with that heart-stopping line: “Can I offer some constructive feedback?”
They pointed to our banner – Church, but different – and asked, “What exactly do you mean by different?”
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[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during November 2025]
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark
John 20 v1 [NIVUK]
Have you ever noticed how often God works in the dark? We live in a non-stop world with cities that never sleep, with systems operational 24-7 and with people constantly on the move. Yet it all began in the dark.
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[This reflection by Dazz & HBC Team was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 23/Nov/2025]
This verse seems to be following me around at the moment … One of the loveliest images in the Bible, it’s a line from Psalm 23: “You prepare a table before me”. It’s such a simple picture, yet it says so much about God. When you prepare a table for someone, you’re saying, “You’re welcome. I’ve made space for you”. David wants us to know that this is exactly what God is like. I tried to explore that with our leadership team this week and thought I’d reiterate it more widely here
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[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during November 2025]
And the city and all that is within it shall be devoted to the Lord for destruction. And they burned the city with fire, and everything in it.
Joshua 6 v17, 24 [ESVUK]
The verses above were taken from the Biblical account of the conquest of Jericho in around 1406BC. The account tells us how the Israelite army surrounded the city and most of the city wall collapsed, allowing the army to systematically destroy the city.
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[This reflection by Dennis Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 16/Nov/2025]
Eating my words is not much fun! I’ve often been heard to say that I don’t want HBC to grow bigger numerically; that it might no longer really be a ‘family’. Well, I needn’t have worried!
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