[This reflection by David Makanjuola was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 19/Oct/2025]
As I write this, it has been a very eventful few days. After two years of turmoil, hardship and heartache, the ceasefire has come into effect between Israel and the people in Gaza. Many people played a part behind the scenes in negotiations to end the conflict and get the hostages home, President Trump being very significant in getting things across the line.
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[This reflection by Dazz Jones was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 12/Oct/2025]
Something exciting is happening in our culture — a quiet stirring of faith, a gentle return to questions of meaning, hope, and belonging. Some have begun to call this movement a “quiet revival”. Unlike past revivals marked by tents, crowds, and fiery preaching, this one unfolds in living rooms, coffee shops, online chats, and small acts of kindness. It’s quieter, but no less real.
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[This reflection by Dennis Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 05/Oct/2025]
Dazz recently spoke to us about the Holy Habit of living the Christian life with others. On the screen we saw the words “Being Team Mates For Jesus”. What he said is very important! We weren’t designed for solitary living – God saw that it was not good for Adam to be alone.
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[This reflection by Helen Ruffhead was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 28/Sep/2025]
When studying the Sermon on the Mount, as we have been doing on ‘Connect in Faith’, it is all too easy to think: “These are lovely ideas but just won’t work in the real world”. Yet Jesus lived in a time much grimmer than our own but managed to put them into practice.
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[This reflection by Michael Goble was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 21/Sep/2025]
We love our large oak tree in the garden but at this time of year it begins shedding many acorns which we have to rake up from the lawn. Fortunately the falling leaves come a couple of months later. It is an amazing part of God’s creation that this large tree came from one acorn. I thought of this when we heard about the experiences of our young people with their stay at the Mid Wessex Camp, and the encouragement this gives them to grow in their Christian faith and to do things for Jesus.
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[This reflection by Jill Norman was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 14/Sep/2025]
A word of encouragement for those of you who, like me, sometimes feel past their best, a little dry and weary and not sure of their role in life.
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