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The Pain of Unrequited Love

[This reflection by Helen Ruffhead was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 03/May/2026]

Have you ever poured out your love on someone who didn’t want it? Perhaps you fell in love with someone who wasn’t interested. I remember when I had that experience many years ago, what helped me most was (heresy alert) not a Bible verse but hearing Gloria Gaynor’s song “I will survive”. The message about surviving and saving my love for someone who loves me has inspired me ever since I first heard it 47 years ago.
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Contributor: Helen Ruffhead
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Hollow Eggs and a Full Hope

[This reflection by Dazz Jones was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 05/Apr/2026]

Easter, similarly to Christmas, is one of those wonderful times of year when chocolate seems entirely appropriate at any hour of the day. Shops are full of brightly wrapped eggs, children (and adults!) delight in hunting for them, and the mysterious Bunny makes his annual appearance, in homes around the country – somehow managing to deliver a remarkable amount of chocolate overnight (is that how it works?).
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Contributor: Dazz Jones
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Good Friday – Good Holiday?

[This reflection by Martin Shorey was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 15/Mar/2026]

I have to be honest with you: I sometimes find Good Friday a little frustrating.

It’s not the event itself, of course. The day marks one of the pivotal moments in the Christian calendar, when we pause to reflect on the enormity of Jesus’ sacrifice and the gift he gave to us through the cross.
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Contributor: Martin Shorey
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One Disturbed Listener

[This reflection by Dennis Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 18/Jan/2026]

Martin hit a raw nerve during his teaching last Sunday. As he explored how we all tend to do what Jesus called ‘drawing attention to the speck in someone else’s eye while ignoring the plank in our own’, I found myself feeling very uncomfortable!
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Contributor: Dennis Ginter
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Church, but Different

[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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Contributor: Martin Shorey
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Too Big To Be A Family?

[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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Contributor: Dennis Ginter
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