by Chris Thornton | Mar 12, 2020 | Christian Life |
We live in a city that always wants the latest, the most novel, the weirdest, the newest thing. The changes of the 21st century are more rapid than any in history. Micro-chips are tripling in power every year, our food is getting faster, our information intake is...
by Chris Thornton | Jan 1, 2020 | Christian Life, Mission, Prayer |
Here’s a great article from Colin Marshall on how we engage with coming to the church gathering on a Sunday. The ‘Pew Prayer’ Some years ago a pastor, Ray Ewers, instructed me in the finer art of how to walk into church. To most people, this might appear to be a...
by Chris Thornton | Dec 12, 2019 | Christian Life |
“What must we do to be doing the works of God? Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God that you believe in him whom he has sent’.” John 6:28-29 What does God want us to do? Jesus reply is: Believe. The word sounds so passive, so inactive that the cry of our...
by Chris Thornton | Sep 16, 2019 | Bible, Christian Life |
Fear. Chaos. Protests. Economic injustice. Consumerism. Trade. Political divisions. Fierce competition. A fight for survival. For many this could describe Hong Kong right now. But in fact, this is a description of the Roman empire in the 1st century. And Christians...
by Kevin Murphy | Jun 25, 2019 | Christian Life |
Stewardship our finances As a church family, we believe that the only way to understand any aspect of life is to view it through the lens of the gospel. And the gospel speaks to the ever-present subject of money and wealth in many ways. In 2 Corinthians 8:9,...
by Chris Thornton | Jun 13, 2019 | Christian Life |
A Response from Watermark to Recent Events in Hong Kong Hong Kong has been gripped again by a wave of protests. We have had tear gas, violence, Facebook is blowing up with comments, tensions in families are high – the city is divided and torn apart. Even within...
