At this time of the year, people in Burton, like everywhere in the Western World, get very excited about giving. It is often said that part of the fun is in the giving, in watching the expression on the face of a loved one as they open the present, or in the delight of a…
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Healing all diseases
Mark Zuckerberg clearly has great intentions, having pledged over £2bn to fund his aim of eradicating all diseases by the end of the century. He and his wife rightly point out how far science and medicine have come in the last century, after “millennia with little progress”. It’s only logical to assume that great advances…
Jerusalem – God’s Future World Capital
Why would anybody pick Jerusalem to be the capital of the world? It’s not the oldest city, the biggest city, or the richest city in the world. And it’s often in the news because of acts of terrorism and violent clashes. But it is located very well – at the confluence of three major continents,…
Bible Reading at the Boat House
Maybe you’ve always wanted to read the Bible, but you’re not sure how to start. Maybe you already love reading the Bible and you want like-minded people to read it with. Maybe you just have an open mind and you’d like to see what it’s all about! Whichever of these is you – this is your opportunity,…
A faith that makes sense
We all have faith. We can’t exist without it. When you go out in the morning, you have faith that the bus will turn up, or the car will start. You have faith that the shops will be open. If you had no faith, you wouldn’t bother getting out of bed. Of course, your faith…
What a difference – A sneak preview at the Boathouse
This report was printed in the Burton Mail on 21 February, with a photo spread. A rapidly expanding church has given the Mail an exclusive peek into its ongoing renovations of a once-popular pub – as its official opening approaches. The Christadelphians are coming towards the end of their year-long renovation of the former Boathouse,…
Why Genesis is a great place to start
If you are brand new to reading the Bible and don’t know where to begin, how about starting at the beginning with the first book of the Old Testament? You might think, Shouldn’t I start by reading about the Lord Jesus in one of the Gospels? But actually there are several reasons why Genesis might be a…
Burton Christadelphians 