March 2026
Dear Friends
‘Culture’ can refer to the music or art that a group of
people like. More broadly, it means the
way that a group or society behave, and the things that they believe and
value. Sometimes we rejoice in the
culture – when someone’s honesty leads them to make a big effort to return to
us something that we lost. Sometimes we
despair – at destructive and selfish acts that seem to be deep-rooted. (And, of course, we get much more easily
worked up by bad behaviour in others than by our own self-centredness.)
Culture flows from worship.
If you want to understand the culture of a group then think about what
or who they worship. What are they
devoted to? Who are the ‘gods’ they are
living for? What do they spend their
money on? Who are they looking to for
happiness and security? What do they
serve?
Culture flows from worship.
Even the word ‘culture’ comes from a Latin word that means to cultivate,
honour or worship.
So my question is, How are the gods of our age doing? Are they delivering on their promises? Are they producing a culture that we can
rejoice in, or not? What effect is the
worship of other ‘gods’ having on our children and grandchildren? What our village worships will determine what
our village becomes.
If you are starting to think that our trust has been in the
wrong place, and you would be willing to hear again the command of the God of
the Bible that we have ‘no other gods before Him’ then please consider coming
along to one of our First Steps services, and bringing your family along too. We promise to make every effort to help and
encourage you to take what may be your first steps in a whole new direction.
Sincerely
Graham Burrows
