Don't look back in anger This is an invitation to look back at the troubles you have been through and see that when you thought you were alone, God was there all along.. Psalm 124 A song of ascents. Of David. 1 If the Lord had not been on our side – let Israel say –2 if the Lord had not been on our …
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Has God poured out his Spirit on everybody?
If God breathed his Spirit into everyone why do we need faith? This is a question that I was asked a few months back and I have been pondering for some time. I only have a partial answer and it would take a thesis rather than a blog post to do it justice. It is …
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I was sent to finish the race
Perseverance Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday, 28th June 2020 This week I missed going to my life group. All I needed to do was to simply click on a link in Whatsapp and I would have been in the Zoom meeting, but I simply forgot. I have no excuse. There had been a change to …
Waiting — Psalm 123
Watching and waiting Psalm 123 A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us …
It looks like I’m immune to the pandemic blues
Woke up this mornin', world was feelin' mighty strange.I woke up this mornin', world was feelin' mighty strange.Ev'rybody was anxious, but me, I hadn't changed. I woke up this mornin', people lookin’ lonely as can be.I woke up this mornin', people lookin’ lonely as can be.Whatever they were feelin’, it hadn’t affected me. It looks …
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Being a people of hope
Becoming the hope that you are meant to be Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 21st June 2020 Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, floodlit in 2019 to celebrate 200 years as a church. Vicar Mike stood in an empty church building was the first image of this week's virtual service. By empty I mean really empty. No …
Psalm 122 — Starting the road with praise
We are going to worship God — Woohoo! Children may be more interested in Jesus than you think. A blog by Deconstructing Church talks about children finding church and Sunday school boring yet in another context are asking questions. My experience is that many people without recent experience of the church believe that church is …
Listening and Anger – Deconstructing Church
I read this yesterday and recommend it to you. -oOo- Those Angry Birds get a bad rap, I suspect you’d be angry too if a Piggy stole your eggs! Be less angry. Calm down. Take a chill pill. Don’t deal with this from a place of anger. People… Source: Listening and Anger – Deconstructing Church
Did a pandemic cause the Reformation?
We are not living in unprecedented times. Back in March this year Pope Francis gave this advice to Catholics. “If you cannot find a priest to confess to, speak directly with God, your father, and tell him the truth. Say, ‘Lord, I did this, this, this. Forgive me,’ and ask for pardon with all your …
Courage, three times over
"Somebody has to preach God in this Hell" Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 14th June 2020 The east window at Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, lower panel. Unexpected news this week. We are used to hearing about churches closing, but, thanks to my cousin John posting on Facebook I learned that in Mirfield, where I grew …
