Melek Kabod Names of God - Part 59 The King of Glory This is a blog about donkeys and a man riding through a city gate on one of these strong and stubborn but humble creatures. It is also a blog about a song. That song is old, about 3,000 years old written by a …
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I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Reform: a grassroots movement?
Is Christian reform a grassroots movement? I would answer this question in two ways. Yes. No. But first let me say what I am talking about. Christianity has become such a religion of jargon that it is easy to say one thing and be understood as saying another. I am not talking of the tradition …
Learning to be a disciple
A disciple is a learner Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 12 May 2019 The best decision anyone can make in life is to become a disciple of Jesus. I start this blog the same way that Vicar Mike started his sermon on Sunday morning, with a quote fron Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. My second …
Names of God – part 58: The fountain of living water
Maqowr Chay Mayim Names of God part 58 The fountain of Living Water I have heard living water over spiritualised, especially in sermons about Jesus talking to the woman at the well in Samaria. The talk was on a spiritual topic, but Jesus was keeping it real and linking to real life issues. The woman …
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For the Greta good
For the Greta good Greta Thunberg and climate change As an autistic person, I am always pleased when I see other people with autism who are successful. David Byrne, lead singer and guitarist with Talking Heads, and TV wildlife presenter Chris Packham, whose documentary Asperger's and me was shown on BBC in 2017 are two …
My day off from church: cycling, coffee and cats
My day off from church: cycling, coffee and cats On Sundays I usually attend church and on Mondays blog about it, good or bad. This week I had a Sunday off. The reason was this: The start and the finish of the final day of the Tour de Yorkshire, starting from the picturesque setting …
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Keep the church weird
Keep the church weird As a tribute to Christian writer Rachel Held Evans, who died yesterday aged 37, I simply leave this: Praying for her family, may her leagacy live on. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kZQWfRU4tPw
