Psalms of the Sons of Korah "The sons of Korah describe Jerusalem as the joy of all the earth,’ because the holy city regularly gave atonement to mass throngs of troubled people who came to the Temple looking for spiritual uplifting." Source The Jewish Weekly, 19th April 2018. Earth from space showing Africa and Asia.From …
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You are God’s temple: Who does God say I am – Part 4
Have you ever had the feeling that evreything you have been taught is wrong? This is one of them,I have been taught that the passage, "You are God's Temple," is aimed at individuals. How wrong is that? An architectural model of how the Jerusalem Temple built by Solomon could have looked.Picture from Wikimedia Commons 16 Do …
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The battle is won, let’s party — Psalm 47
Psalms of the Sons of Korah In the last psalm,Psalm 46, verse 10 says, "be still and know that I am God." Two verses later Psalm 47:1 says, "Shout to God. Why this contrast? My thought is that Psalms 46 and 47 are companion psalms. Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard, FREE Community Edition. 2015-09-10 22:54:04Z …
Spectrum 10k
Is it a good idea? The National Autistic Society (NAS), the self styled UK's leading charity for people on the autism spectrum and their families, has announced a study called Spectrum 10k, launched by a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge, including the Autism Research Centre, the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the University …
I know the plans I have for you: Who does God say I am – Part 3
There was a time when if you asked an Evangelical Christian for their favourite Bible verse the answer John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." would come high, if not top, of the list. But it changed, the favourite verse …
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God is very accessible — Psalm 46
Psalms of the sons of Korah A lot of songs in popular music are not in the simple alternating verse and chorus form. One form is to have a third section as a bridge, another is to have two verses before the first chorus. Both of these forms have made it into contemporary worship songs, …
Refugees and Kirklees Council, part 2
Last week I wrote an open letter to Kirklees Metropolitan Council about receiving Afghan refugees and referred to the Huddersfield area's long and good history in accepting refugees, linking to the blog post on social media. I got a reply on Twitter. Well it was a link to the latest update from the council. Afghan …
A little less than the angels: Who does God say I am – Part 2: Psalm 8
There is nothing like a dark sky. I live in a large town, so light pollution prevents me from seeing the sky on all its glory, so when I do get to see the stars on a dark sky from high altitude I am totally amazed at how many stars can be seen. Photo by …
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The wedding of King Messiah — Psalm 45
Psalms of the sons of Korah The excitement that cannot be contained is depicted in English translations of the Bible as, "My heart overflows with a pleasing theme;" or in traditional Anglican churches as, "My heart is astir with gracious words;" and sung to a slow Anglican chant. Come on people this is an exuberant …
Refugees and Kirklees Council
This blog post takes the form of an open letter to Kirklees Metropolitan Council. The lower panels of the World War I memorial window in Holy Trinity Huddersfield, showing the Belgian flag to the right in the middle panel. There is a refugee crisis going on caused by people wishing to leave Afghanistan following the …
