My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 24 December 2012 Blogging through Advent 19 God is with us Holy Trinity Huddersfield, 23 December 2012 Today we had …
Author: SteveP
I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Company Policies That Keep Neurodiverse Employees Out of the Workplace – Neurodivergent Consulting
I saw this recently, and thought that some of it was relevant to churches as well as businesses, especially the bit about enforced fun. Balaam Neurodiversity seems like the new HR buzzword, and for a good reason. Neurodivergent employees are eagerly entering the workplace, bringing along fresh perspectives and valuable skills.Employers … Source: Company Policies …
Park Life
Church in the park Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, and others Sunday 10 June 2016 There was no 10.45am service today, instead, as part of Hope Huddersfield, we had a service In Greenhead Park at 11. The praise band were mostly drawn from members of our church, with one additional singer. There was a drama from …
The naked cyclist (2)
WNBR Manchester Friday, 8th June, 2018 Well it happened, I took my kit off and cycled around the centre of Manchester as part of the World Naked Bike Ride, and it was a blast. It was a protest, but a protest like no other I have been on before, it was more like a …
Names of God – Part 10
Names of God - Part 10 Elohim Azar God our Helper O God, [Elohim] save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. Behold, God is my helper; [Elohim Azar] the Lord [Adonai] is the upholder of my life. Psalm 54:1, 4. A cry for help and a prayer of trust. David is in dire …
History of Huddersfield – The Old North
History of Huddersfield Yr Hen Ogledd - The Old North Romans go home The Romans left Britain in about 410 AD and other than leaving roads, walled cities and large houses behind their culture did not affect the Brittonic people left behind. With on big exception: The Roman policy of divide and rule, pitting clan …
The Torch is coming
The Torch is coming My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 23 June 2012 Tomorrow the Olympic Torch relay comes to Huddersfield. Here is the torch route. (Old link …
The naked cyclist
Vulnerability on the roads It is more than 12 ears ago, but my life was changed by being involved in a road traffic accident while cycling home from work. This year I am protesting for the safety of vulnerable road users, not just cyclists, by taking part in the World Naked Bike Ride in both …
A Farewell
Toby's last service Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, 3 June 2018 Sometimes a blog is hard to write. This is one of them. It should have been easy. All I needed to do was say that this was Toby's final service with us, say what the service as about and wish him well in his new …
Names of God – Part 9
Names of God - Part 9 Elohim Avraham Yitzak Yacov The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to translate into English. Up to now I have been looking at the compound names of God in the Bible starting with El, God. This and the next few names use the plural word, Elohim, Gods, but as …
Making an ass of myself 