Giving to the Needy “Beware of practising your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the …
Author: SteveP
I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Revenge again (Haiku)
Revenge tastes so sweet, But that's not God' way. He said "Love your enemies."
Love
Love your enemies “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the …
Power failure
power failure Journey to the cross (part 2) Holy Trinity Church. Huddersfield, 19th March 2017 It goes like this: We at Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield have been doing a series of sermons in Lent, this was the third. What follows are my impressions, based on my feelings without taking notes, and several hours later. In …
Retaliation (Haiku)
An eye for an eye And take teeth for teeth leads to A toothless blind world
Retaliation
Retaliation “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take …
Oaths (Haiku)
In court? Then do this: Swear truth on the book that says Do not swear on books.
Oaths
O*ths "Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.' But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for …
Divorce
Divorce “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery." Matthew 5:31-32 ESV The same contrast, with Jesus this …
Respect
I saw a man talking to himself last Saturday. It was just outside Huddersfield bus station at 12.30 in the early afternoon. I thought it was a little early for being drunk, until I had got passed. He was not staggering and tucked behind his left ear was a hearing aid. I wonder if he …
Making an ass of myself 