In out, in out. Britain and the EU On June 23 this year the people of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar will have the the chance to vote in a referendum on whether they wish to remain as members of the European Union. The debate has started, and it is not easy to sort out. …
Author: SteveP
I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Truth and persecution
Two stories from the news this week concerning the Christian church undergoing persecution. The first concerns Fr Tom Uzhunnalil who was kidnapped from an old people's home on 4 March 2016 in a raid that killed 4 nuns and 20 others. The religious organisation that Fr Tom belonged to, the Missionaries of Charity, and the diocese of …
DNA and the ABC – The Real Justin
I was halfway through writing a blog on this myself, but this from Stephen Cherry says it better than I could. There is much that is surprising and impressive about the story in the news this weekend about the Archbishop of Canterbury discovering that his biological father was not the man married to this mo… Source: DNA …
Sorry, Nick
I have been disappointed with the Liberal Democrats in coalition. Nick Clegg as leader did not look assertive enough. Whenever there was some bad news to deliver from the government Prime Minister David Cameron was on holiday, so Deputy Prime Minister Clegg had to deliver the bad news. Cameron, aka Teflon Dave, managed to get …
Last prayers
Today was my last day reading the intercessions in church. At least the last for now. All our rotas come to an end in two weeks time. We are moving on to having two Sunday morning services, one more traditional with organ music at 9am and one less traditional with a worship band (guitars, drums …
The Sound of Silence
Sometimes it takes someone from a Jewish background to interpret things in the Old testament we miss as Christians miss or take for granted. In this regard, my favourite Jewish theologian is the singer and songwriter Paul Simon. On of the first songs Simon wrote and released with Art Garfunkel was the Sound of Silence. …
What are right-wing people? – a guide for under 10-year-olds
RIGHT-WING PEOPLE This is Toby. Toby thinks he is great. Toby likes to tell other people how they can be great too. Toby is what we call a ‘right-wing’ person. But what are ‘right… Source: What are right-wing people? - a guide for under 10-year-olds
Resurrection and transformation
Easter in the real world Happy Easter. Hallelujah, Christ is risen! God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. Acts 2:24 God raised him on the third day Acts 10:40 Jesus was raised from the dead. Only a couple of days earlier …
Trust
Trust 40 blogs of Lent 7 words from the cross Father, into your hands I commit my spirit It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with …
Victory
Victory 40 blogs of Lent, day 39 7 words from the cross It is finished After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held …
Making an ass of myself 