There is an NHS bowel cancer screening programme, and I have been selected to be screened. (Notice that I am being careful with the language here.) The sample of six smears of ... (oops my live of alliteration nearly got me there) was to go to an address in Gateshead, so into the post I …
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I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Denial
"I am not he," - Peter 40 blogs of Lent, day 28 The second of the people who used "I am" in a negative way was Peter. Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the court of the high …
I am … (not)
Is John Elijah? 40 blogs of Lent, day 27 As well as the times that Jesus said "I am" in John's Gospel there are a couple of instances here other people used the phrase negatively — "I am not." First up, today's blog, is John the Baptist: And this is the testimony of John, when …
Judgement
I am the alpha and the omega 40 blogs of Lent, day 26 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful …
What kind of King? (part 2)
He said... 40 blogs of Lent, day 25 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” Many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Aramaic, in Latin, …
What kind of King?
Are you a king? 40 blogs of Lent, day 24 Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your …
The joy of giving
Giving day 40 blogs of Lent, day 23 Holy Trinity Huddersfield, Sunday 6 March 2016 Today was another service of two parts. Firstly, as the 4th Sunday in Lent it was Mother's Day, an that took up a good part of the service, but it was also our giving day. Giving is not just about …
The go between
Identity 40 blogs of Lent, day 22 I don't usually quote a whole chapter of the Bible, especially without introducing it. Instead I have highlighted like this the parts I am going to enlarge upon. Here's John chapter 17: 17 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, …
Donald Trump’s Bible
Abide with me 40 blogs of Lent, day 21 An interesting week for Christianity between the 14th and 21st February this year. Pope Francis has said that people like American Presidential hopeful Donald Trump, who want to build walls instead of bridges, are not Christian. Trump responded, "No leader, especially a religious leader, should have …
The rutting season for tea cosies …
... as Doctor Spooner may have said. In other words the cutting season for tea roses. 40 blogs of Lent, day 20 More importantly it was the pruning time for grapevines. After his last meal with his friends Jesus was on the way down to the garden of Gethsemane. The vineyards they were walking through …
Making an ass of myself 