Holy Trinity Huddersfield 29 May 2016 A few notes on the sermon, based on the reading from Ephesians 2:11-22, This is not going to be the sermon as preached, or a review of it point by point, I did not take notes, but my impression from it. So apologies to Mike Wilkins in advance for …
Author: SteveP
I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Parables in the modern world.
Who knows anything about Mediterranean first century agricultural practise, other than what we have heard second hand, third hand or worse in church sermons. Take this: And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and …
Vanity and anti Semitism
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. Thus starts the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible. But what I really want to talk about is the anti Semitism that is supposedly rife in the Labour party: Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has said words condemning Labour over this . (Mr Cameron …
Liar verus liar
Just another Brexit blog. Cost of membership £18 billion Recent figures from the leave campaign talk about the cost of Britain being in the EU. It costs around £240 each they say, based on the membership of £18 billion per annum they say. They have a point. That is what British membership costs up front. …
New instument
I have just put a deposit on a new instrument, one of these: What I like is that it is ancient and modern, modern electronic sounds and samples triggered from a traditional folk instrument. http://www.roland.co.uk/products/el_cajon_ec-10/ It will arrive in about two weeks. Then I can start playing with it. I am going to do this …
Fundamentalism and the Pope
Pope Francis has spoken out against training fundamentalists as priests as they could be hiding psychological problems. Story here. As someone on the autistic spectrum, therefore seen as having a psychological problem (it is a problem to other people, not me) I may sympathise, but realistically I know that people like me who do not …
Tolerance
You are clearly a tolerant person, who is thoughtful about the needs of other people. So says a quiz on the Guardian web site. So it must be right — uch to the dismay of those who know me. The quiz was called are you as nice as you think you are, so that would …
Are you sure?
Holy Trinity Huddersfield, 17 April 2016 We learnt from vicar Mike Wilkins at the Church Annual Meeting today that the congregation had grown. Some have come from other churches, but a few are new to church or have not attended for some time. He said that filling in the numbers for the powers that be …
Blog CLOSED
This blog is now CLOSED After much thought I have decided to close this blog. Following a diagnosis for Diabetes Type 2 in October 2015 and symptoms back to September, I have no longer the energy to write two blogs at the frequency to keep people coming back and reading. The fatigue on days when …
Shake it all about
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. …
