With these words, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," President Bill Clinton condemned himself. It was clearly a lie. The tell of the lie is repeated, what do "did not," "sexual relations," and "that woman" have in common? They are all formal word pairings where "didn't," "sex" and "her" would be more …
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I am married with one wife, three grown kids, one cat and no hair.
Trinity
A poem for Trinity Sunday In the beginning was chaos.Into the chaosthe Spirit of God fluttered over the waterand into a place where there was no lightand a new day dawned,An idea in the mind of the Creator, Spirit, Word Godcame into reality. Into the created world the Word walked.Into the chaosthe Spirit of God …
God’s power – Psalm 97
The 4th book of Psalms In the novel Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, Om, the great god, visits the Discworld*, only to find he is in the form of a small tortoise, he has none of his godly powers. Om has no power because the power of gods depends on the number of believers, and …
Executive function and visual thinking
Some people when asked to imagine a church steeple will imagine something generic pointing up into the air. Me? I would see, in detail, the spire of St Thomas's Longroyd Bridge near here, or again Wakefield Cathedral... now it is Salisbury Cathedral... and now the crooked spire of Chesterfield. Saint Patrick's Cathedral. New YorkPhoto by …
7 reasons to celebrate Pentecost
Pentecost: The birthday of the Church Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com 1 Pentecost is known as the birthday of the Church Pentecost is known as the birthday of the Church. The Church did not start with Jesus' birth, resurrection or ascension but when the Holy Spirit was poured out on Jesus' followers. 2 The Holy …
Looking forward to a redeemed world – Psalm 96
The 4th book of Psalms Psalm 96 is a song of triumph, not only for God's present victory in bringing the people out of exile but also to God's final victory when the whole Earth is redeemed. The silhouette of small hills across a bay. Above is a red and god sky of a sunset, …
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What is the worst that can happen?
The last time I wrote about autism it was about specifically hyperlexia and dyslexia and generally about sensory processing issues. This is about another side of autism, social anxiety. Social anxiety is why you'll always find me in the kitchen at parties, or towards one side of a room or another. It is also why …
Where was God in this part 7: Joshua and genocide
The level of the genocide in the book of Joshua is not as bad as you would think. Compare this with book of Ruth: A foreign woman gives up the practices of her country, takes on the culture and religion of another country, Israel, and becomes the great-grandmother of that countries greatest king, David. A …
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The Lord is a great King – Psalm 95
The 4th book of Psalms I am familiar with this psalm. It is one of the canticles in the service of Morning Prayer in the Church of England, and is called the Venite, exultemus Domino or simply the Venite, which is the beginning of the psalm in Latin. It is used as a call to …
The meaning of the ascension of Jesus
A blog post for ascension day The East Window at Holy Trinity Huddersfield, the top section depicting Jesus ascending into a cloud watched by the eleven apostles. 6 When they were together for the last time they asked, “Master, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel now? Is this the time?”7-8 He told them, “You …
Making an ass of myself 