I was finding it hard to say how disgusted I was with the killing of George Floyd, being a white British man. Instead, I am pointing you to this, written by a black man. To me, it gets to the heart of the matter. It made me cry. Thank you for writing this, Neil Charlton. …
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He will remake…
...He always has and he always will. Wade Street Church, Lichfield, Sunday 31st May 2020 Blues and Jazz service He will remake ... He always has and he always will. It's true — Blessed be his name — Thank you, God. John Coltrane Not the usual service, but I attended more than one this weekend, …
A time for groaning?
The coming of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit has the power to change your life. It is the Holy Spirit's job to produce Christ-like character in you. This process of changing us to be more like Jesus is called sanctification. You can't reproduce the character of Jesus on your own or by your own …
Does God love in the same way that humans love?
Does God love in the same way that humans love? No. That's it, the end. Shortest blog yet. Only that question begs other questions ... ... Does God the Father love us in the same way as He loves Jesus the Son? If someone had asked me this question last week I would say no. …
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Jesus and Anger – Deconstructing Church
I am reblogging this as it shows what can happen when a few words said in passing turn into a short conversation and are used by God and also because I love the t-shirt. I’ve never been one for selfies but this one was too good to miss! Yesterday I had a conversation with …
Living our faith
God equips us Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 24th May 2020 I shouldn't be here. That's the third time I have started a blog about the Sunday service with those four words. The first was on April 26th, the trip to Belfast to celebrate our wedding anniversary had to be cancelled. Then on May 3rd …
Relationship with the Holy Spirit — Revelationship
The Spirit of revelation That moment when you thought I'd coined a new word only to find it is not only already a word but also already a book title as well. Revelationship is defined by urbandictionary.com as: A relationship in which each involved party acquires increasing knowledge through every interaction with one another. The book I have not …
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Going up
The meaning of the ascension It all changed here The ascension could be the forgotten feast of the Christian church, hidden as it is on a Thursday between the holidays of Easter and Pentecost. It also gets lost in theology. Evangelicals centre their beliefs on the cross, others on the incarnation and resurrection, Pentecostals and …
Autism and eye contact
Look into my eyes... Today on Twitter Pete Wharmby @commaficionado posted, Probably the best way for non-autistic people to achieve understanding for #autistic children is to listen to #autistic adults, our experiences and advice, and not discount us. That's it. Between us we have a wealth of knowledge, experience and empathy for young #autistic people. …
Trusting in God
Stand firm in the faith: Trusting in God Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 17th May 2020 A morning of contrasts service wise. BBC Radio Leeds broadcast one between 8 and 8:30 am which I enjoyed but there was no way to join in with the worship songs that I was unfamiliar with as radio is …
Making an ass of myself 