Mother Teresa on listening and prayer There are a number of prayers used by Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Here are some of them. -o0o- Jesus is the Word made Flesh. Jesus is the Bread of Life. Jesus is the Victim offered for our sins on the Cross. Jesus is the Sacrifice at Holy Mass for …
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Christians Against Poverty and freedom — not just from debt
Christians Against Poverty Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 26th January 2020 Today was one of those weeks that there was only one Sunday service and so the whole church gathered to worship together at 10 am rather than separate traditional and contemporary services at 9 am and 10:45. Not that the early start made a …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 5: Kindness
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 5: Kindness But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Kindness: The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Kindness starts with caring—being tenderhearted and compassionate toward others. …
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An autistic man’s guide to buying underwear
Churches are often the worst places to be autistic. Touch sensitivity in a gentleman, of course, has to come round to a gentleman's most sensitive parts and buying the garments which contain them.
Jesus will speak to us personally
I am the gate Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 19th January 2020 I am the gate is the latest instalment in our sermon series on I am, Jesus in his own words. This blog title is words from the sermon, He will speak to us personally. -oOo- A really bright sunny Sunday morning in which …
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 4: Forbearance
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 4: Forbearance or patience But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Patience with others is love. Patience with self is hope. Patience with God is faith. God …
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The General Election, one month on
The General Election, one month on It's now a month since the last General Election here in the UK. I have left off commenting until now because I needed time for the disappointment that had set in following the result. My problem is that I value truth highly. It could be because of autism or …
We are fed by an encounter with Jesus
I am the Bread of Life Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 12th January 2020 A blustery winter's morning. My wife Linda and I walked to church with only a little rain on us. On the way home we went through the park on my suggestion as the rain seemed to have dried up. Bad idea, …
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 3: Peace
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 3: Peace But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. The Biblical idea of peace is not just about the absence of conflict we can think of it …
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2020 — A year of prayer and worshipping God
2020 Vision Where is this blog going this year? 2017 to 2019 were all about the Bible. In mid 2017 I started a Bible reading plan on the YouVersion app that took me through the Old Testament in two years. Later that year I added a New Testament in a year to it. Then my …
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