Thomas? I doubt it. Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 19th April 2020 Yet another week in lockdown. Yet another virtual service on YouTube. Yet more picture of the building we did not attend. Yet again a false start as streaming of the service did not happen after the first linked video if we went watched …
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Unbelievable?
Could it be true? Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 12th April 2020 An unusual Easter Sunday. With the country in lockdown and churches closed, there was no joining together in worship this morning. But we do have YouTube, and we have a service ready to broadcast. Two false starts here, te tittle round spinny thing …
Light enters in
Let there be Light Holy Week and Creation: a comparison God's first love song for his creation 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 34 The first chapter of the Book of Genesis is theology, but not theology as we know it. It is not the theology of learned people using the academic language for academic people, …
Attending church in my pyjamas
Stay away! Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 22nd March 2020 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 23 There was to be a service today. I was supposed to be playing percussion in the worship band. But following advice that the archbishops gave last Tuesday, there are to be no more public services for an unforeseeable time …
Are you ambitious enough, or too ambitious?
An opportunity missed? Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 15th March 2020 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 17 I finished last week's blog about the church service with the quote from a worship song, ""I'm no longer a slave to fear, I am a child of God." That has been a theme running through the week. …
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I am who you say I am
Finding your identity in God Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 8th March 2020 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 11 "I am who you say I am," are words from the first song we sang this morning. It set the theme nicely for what was going to be preached later in the service. I am starting …
The wrong preacher?
The cross and wisdom Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 1st March 2020 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 5 It was a sunny but cold morning—and very windy. Storm Jorje had blown through during the night leaving me feeling a little tired, not because of the rattle of the windows, even though my bedroom window had …
Lent — what I am doing and what I am giving up
Giving up sarcasm for Lent 40 blogs of Lent: Day 1 Coffee It is Lent, that traditional time for giving things up. I will probably be taking up sleeping for Lent, but this is a consequence, not part of the plan. What I am doing is giving up caffeine, and as someone who drinks americano …
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Take off your grave cloths
Jesus said, "I am the Resurrection and the Life" Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 23rd February 2020 Off to church again on a blustery but dry day. A welcome relief from the weather over the last two weeks. We arrived in time to settle before the service but not early enough for a between …
Grapes develop by remaining on the vine
I am the true vine: Abide in me Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 16th February 2020 Last week was storm Ciara, and I was unable to get to church, nor hear the sermon which has not been uploaded to the church website. A new week and a new storm. Storm Dennis was strong last night …
