I shall start with a quote: Doing theology, daring to speak of God, is always a vulnerable process of self-revealing and becoming, trusting in God’s love and justice. (No wonder those with way too much power and big voices are prone to get a little defensive when new voices dare to speak their truth......!)Revd Dr Ayla …
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The Gospel takes away our right to discriminate
“The Gospel takes away our right forever to discriminate between the deserving and undeserving poor.” - Dorothy Day. I love this quote. God's care for the poor is because they are poor nothing else. It cuts across governments whose attitude to immigrants is less than generous, especially those who have signed up to the 1948 …
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Let the whole world go wild with joy – Psalm 98
The 4th book of Psalms The third psalm in a row that says that God is coming to judge the earth in righteousness. Unlike the manic street preacher I would pass on Briggate when I worked in Leeds, these psalms do not say God's judgement is something to be afraid of. God is coming to …
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An all-inclusive community
Dallas Willard writes that: "The aim of God in history is the creation of an all-inclusive community of loving persons, with Himself included in that community as its prime sustainer and most glorious inhabitant." I have seen that quote and love it. But it is good to look at it in come sort of context. …
God wants us to have joy
The Ordinary OfficeandHoly Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 18th April 2021 "Joy was always there from the beginning," said Rebecca, "God wants us to have joy."After I had been to a service in Newcastle Cathedral in 2018 I put Rebecca in contact with Disability and Jesus, @Disability J on Twitter. Since then Dave from @DisabilityJ has started …
Prince Philip 1921 – 2021
BBC local radio Service of the airwavesSunday 11th April 2021 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, taken in 2006 Normally at this time I post about a service I have attended. This Sunday was an exception. Being my father's 93rd birthday I was at his care home taking a conference call from my siblings. So I …
Death is a liar
BBC Radio LeedsandHoly Trinity Church, HuddersfieldEaster Sunday, 4th April 2021 Holy Trinity Huddersfield illuminated. "Death is a liar," said Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury on BBC Radio Leeds and other local radio stations this morning. Death lies by saying it is not the end, and if we believe that lie we can become selfish. But …
God is at the centre of fellowship — Matthew 18:18–20
Humility and honesty— part 2 40 blogs of Lent — day 38 Oops, looking for an image to illustrate the phrase, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven I found images that I imagine 50 shades of Gray would have, even though I have the worst of this filtered: It was revealing. …
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Palm Sunday
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 28th March 2021 In the news this week, Lord Braid, one of Scotland's most senior judges, ruled that the Scottish Government overstepped its powers in closing church buildings in Scotland during the pandemic. "Worship in their faiths cannot properly take place on-line, by means of internet platforms." was part of that …
Busyness
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldandThe Ordinary Office Sunday 21st March 2021 As far as lockdown weeks go this was a good one for getting out of the house. I continued collecting my granddaughter from school, but the highlight was I got to see Dad. By cycling over I also found out how unfit I have become, …
Making an ass of myself 