Holy Trinity Church HuddersfieldSunday 18th October 2020 Copyright problems this week The picture above is one I took of the window next to the organ on the north side of Holy Trinity, the only full length window in the building. This week this blog had a big problem with a picture I had used back …
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God repents
Does God change his mind? I want to start with two stories. 1. Hezekiah The first, found in the bible in 2 Kings 20, 2 Chronicles 32 and Isaiah 38, tells of King Hezekiah falling ill, and the prophet Isiah bringing news to get his house in order because he will die. So Hezekiah prays …
Living in the Kingdom of God
Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 11 October 2020 A week back, and probably there will be no days away from home for some time, The most notable thing for me is that I had a crying four year old to look after. She did not want Granddad to pick her up from school, and cried …
Keep it simple
Short prayers are best they come without imposing conditions on God. Photo by Luis Quintero on Pexels.com I used to be in awe of people who could stand up in a prayer meeting and pray long eloquent prayers. Petitions to god flowed from their lips like liquid. These people obviously had a better relationship with …
Superhero
Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 4th October 2020 The week after the busy week I have just had is always a difficult one due to my disability. Plenty of pain and a lack of sleep are what I have until I get a chance to rest properly. Picking up my granddaughter from school three times …
8 signs that God is trying to get your attention
Last Friday I blogged on 11 ways to push God away[1]. For those who have managed to do this, here are 7 ways God is trying to get your attention. When we go our own way and ignore God's direction it often goes wrong until we ask for something good to come out from our …
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Is our focus on God?
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 27th September 2020 The oldest known photograph of Holy Trinity, Huddersfield A week away for us to celebrate my wife's birthday. Little did we know how things would turn out. The blogs I published in the week were pre-written and schedulrd to publish on the Wednesday and Friday so as not …
Eleven ways to push God away
Sins are pushing ourselves away from God You know that sermon, the ones where we are asked, "Do you want more of God?" I would reply, "Yes, I want more of God." If people who wanted more of God were to be asked to come forward for prayer, I may well be amongst them. In …
We all have an insight that can help someone else
Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 20th September, 2020 Developments this week:The government has introduced the further restrictions to prevent the second wave of Covid-19 from getting out of hand, which is good. The restriction is simple which is good. The restriction come with all sorts of exceptions which will make it difficult to enforce, which …
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Psalms of ascent: What a long strange trip it’s been*
Embrace the disillusionment and rant on. Reading the songs of ascent in sequence as a journey that started with a rant and moved through disillusionment into praise, then back into disillusionment and back into praise again. If you think you know how spiritual journeys are supposed to go then either these psalms have got it …
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Making an ass of myself 