Warning: This blog contains some strong language, some honest language. If you cannot stand this I suggest you read no further — or grow up. Tuesday morning 4am I should be asleep. My brain says sleep, my eyes water with the effort of staying open and I have work to do tomorrow. That's arthritis for …
Category: God blogs
Wise men?
They were right to do what hey did, these wise men, To go to see Herod in Jerusalem. That is where kings lived, so if you wanted to find the child born King of the Jews you would be wise if the first place you went was to the palace of the capital of Judea, where the King of the Jews lived. Even if the King of the Jews was someone like Herod.
New year revolutions
As Christians we have more in common with those with Abrahamic faith - Judaism , Islam - than we do with people of our own country and own race but who are agnostic or atheist. We should stand together and celebrate what we have in common.
Christmas songs
It is OK, I am not talking about those pop songs which have been playing on repeat in supermarkets and boutiques since October. Shop workers, you have my sympathy. Nor am I going to pull the lyrics apart because they do not represent Palestine as it was then. I want to look at what is …
Contradictions?
Lead us not into temptation (again) ... The Lord's Prayer - Part 17 Wait a minute, doesn't that contradict the rest of the Bible? In giving the Lord's Prayer, Jesus asked us to ask the Father in Heaven not to lead us into temptation. But why would God do this? Does the Bible say God …
Deliver
Deliver us from evil The Lord's Prayer - Part 16 The Lord's Prayer is finished. Or at least it is with Luke's Gospel, which ends with Lead us not into temptation. Matthew's version goes on to say deliver us from evil, or from the evil one. This is not surprising. Matthew was writing for a …
Lead
Some years ago I worked in a factory that had some tasks done by robots. The factory was already pretty much mechanised, as you would expect for a company supplying parts to the car industry. But each machine did one simple task. Robots, however, are multitasking. Put in the instructions and off they go doing …
Forgive
Being a Christian is not easy. It is never easy even in a western Christianised society, and I would not be like the Apostle Paul and suggest you imitate me as I imitate Christ, because I am not a good role model. The following Jesus thing is something I fail at from time to time, …
Daily
You can't always get what you want. News has just come out that Ricky Wilson of Kaiser Chiefs, Steve Harley, KT Tunstall and David Gray were among musicians who teamed up with British Members of Parliament and the Royal Opera House Thurrock Community Chorus to record a charity version of the song in memory of …
Give
'Tis the season to be thinking about giving. The tradition of Christmas gifts is one I like, finding the right gift can be a difficult thing though, people are difficult to please. Actually they are not. People are easy to please, we just tie ourselves in knots trying too hard. People like gifts as it …
Making an ass of myself 