Hot Potatoes Galatians Part 2 It is said that you should never mix religion and politics. Nobody thought to tell that to the Apostle Paul. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s …
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All or nothing
All or nothing Galatians part 1 The book of Galatians is a one of the earliest of Paul's letters to the early churches. Its theme is that there is no difference between people. Paul, an a apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the …
What’s in your hand?
I have a couple of quotes from Rick Warren, the American pastor who wrote the book "The Purpose Driven Life," and a few other books with Purpose Driven in the title. First is this. What's in your hand? A lot of the time what is in my hand is a walking stick or a crutch. …
Church shaped hole?
There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus. These words words, spoken by Blaise Pascal 350 years ago, are becoming truer in my experience as time goes on What I always find true …
Satisfaction.
This was read in church this morning: I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be …
Old freinds
I'm jealous of Pete. (He's the one in the first picture with his back turned.) In the pub this week he was the only man who still had his hair. The force may not be strong with us, but male patent baldness certainly is. The people were all people who went to Calvary Coffee Bar, a …
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad - (Contains Spoilers) I have got my life back. After watching the entire five seasons in three months, I now understand what all the fuss was about. That was a really good TV series. The story is about a schoolteacher who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Unable to pay for expensive treatment he …
the Bible
The Bible, What is it? Its a book of God and a book about God. But it is also a book about people, about peoples relationship with God, God's relationship with people and people's relationship with people. It is about God relating with individuals, with groups of people and nations. And it is about people …
How God became king – a sprint through the Bible
OK. Let's get this straight, God does not change. But the way God has reveaed himself over time has changed. This is a quick run through, starting with the earliest book of the Bible, Job. Not Genesis. Genesis belongs with the books of Moses, it deals with things before the Exodus, but it is a …
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Different ways
On the last day of the Holy Trinity Church weekend we were given a catch phrase, you know one of those short and supposed to be memorable. Like all other so called memorable phrases before I have forgotten it. So here is the long, boring, catch phrase free version. The church is suffering from amnesia. …
Making an ass of myself 