Does God love in the same way that humans love? No. That's it, the end. Shortest blog yet. Only that question begs other questions ... ... Does God the Father love us in the same way as He loves Jesus the Son? If someone had asked me this question last week I would say no. …
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God equips us Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 24th May 2020 I shouldn't be here. That's the third time I have started a blog about the Sunday service with those four words. The first was on April 26th, the trip to Belfast to celebrate our wedding anniversary had to be cancelled. Then on May 3rd …
The Spirit of revelation That moment when you thought I'd coined a new word only to find it is not only already a word but also already a book title as well. Revelationship is defined by urbandictionary.com as: A relationship in which each involved party acquires increasing knowledge through every interaction with one another. The book I have not …
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The meaning of the ascension It all changed here The ascension could be the forgotten feast of the Christian church, hidden as it is on a Thursday between the holidays of Easter and Pentecost. It also gets lost in theology. Evangelicals centre their beliefs on the cross, others on the incarnation and resurrection, Pentecostals and …
Stand firm in the faith: Trusting in God Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 17th May 2020 A morning of contrasts service wise. BBC Radio Leeds broadcast one between 8 and 8:30 am which I enjoyed but there was no way to join in with the worship songs that I was unfamiliar with as radio is …
How can a book of love become a book of hate? How did the Bible, a book of love get turned into an excuse for hatred? How did the book of Leviticus, a book of joy about how God wishes to to heal our grief and bring reconciliation between each other and between people …
My hope is in you alone Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 10th May 2020 We are still in semi-lockdown in the UK, church is still virtual, we're getting used to the fact that virtual meetings online are real. There are a couple of things I'll miss about these virtual meetings when church returns. One is …
