Wait! Was Matthias a mistake? These are my Ascensiontide thoughts. Acts chapter 1 is a curious chapter. It starts with Jesus telling the disciples that the Holy Spirit is coming. Twice. The repetition is the important thing here, it isn't really about rising into clouds, although that does teach us that Jesus did not lose …
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Chilli, Full English and Jaffa Cakes
Chilli, Full English and Jaffa Cakes Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Friday 11th May to Sunday 13th May 2018 Three visits to our church building, each with its own food connection. Chilli Chilli was served on Friday evening, the musicians and technicians of the church, from both the traditional and the contemporary service, got together to …
Going up
Going up A poem Going up! We saw him go, obscured by clouds, Back home to sit on heaven's throne Before he went he told us, "Wait, "I will not leave you here alone." Going up! So sit we here, with upward gaze and contemplating Heaven's glory. Ans what he did in three short years …
Names of God – Part 6
Names of God - Part 6 El Olam God's name El Olam, Everlasting God in English, reminds us that God is everlasting from before anything existed through to eternity. God is outside of time. God is from everlasting to everlasting, the "for ever and ever" words that we add to the prayer that Jesus gave …
Raised for a reason
What does the resurrection of Jesus mean to you? As evangelicals we are very keen on the crucifixion. Sometimes to the exclusion of everything else. The cross has said it all, we sing, but if so, what was the purpose of Jesus rising again if there was nothing left to accomplish? On this last day …
A missed opportunity
A Missed opportunity Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 6th May 2018 Vicar Mike missed a trick in his sermon illustration this morning. The sermon illustration he did use was of a flight of geese, and how they can fly 71% further by flying in the V formation. It was all about teamwork, based on Moses's …
Grumbling, resting and someone new
Grumbling, resting and someone new Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield - Sunday 29th April 2018 I'll start with the new boy: We have a new Youth Minister. Wayne Cadman, joined us as last Tuesday and we met him, and his wife Ruth, at this morning's service. I was pleased to meet him as one of the …
From 1970s Chicago to 2018 Wheaton: A Timeline of Evangelical Backsliding | Sojourners
I found a link to this in Twitter today, it sums up my concerns about being an Evangelical Christian in the early 21st Century without being political in a partisan, party political way. The Article has an American slant, coming as it does from Sojourners, an organisation which I came across in the late 1970s, …
Making an ass of myself 