The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. Below is probably the worst image …
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Victory for the king—Psalm 21
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. I have noticed for a long time that Psalms 22 …
You are part of the message — Romans 1:8-10
The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus …
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Enthronement of a king—Psalm 20
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. The subject of Psalm 20 depends on who you ask. …
The shining
Epiphany Photo by Jess Loiterton on Pexels.com The Meaning of Epiphany The 12 days of Christmas are over, and you are probably wondering what to do with those 42 swans, 42 geese, 40 gold rings, 36 calling birds, 30 French hens 22 turtledoves and 12 partridges in 12 pear trees. At least the house will …
Get your awe back
New year resolutions Shared under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported licence It was in early December that someone in Holy Trinity Huddersfield, said she always prayed to God for something each new year and that it was always fulfilled. although sometimes it was very late in the year before that occurred.So I prayed: I got, "Get …
Why do people do good things?
A simple question, why do people do good things? Not why does good stuff happen to bad people? or why does bad stuff happen to good people? But why do people do good things? Shared under a creative Commons 2.0 Generic licence Can a bad person do good things? The Church of England says no, …
O come, let us adore him
Eleven different ways of experiencing Christianity—Part 12 There are many ways of seeing yourself as a Christian. You can add another way as your faith grows; you can have more than one at a time and move through them over time. I am going to look at this through Advent this year. None of them …
Linguistic Christians
Eleven different ways of experiencing Christianity—Part 11 There are many ways of seeing yourself as a Christian. You can add another way as your faith grows; you can have more than one at a time and move through them over time. I am going to look at this through Advent this year. None of them …
Social Christians
Eleven different ways of experiencing Christianity—Part 10 There are many ways of seeing yourself as a Christian. You can add another way as your faith grows; you can have more than one at a time and move through them over time. I am going to look at this through Advent this year. None of them …
Making an ass of myself 