The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in one of the orders 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. The story behind the …
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Black thoughts – Psalm 6
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. When asked how I have my coffee I often say, …
Persecution – 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in one of the orders 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. When I was 16 …
Prayer without ceasing—1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
The prayers of Paul This is a new series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in one of the orders 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. I started this …
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Be angry, and do not sin — Psalm 4
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 first part of. "Be angry, and do not sin," …
Grace be with you — Galatians
The prayers of Paul This is a new series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in one of the orders he is belived to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. Photo by Pavel …
Trust in adversity – Psalm 3
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. This is the first psalm to be attributed to David, …
Paul’s prayers for the church
A new theme. A friend at church said he had been at a meeting where they looked at the apostle paul's prayers for the church. I thought that would be a good subject for a few blog posts. A few I thought, little did I know. I have found over 30 of them, no doubt …
The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed — Psalm 2
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. Psalm 2 has no attribution, the quote of this psalm in Acts 4:23-24 …
Matthew 22:41-46 4 questions 4) Whose son is the Christ?
The King’s defence This is it. The last of my blog posts on Matthew's Gospel. When I wrote a poem in January of 2015 based on the beatitudes in Matthew 5 I had no idea what I had let myself in for, I had no idea it would be a series of posts. When I …
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Making an ass of myself 