Happy and blessed 8: Peacemakers Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Matthew 5:9 ESVUK Peace MAKERS. Jesus is not saying, "Blessed are the pacifists." Peacemakers are not those who avoid conflict but those who bring the conflict to an end. Peacemakers are people who bring people and communities together. That was easy, …
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Gleaning truth from Ruth
Gleaning truth from Ruth The above image is part of a stained glass window on the north side of Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield. It is taken from the story of Ruth in the Old Testament and shows women gleaning in the fields. Gleaning is the practice of collecting grain from the fields after the harvest …
A holiday in Spain?
Run away and hide Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, 4th August 2019 Jonah chapter 1 A new month in church, a new sermon series and new service time. Instead of two separate morning services at 9 and 10.45 we had a joint service at 10am. This week we were worshipping using a traditional form, including music. …
Happy and blessed 7: The pure
Happy and blessed 7: The pure... Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God - Matthew 5:8 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. - Proverbs 16:2 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. - Psalm 51:10 Purity …
True Love Ways
Summer of love 3: Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 28th July 2019 Another Sunday at Church, another day playing percussion. Friday's rehearsal was a little too warm for drumming, even in the relative cool of a 200-year-old stone building, I drank well over a pint of water just to keep going. The Sunday of the …
Happy and blessed 6: the merciful
Happy and blessed 6: The merciful Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy - Matthew 5:7 ESVUK This is straightforward, isn't it? Merciful people are shown mercy. How can I write a blog on that? When someone shows mercy it makes headlines, positive headlines, it is generally agreed that being merciful is good. But …
Persecution is the norm for Christians
“We help them if their house is burnt. If they’ve been beaten up, we take them to hospital. If they’ve been expelled from their village, we give them shelter.” Those are the words of Abishek, an Open Doors partner in India, taken from their website. If you are a Christian, I commend you to look at …
Higher love
Summer of love: 2 Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 21st July 2019 A bittersweet Sunday. We said goodbye to Curate Steve and his family. After a training period of three years, he is off to a new position. Huddersfield's loss will be Loughborough's gain. We saw them off well. The family were brought up to …
Happy and blessed 5: the hungry
Happy and blessed 5: The hungry Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. - Matthew 5:6 ESVUK Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. - Luke 6:21 Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. - Luke 6:25 He …
All you need is Love
Summer of love part 1 Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 14th July 2019 What does love look like? That was the question at the beginning of the sermon at the second service here at Holy Trinity. After a week off from playing percussion during the service because of the joint service in the park, I …
Making an ass of myself 