Tri-unity a poem for Trinity Sunday 2018 It's all in the relationship, the too and fro swirling from eternity to eternity together. A fountain of fullness of love: Inviting us in. to join in the dance of creation, restoration and inspiration, our hearts, minds and imagination following the lead of the one who leads not …
Category: God
Names of God – Part 8
Names of God - Part 8 El Gibbor The Mighty, Mighty God. The word El means God, but also mighty, and Gibbor also means mighty, so we have El Gbbor, the Mighty, Mighty God. The name, in Isaiah 9:6 is part of a much longer compound name, Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom, translated as Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Our …
The Holy Spirit – Part 2
The Holy Spirit Part 2 - Fellowship The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Note: I have read through this, and I am not sure about the logic I have used in bringing it together. I wish I could …
The Holy Spirit – Part 1
The Holy Spirit Part 1 - Power In some of the Psalms in my Bible there is a word SELAH, it denotes that here is a space to think on the words, to meditate on them. In this blog I am asking the readers to go through what is being said slowly, and to pause …
Dynamic or Formal?
Dynamic or Formal? Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 20th May 2018. I learned something new in church today. The feast of Pentecost (Shavout in Hebrew, meaning weeks, the day is a week of weeks, seven weeks, after Passover) is not only the first of the two Jewish harvest festivals, but also the celebration of Moses …
Fire
Fire a poem for pentecost Fire falls, the promised power; its harbinger the sound of a hurricane. God's Holy Spirit has come upon the Church. Flames come to rest and frightened men are filled with confidence. God's Holy Spirit repairing shattered lives . The sound of the wind and the sound of many voices in …
Names of God – Part 7
Names of God - Part 7 El Shadai All sufficient mighty one. El Shaddai, the stress on pronoucing the name should be on the last sylable, dai. There are three parts to the name here. El, the Hebrew word for God that is derived from mighty, and Shaddai, which is derived from two Hebrew words,words, …
Wait!
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 …
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 …
Making an ass of myself 