Psalm 74 — Psalms of Asaph Who wrote this psalm? There are three possible answers to this question: Someone using the name of Asaph from the time of the Babylonian exile.Asaph prophesying the destruction of Solomon's Temple.Asaph talking about the destruction of the home of the tabernacle at Shiloh There are reasons for each of …
Continue reading Have you rejected us for ever? — Psalm 74:1
"May you live in interesting times" is a term from the far east, and it is a curse. 2020 feels like that, interesting for all the wrong reasons. But I have a reason to be cheerful, on my left upper arm is a vaccination scar, which probably marks me out as a boomer, sorry about …
Continue reading 2020, a retrospective (Mostly about Covid-19 and vaccination)
This blog post was written before the recent news about several vaccines being in a late stage of development, and may be ready for large scale distribution in the spring. There is even more reason to be optimistic than when I wrote this. This is not the new normal Some people are saying that this, …
People are still scared, some are frustrated. How long are these restrictions to our freedom going to go on. I am not being pessimistic here, but there are people with unrealistic expectations, talking about us coming out of the Covid-19 crisis as if it is already happening, we are in the first stage of controlling …
Does God love in the same way that humans love? No. That's it, the end. Shortest blog yet. Only that question begs other questions ... ... Does God the Father love us in the same way as He loves Jesus the Son? If someone had asked me this question last week I would say no. …
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Lent and the COVID-19 pandemic It's time to catch up after the Lent blogs, and so much has happened it feels like we're in a different world. At the beginning of lent there had been no reported deaths from COVID-19 in the UK and the Cheif Medical Officer was maintaining, despite reported cases in the …
Let there be Light Holy Week and Creation: a comparison God's first love song for his creation 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 34 The first chapter of the Book of Genesis is theology, but not theology as we know it. It is not the theology of learned people using the academic language for academic people, …
Ouch! — 14 years on Chronic pain is no laughing matter. In March it will be 14 years since I was cycling home from work wit thoughts of corned beef hash on my mind when a driver in a blue Ford kindly helped me to dismount. At first I was upset that it was only …
In praise of the humble pea Peas. I've been eating them since I've been eating. This small green seed is not my favourite food, I doubt if it is anyone's favourite food, but there is a lot to say in favour of the humble pea. Technically the pea is a seed, not a vegetable, but …
Why vaccination should be compulsory There is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism Which of the following is the most contagious? The common cold Measles Ebola HIV If you chose Measles you'd be right. Yet in the developed world there is no reason to fear Measles, there are vaccines that protect from it. …
