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 …
Category: Health
Light enters in
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, …
14 years in pain
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
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 …
Anti Anti-Vax
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. …
When I meditate I feel discouraged
When I meditate I feel discouraged When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah Psalm 77:3 ESVUK When I meditate I feel discouraged. Words from the Good News Bible from the above verse, and for a lot of my time in the last 14 years also my experience. Following an accident, not …
Healing
40 Blogs of Lent - Day 23 Healing Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield - Sunday 11 March 2018 Another sermon on the Exodus, and I have worked out where we are going, we are headed towards the Passover to coincide with us remembering Christ's passion which happened at the memorial of that event. This either shows …
