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It’s not about rules

On 08/03/202329/03/2023 By balaamIn God, UncategorizedLeave a comment

The practical awe of God On 1st January this year, I said I wanted to get my awe of God back. Then thinking about Lent I wanted to build on the idea that God's gifts are practical, The Holy Spirit equips us to minister in whatever way we minister. I ended up with six steps, …

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Exile—Lamentations 2

On 06/03/202320/03/2023 By balaamIn God, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Psalms not in the psalter Lamentations of Jeremiah The Lamentations are five psalms that describe the results of Babylon's destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C. in detail. The first four chatters are in the form of an acrostic poem, this form using the whole of the Hebrew alphabet in order. The other common element is …

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Singing God’s songs—Psalm 26

On 20/02/202320/02/2023 By balaamIn God, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look 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 26 is a song of praise and thanksgiving to God. …

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Seeking God in the hard times—Psalm 25

On 13/02/202320/02/2023 By balaamIn God, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look 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. At the end of Psalm 24 is the Hebrew term Selah! …

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Movember, 16 days in

On 16/11/2022 By balaamIn Health, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Yes, 16 days: I forgot to take a picture yesterday. Me hatless, with 16 days moustach growth Movember continues. on 16th November there is a little bit more mo to show for it. For those who are confused by that openning sentence, Movember is not one of my many typos, it is a campaign to …

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MEDIA WATCH – Kirklees Autism Group

On 12/10/2022 By balaamIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Autism is good for work “Therapists, psychologists and nurses who are autistic say it has made them better at their jobs, but that misconceptions about the condition are forcing them to keep … Source: MEDIA WATCH – Kirklees Autism Group

Black thoughts – Psalm 6

On 22/08/202221/09/2022 By balaamIn God, UncategorizedLeave a comment

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, …

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A lament – Psalm 5

On 15/08/202221/09/2022 By balaamIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

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. Don't you just hate it when bad things are happening …

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Holy nudity?

On 29/06/2022 By balaamIn God, Sex, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Nakedness and the Bible. Let's get the Jesus question out of the way first. Jesus is depicted implicitly as naked five times in scripture. The first is his birth, we are all born naked, the second at his circumcision, then his baptism, crucifixion and his resurrection. The resurrection is explicit, we are told the grave …

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Returning

On 30/05/202229/05/2022 By balaamIn God, UncategorizedLeave a comment

40 Names of Jesus in 40 days of Lent — Day 43 Sunday after Ascension 2022 Christ has died,Christ is risen,Christ will come again. Heart-shaped cloudImage from Pixabay In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the …

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