The 4th book of Psalms This psalm and the three following ones are hymns, songs of praise to God, and bring the fourth book of psalms to a conclusion. This psalm has 22 verses, the same as the number of verses in the Jewish alphabet, though not an acrostic, as many of these kind of …
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The Methodist Church and same-sex marriage
The Methodist Church in Great Britain looks set to be the largest Christian denomination to allow same-sex marriage in its churches. I heard this on BBC Radio Leeds on Sunday morning, 27th June 2021. In an interview Rev. Sonia Hicks, the president of the Methodist Conference, said that the move had been overwhelmingly approved by …
Five stages of repentance
Let's face it, we all make mistakes. Being in the wrong is part of the human experience, so when we do, what next? Other people mess up too. Here are five steps to putting things right and avoiding disaster: 1) Fully own the harm caused It was your fault. Accept that, there are no excuses …
Looking forward to a redeemed world – Psalm 96
The 4th book of Psalms Psalm 96 is a song of triumph, not only for God's present victory in bringing the people out of exile but also to God's final victory when the whole Earth is redeemed. The silhouette of small hills across a bay. Above is a red and god sky of a sunset, …
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The need for discernment — Matthew 17:19–23
The glory of Jesus — part 5 40 blogs of Lent — day 32 intro There are 5 times that Jesus uses mustard seeds in his teaching. Three are where he, using hyperbole as emphasis, talked about the smallest of seeds growing into the largest of trees (Matthew 13:31–32 and parallel passages in Mark and Luke). …
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Blind guides — Matthew 15:10–14
The concern of Jesus — part 3 40 blogs of Lent — day 14 A few years ago we were visiting a friend in another city. We were asked by a man the directions to a place and none of us could answer. These were streets my wife and I did not know and out …
Will you be angry for ever? — Psalm 79:5
Psalm 79 — Psalms of Asaph This psalm, attributed to Asaph is clearly not by the worship leader from the reigns of Kings David and Solomon, the events are too late. Unlike previous psalms with Asaph's name this does mentioned the Temple and Jerusalem in ruins. The destruction of the Temple when Judah was taking …
I resolve to be more awkward than ever in 2021
There are things you just can't change Many New Year's resolutions are negative, You hate yourself for being overweight so you resolve to lose weight or join a gym. Thanks to Katherine May for this, So instead of focusing on something about myself I feel bad about, and will feel bad if I do not …
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You’ll always find me in the kitchen at parties
Party etiquette Photo by Eugen Buzuk on Pexels.com Parties are difficult. You will always find me on the edge of things. First there's the introvert/extrovert question. The extroverts wanting to he the heart of the party, the introverts having a quiet chat in the corner. Which is fine until the extrovert abuse happens. When an …
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Real power comes from God
Reboot and rebuild - Resist and persist Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 13th September 2020 As far as the Pape household are concerned as our Granddaughter has started school this week I have taken on a new role, of twice a week child collector, taking over from being the full day child minder on Mondays …
