Eloah Names of God - part 54 The true God 40 Blogs of Lent: 34 This name for God is God, that's it, just God in the singular and is the singular of the plural form Elohim. It is used for the gods of the surrounding nations when it includes the definite article, such as …
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Names of God—part 32
YHWH Ga'alek Names of God—part 32 The LORD my Redeemer YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: Is redemption part of salvation? When looking this up I came …
Life is a masquerade—a personal story
Autism and masks a personal story It is Hallowe'en, a time for wearing masks and I have a confession to make. I have always worn a mask. Wanting to fit in I become a mirror of those around me, I mimic mannerisms, I copy phrases used by others in similar circumstances, after meeting someone I …
Salvation: It’s probably not what you thought it was.
You're looking at it all wrong Thoughts on someone else's blog I have for some time thought that people's ideas about salvation are just too small. The achievements on the cross by Jesus Christ goes way beyond personal salvation. I have also have been thinking about social holiness (which is not the same as the …
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Who Stops Disabled Children From Being Included In Church?
I blog about being an adult with autism in church.
Here is a blog I have come across from the perspective of a parent of an autistic child.
The Additional Needs Blogfather
Did that headline catch your attention? I hope it did, and I hope it shocked and surprised you! Surely in this day and age there can’t be anyone who would stop children with additional needs or disabilities, and their families, from being able to access church; anyone who would exclude them from all that church offers; anyone who would prevent them from belonging to the church community, can there? But sadly, this does happen all too often and some of the people responsible might surprise you!
Church Leaders
People in church leadership, including children’s and youth workers, can be responsible for deliberately or unwittingly excluding children with additional needs or disabilities from their church. Deliberate acts could be saying to families with a disabled child that, “This might not be the church for you.” or suggesting that they look after their child in a separate room of the church…
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Life in the slow lane
Life in the slow lane Sunday 9 September 2018 No church today, fot the first time since last November. Instead a day cruising the Rochdale canal from Hebden Bridge to Sowerby Bridge and back.
Short formation
Short formation My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 3 February 2013 Three times this week my train to work has been, in the words of the …
