Spirit break out Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 9th June 2019 Wait. Just the one word "Wait," and then a pause was how the sermon started. My day started less well. I awoke tired. Not because I had a bad night's sleep, but because I am thoroughly exhausted. That was not good as I was …
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Shine #HT200
Pray for Shine Week of mission at Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield to celebrate 200 years as a church #HT200 The mission week at Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield is almost upon us. Before the week of mission we are having a week of prayer for the week of mission. We are already halfway through the week …
Hitting upwards #HT200
Transform Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 26 May 2019 I love my church. Today was the fourth service in the series of five on the subject Marks of Mission which we are having before the churches mission week that we are having to mark 200 years as a church. The previous ones were Tell, Teach …
Learning to be a disciple
A disciple is a learner Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 12 May 2019 The best decision anyone can make in life is to become a disciple of Jesus. I start this blog the same way that Vicar Mike started his sermon on Sunday morning, with a quote fron Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. My second …
Changing the leper’s spots?
The Cross is freedom Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield - Sunday 28 April 2019 A difficult service for me. My mood before, during and after the service was not good. I had a minor autistic meltdown the evening before the service, was feeling fragile during the service and had a larger meltdown later that day. For …
The true God
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 …
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 go way beyond personal salvation. I have also been thinking about social holiness (which is not the same as the social …
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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.