In 2012 I blogged about the Luddites on the 200th anniversary of their rebellion and how to keep rebellion down 10% of the population of Huddersfield was the garrison stationed there, and that when the country was involved in two wars. One to stop Napoleon Bonaparte invading and one trying to contain rebellious settlers in …
Two for the world?
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 Apologies at all as the British Cyclo-Cross Championships Bradford, 13th January 2013 Who would stand out in a frozen field for …
Transformed: Becoming like Jesus in anticipation
Transformed: Becoming like Jesus in anticipation Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Saturday 14 July and Sunday 15 July 2018 A weekend at Church in two parts. The first, the Men's breakfast on Saturday, was followed by a time of maintenance on the church building. The breakfast part went well, we heard from Wayne, our Youth Pastor. …
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Names of God – part 15
YWHW Elohim Names of God - part 15 LORD God The YWHW name of God, Gods actual name, usually written Yahweh or Jehovah, has a number of forms, some of them, which I am tackling in the next few months, also combine with the El form, which is the word for God. YHWH Elohim is …
Two reformers
John Wesley and Henry Venn History of Huddersfield John Wesley I rode over the mountains to Huddersfield. A wilder people I never saw in England. The men, women and children filled the streets and seemed just ready to devour us. John Wesley's diary from June 1757 does not speak well of my hometown, thought the …
Dark Secrets Will Come To Light
Dark Secrets Will Come To Light 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. I have restored an image for this blog. This blog is from 5 January 2013 Thoughts on a …
Transformed: becoming like Jesus in suffering
Transformed: becoming like Jesus in suffering Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 8 July 2018 Back to my usual church after a week at my Dad's place, and the overall impression was that it was too warm. Even the thick stonework of a pre-Victorian traditional English church could not keep the heat out. It was cooler …
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Names of God – Part 14
Names of God - Part 14 YAH Yah or Jah is a short form of YHWH, Yahweh or Jehovah. It first appears in Exodus 15:2: The LORD [YAH] is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; Over 50 times the word is used this way in the psalms and other poetic parts of the …
Eating your way around the world
History of Huddersfield Immigration. To eat your way around the world you do not have to spend thousands of pounds going on a world cruise. Most of your eating will be the ship food, as good as it is that will not have the variety of eating in the countries you visit. Instead you can …
Mum
Mum 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 January 2013 Mum has dementia. Dad has a bad heart and knees, yet he has become a full …
Making an ass of myself 