Names of God - Part 12 Elohim Yistraeli God of Israel This is the last of my blogs on the compound El forms of the names of God, except for those compounded with Yah forms of the names, coming up in the next few blogs. Elohim Yistraeli, The God of Israel. This name is used …
DNA — Danes, Norse And…
History of Huddersfield DNA — Danes, Norse And... After being briefly in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, Between the 8th and 11th centuries Yorkshire was ruled by the Danes, and then the Vikings. The history of that period is swathed in darkness, no one really knows much about it because very little has been kept …
New Year, New Job
New Year, New Job 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 28 December 2012 It’s Over For now. I have a new job. The unemployment period is …
The Blues
Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Friday 15 June - Sunday 17 June 2018 What we did on our Church Weekend I've always been into the Blues. So much so that I spell it with a capital B. The Blues is not just a music, not just a feeling: The Blues is more personal than that. One …
A weekend in Derbyshire
Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Friday 15th to Sunday 17th June 2018 It is Fathers' Day, but I am tired out by having been on the Church Family Weekend. Around 100 of us made the trip down to the Midlands, to the Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, Derbyshire, for a time of learning, worship, fellowship and …
Names of God – Part 11
Names of God - Part 11 Elohim Macheslanu God is our refuge For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge; therefore, though you plant pleasant plants and sow the vine-branch of a stranger, Isaiah 7:10 ESV1 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your …
Saint Paulinus and Northumbria
History of the Huddersfield area. Saint Paulinus and Northumbria A lot happened in this area at the start of the seventh century. Saint Paulinus landed in southern England in 608AD, the Kingdom of Northumbria, a recent amalgamation of the kingdoms of Bernicia (Northwest England above the river Tees and the Lothian area of Scotland) and …
God is with us
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 24 December 2012 Blogging through Advent 19 God is with us Holy Trinity Huddersfield, 23 December 2012 Today we had …
Company Policies That Keep Neurodiverse Employees Out of the Workplace – Neurodivergent Consulting
I saw this recently, and thought that some of it was relevant to churches as well as businesses, especially the bit about enforced fun. Balaam Neurodiversity seems like the new HR buzzword, and for a good reason. Neurodivergent employees are eagerly entering the workplace, bringing along fresh perspectives and valuable skills.Employers … Source: Company Policies …
Park Life
Church in the park Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, and others Sunday 10 June 2016 There was no 10.45am service today, instead, as part of Hope Huddersfield, we had a service In Greenhead Park at 11. The praise band were mostly drawn from members of our church, with one additional singer. There was a drama from …
Making an ass of myself 