It's all about you. In the blog "Loads more" I mentioned that the more that God promises in Ephesians chapter 3 is corporate in its scope. But I did say, "We are promised the presence of God. we are promised the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives both corporately as a church and …
Loads more.
More than this? Have you ever thought you needed more? Ever wanted more? Have you ever prayed for more? Take a look at this prayer: For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he …
Sad news
Sad news today is that a local MP has been murdered in her constituency. Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen had been holding a constituency surgery in Birstall when she was stabbed, shot and left bleeding. She later died. She has left a husband and two small children. I cannot understand how someone could …
If you thought that was bad …
... just wait. EU Referendum 2016 Just two weeks to go, and the British people are getting sick of the constant battle of conflicting reasons and contradicting statistics from the remain and out campaigns. If the press and media are to be believed it is very much a Conservative battle, blue against blue. If you …
The parable of the football match
The kingdom of God is like a football match, which ... ... erm... Not a good start... Ten days ago I blogged: So why do we not hear modern day parables? Where is the story of a football match related to God’s will? As I had written that, I thought I may as well …
Closed blog…
The other blog I wrote, The adventures of Xote, has been closed and content merged with this blog. If you see some odd content when looking back through old blogs, that will be why. This diabetes has made me too tired to look after two blogs, so I merged them.
Goodbye social cycling
(sorry about the self-pity) Well I tried. I tried riding with Huddersfield's Cyclist Touring Club (or should that be Cycling UK, they've re-branded) and I have failed. Failed to keep up. Failed to enjoy the ride. Since the diagnosis with type 2 diabetes I have found the nausea that builds up through this level of exercise …
Walls
Holy Trinity Huddersfield 29 May 2016 A few notes on the sermon, based on the reading from Ephesians 2:11-22, This is not going to be the sermon as preached, or a review of it point by point, I did not take notes, but my impression from it. So apologies to Mike Wilkins in advance for …
Parables in the modern world.
Who knows anything about Mediterranean first century agricultural practise, other than what we have heard second hand, third hand or worse in church sermons. Take this: And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and …
Vanity and anti Semitism
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. Thus starts the book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible. But what I really want to talk about is the anti Semitism that is supposedly rife in the Labour party: Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has said words condemning Labour over this . (Mr Cameron …
Making an ass of myself 