Don't give up. This is the message which starts Hebrews Chapter 2: This is why it’s necessary for us to pay more attention to what we have heard, or else we may drift away from it. If the message that was spoken by angels was reliable, and every offence and act of disobedience received an …
Head transplant
I was thinking of titling this GET AHEAD or I AIN'T GOT NO BODY, but the NewScientist article has got a better one: It's heady stuff. The sensationalism aside, and the Daily Telegraph with its Frankenstein headline is as sensationalist as it gets, my first thought was, "Why?" Because where the muscle structure or nerve structure …
Hebrews in Haiku 2
Neglect salvation And wonder where you started The turning away 40 blogs of Lent day 8
Labyrinth
Wakefield Last weekend we were in Wakefield for the Food, Drink and Rhubarb Festival. In the middle of the demonstration tents and stalls was the Cathedral. And in the cathedral was a labyrinth. Why a labyrinth? Other than some French cathedrals have them? And what are they for? The Wakefield labyrinth has instructions on how …
The other Oscars
And the award for the most ironic performance at a presentation ceremony goes to ... ... Jennifer Lopez. For tripping over her frock when going to present the Academy Award for ... ... best costume design.
Why Angels?
I'm looking at the book of Hebrews in the Bible — what an odd way to start. Angels. It can't be the number one priority can it? So why start with it? Now I've read the commentaries, and I have an excellent study Bible (ESV, I recommend it) and they all deal with the words …
Limping
Yesterday at Church we sang We are marching in the light of God. Happily for me, I'm a percussionist, the singing was good. The syncopation was good too, much better than it was a few years back. Looking around after the service I noticed the number of people in the church who use sticks and …
The Greatest
The heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali styled himself as The Greatest. "I said I am the greatest even before I knew I was," is an interesting quote of his. But even though in the opinion of many who have studied the sport that Ali was the greatest ever heavyweight, and he was certainly the greatest of …
Billy and John
That's Billy Graham and John Stott, two Evangelical leaders from two different countries that both supported each others work and also disagreed on seriou s points. 1974, the year I became a Christian all over again, was the year of the fall out. Graham wanted the evangelical church to focus on Evangelism, Stott wanted to …
Hebrews in Haiku
Jesus is greater Than anything religious you can imagine 40 blogs of lent day 2
Making an ass of myself 