Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; In the last blog I spoke about imitation, the idea of imitating me in the same way that I imitate Christ. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the field of music in church. A few pointers. No instrument is easier to …
Imitation
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. - Charles Caleb Colton What would you think if the preacher stood up on a Sunday morning and said, "I want you to be like me." Who does this arrogant fool think he is? What makes him so special that he thinks we should copy him? Isn't humility supposed …
More on good countries
When we look at the economics of trading we have to appreciate that thimgs have changed over the last 30 to 40 years. 40 years ago if a bank in the USA sold mortgages to people who could not afford to pay them back it would only be a problem the the borrower and the …
God’s own county
When started mekkin' t'universe, it were a reet mess. And it were dark. And God's spirit were lurking ovver t'watters. God said, "Let there be leet." And as he said it there were leet, just like that God were chuffed wi' t'leet he'd med, so he separated t'leet he'd med from t'dark; he called t'leet …
Good countries
A good country is not necessarily a rich country. Nor is it a happy country. There is a lot of information on these two. But recently a new index has come out, one which measures how good a country is seen to be, from the point of view of other countries. The index is published …
Bananas, gorillas and other cycling stories
I haven't posted in a while, life happened, or more directly watching sport happened. On Sunday 6th July the slopes of Holme Moss was something to see. Thousands were on the slopes of the hill, and it was an entertainment in itself watching others arrive. A woman dressed as a banana was jogging up the …
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Elton’s at it again
That famous theologian Elton John has done it again. In a classic case of creating God in your own image Elton John said that Jesus would let gay clergy get married. This is not the first theological pronouncement from the singer. In 2010 he said that Jesus was a gay man. Well thought out Mr …
Going cycle crazy.
It looks like the world is going cycle crazy. Or at least my little corner of it. Leeds, where I work is where in a week's time Le Grand Depart of the Tour de France will take place. Huddersfield, where I live, has the route the tour will take through the town decked in bunting …
What a name
Spain has a new king. But more importantly Spain has a new Queen. Queen Letizia. What a fantastic name. If both Grimm brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and the Disney publicity department could get together they would find it hard to come up with a more romantic sounding name foe a queen. Reality has become better than fairy …
3in1
The preachers' nightmare, Trinity Sunday. How do we explain that God is three persons and one God? It does not make sense. Simply the doctrine says: The Father is fully God, but the Father is not the Son nor the Holy Spirit. Jesus, the Son, is fully God, but the Son is not the Father …
Making an ass of myself 