The glory of Jesus — part 4 40 blogs of Lent — day 31 The painting 'Transfiguration' by Raphael is unusual. Painted as an altarpiece for Narbonne Cathedral in France and commissioned by the later Pope Clement VII, the upper part of the picture shows Jesus in radiant glory with Moses and Elijah alongside and the lower …
Elijah and John — Matthew 17:9–13
The glory of Jesus — part 3 40 blogs of Lent — day 30 For a change the scribes were right. The disciples Peter, James and John wanted to know why the scribes said that Elijah must come first. It is simple, it is because it was prophesied in their scriptures. Malachi 4:5 says, "Behold, I …
Busyness
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldandThe Ordinary Office Sunday 21st March 2021 As far as lockdown weeks go this was a good one for getting out of the house. I continued collecting my granddaughter from school, but the highlight was I got to see Dad. By cycling over I also found out how unfit I have become, …
Elijah and Moses — Matthew 17:1–8
The glory of Jesus — part 2 40 blogs of Lent — day 28 Jesus appeared trandfigured, Moses and Elijah were with him. In sermons I have heard talk about Moses representing the Law and Elijah the Prophets of the Old Testament. Commentaries on the passage say the same thing. I tried to come to …
A glimpse of who Jesus is — Matthew 17:1–2
The glory of Jesus — part 1 40 blogs of Lent — day 27 Jesus shows who he really is, but it was only for a short time and only in front of three people who were told not to tell of it. But it did not come out of the blue, there was a …
We are supposed to be surprising and radical — Matthew 16:24–28
The surprise of Jesus — part 5 40 blogs of Lent — day 26 I called the readings in Matthew Chapter 16 the surprise of Jesus. It is such a surprising chapter. It starts with Jesus refused to perform a sign of his power to the religious leaders of his religion straight after feeding 4000 …
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No Lord? How can you say that? — Matthew 16:21–23
The surprise of Jesus — part 4 40 blogs of Lent — day 25 It is always bad when you have been planning something and looking forward to it, only for something to happen that either puts your plans on hold. There is always a feeling of disappointment. My wife and I will have been …
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Who am I? — Matthew 16:13–20
The surprise of Jesus — part 3 40 blogs of Lent — day 24 One of Jesus' favourite pet names is you of little faith. There are different ways of reading this, one is to see him exasperated with them, but that would be against Jesus' character, Jesus is not the sort of person to …
Rivers of living water will flow from within you
Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield Sunday 14th March 2021 40 blogs of Lent — day 23 The door to Holy Trinity Huddersfield, showing spring flowers in the foreground. Mothering Sunday, or commonly Mother's Day, a bittersweet day for me as I remember my mother who passed away in 2016, so a day of sadness and joy. …
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In memory of mum, 1929 – 2016
40 blogs of Lent — day 22 Yesterday was Mum's birthday, tomorrow will be Mothering Sunday. It will be four and a half years since she passed away, and this time of year is a poignant reminder of her, and particularly who she was before dementia cruelly changed her personality. The old mum was always …
Making an ass of myself 