Jesus said, "I am the Resurrection and the Life" Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 23rd February 2020 Off to church again on a blustery but dry day. A welcome relief from the weather over the last two weeks. We arrived in time to settle before the service but not early enough for a between …
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 9: Self-control
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 9: Self-control But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. "Self-control—or the ability to subdue one's impulses, emotions, and behaviours to achieve long-term goals—is what separates modern people …
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14 years in pain
Ouch! — 14 years on Chronic pain is no laughing matter. In March it will be 14 years since I was cycling home from work wit thoughts of corned beef hash on my mind when a driver in a blue Ford kindly helped me to dismount. At first I was upset that it was only …
Grapes develop by remaining on the vine
I am the true vine: Abide in me Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 16th February 2020 Last week was storm Ciara, and I was unable to get to church, nor hear the sermon which has not been uploaded to the church website. A new week and a new storm. Storm Dennis was strong last night …
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 8: Gentleness or meekness
God is more than just strong, God is all-powerful. Jesus modelled God's gentleness by becoming vulnerable for the sake of the vulnerable. Vulnerability is something we should model, but that does not make us weak, God's Spirit inside us makes us strong.
The BBC, Songs of Praise, autism and why I was upset
The BBC, Songs of Praise, autism and why I was upset I have autism, I am a Christian, so I watched the Songs of Praise program last Sunday 9th September. This programme was made for me, right? Wrong. I had a meltdown, and like the priest with Asperger's Syndrome interviewed I get loud when I …
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Nothing to report: Thanks Ciara
"Like a mighty wind" Sunday 9th September 2020 Storm Ciara. It sounds so friendly giving comfortable names to bad weather. It does not work, it is not friendly. After having been awake during the night due to a combination of arthritic pain and the sound, I awoke a second time at 8am to the radio …
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 7: Faithfulness
God's faithfulness gives us hope. As we live in the Holy Spirit we become more and more like God in his faithfulness and our faithfulness gives them hope. Hope here and now.
In praise of the humble pea
In praise of the humble pea Peas. I've been eating them since I've been eating. This small green seed is not my favourite food, I doubt if it is anyone's favourite food, but there is a lot to say in favour of the humble pea. Technically the pea is a seed, not a vegetable, but …
God is a God who wants to be known
Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd." Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 2nd February 2020 Sunday started differently for us this week. Our daughter is unwell and son-in-law away so we had the privilege of grandparenting a small but energetic three-year-old. It also started differently at church: We were having a church breakfast, bread rolls …
Making an ass of myself 