Hagar Where is God in this (i) 'Where is God in this?'—I intend this to be an occasional series in my blogs, although only the first two are planned, about those really difficult, uncomfortable parts of the Bible, and where God is to be found in those stories. Among the worst of the stories in …
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 7: Wine
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 7: Wine And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, Ephesians 5:18–19 And at this sound the multitude came together, and …
World Cycling
UCI Road World Championships Yorkshire 2018 The UCI Road World Championships Came to Yorkshire, with various start points around the county with them all finishing in, as I follow cycling as a sport this was something I had to see. Friday 20th September My wife Linda and I travelled to Harrogate, our accommodation was at …
Double Guidance.
Guided by God, Circumstantial signs Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 29th September 2019 Back again at Holy Trinity Church after last week's excursion to Harrogate. I left immediately after the service and had another Harrogate trip. The world road cycling championships were still on, so I was back to see the end of the last …
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 6: Cloud & rain
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 6: Cloud and rain And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. Exodus 13:21 ESVUK And when the song was raised, …
Jesus is for everyone
Jesus is for everyone... ...even you. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:3-4 ESVUK The Lord is not slow to fulfil his promise as some count slowness, but is …
The eighth day
Remember, Rest and Renew Mowbray Community Church, Harrogate, Sunday 22nd September 2019, 10.00am Not the usual church this week. We swapped the delights of Huddersfield for the equal but posher delights of Harrogate to see the first events in the World Road Cycling Championships. We ended up attending Mowbray Community Church, a modern building which …
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 5: Water
Symbols of the Holy Spirit 5: Water Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink’, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” John 4:10 ESVUK On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus …
Autism and Meltdown. 5 Pillars to be aware of
I have autism. My brain is wired differently to most people. I want to blog about my problems dealing with the world. (Please, other Autistic people, if any of this is myth, legend or just-plain-wrong please let me know. I have no psychological qualifications, I'm just an autistic person sharing his thoughts.) Sensory Occasionally this …
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You’ll never walk alone
Guided by God: Council of Saints Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, 15th September 2019 A dry morning's walk to church, despite the weather app on my smartphone predicting otherwise. I was playing percussion in the later service, I arrived during the sermon of the first service in order to be ready for the second. The sermon …
Making an ass of myself 