God is not a policeman Thoughts on a meme I saw a meme which said, "God is not a policeman, God is a fireman." I thought that cannot be right. I do not think either of them is a good analogy. Then I thought, "If God is neither a policeman or fireman, then what is …
The extravagant love of God
The extravagant love of God Greenhead Park, Huddersfield, Sunday 7th July 2019 HOPE Huddersfield A change from the usual this week. Instead of worshipping in Holy Trinity Church in Huddersfield we joined together with people from other churches to praise God together and have a picnic as part of Hope Huddersfield in Greenhead Park. Not …
Why does God let people get sick?
Why does God let people get sick? Theodicy What follows is not my work. There was an interesting thread on Twitter this week. coffee thee spoonie @coffeespoonie asked: @TheRaDR why does g-d let people get sick? The reply to this question from @TheRaDR, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, is worth sharing here. Theodicy thread. 1/x I …
Happy and blessed 3: those who mourn
Happy and blessed 3: Those who mourn Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 ESVUK Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. Luke 6:21 Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. Luke 6:25 I am losing faith in what I used to have …
The history of communication
The history of communication Writing We, humans, are social creatures. In order to be social, we have developed languages, speech has been with us about 500,000 years but sometimes that is not enough. Cave paintings show the necessity of lasting communication: media was born about 30,000 years ago. It took another 20,000 years after the …
Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 30th September 2019 Only one service today, so it was up early for me as a church musician. Today was our Mission Sunday, with Lindy, a former worshipper who has gone to work on Mercy Ships and who the church still supports. In low-income and lower-middle-income countries, nine …
Happy and Blessed 2: The poor
Happy and Blessed 2: The poor (in spirit) "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God." Luke 6:20 The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. Proberbs 22:9 There are …
Intimacy with God? Filled with all the fullness of God.
Can I be intimate with God? The answer is yes. After all, it is God who asks us to be intimate with him. Paul spoke of knowing Jesus and the power of his resurrection, But how can we be intimate? It is more than reading the Bible and attending church. There is more to intimacy …
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We don’t read the Bible as we should
God's call on our life. Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 23 June 2019 There was a slightly smaller congregation today. After all the excitement of the mission week that ended a week ago, you can't blame people for taking a week off. Especially those who were involved in the planning of the events. Those of …
Happy and blessed 1: Overview
Happy and blessed 1: Overview Beatitude: a state of supreme happiness. That is what the bottle of aromatherapy oil says. But when Christians talk about the Beatitudes (capital B) they are talking about a specific set of teachings by Jesus given in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:3-12 or in the Sermon on …
Making an ass of myself 