Are you a king? 40 blogs of Lent, day 24 Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your …
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The joy of giving
Giving day 40 blogs of Lent, day 23 Holy Trinity Huddersfield, Sunday 6 March 2016 Today was another service of two parts. Firstly, as the 4th Sunday in Lent it was Mother's Day, an that took up a good part of the service, but it was also our giving day. Giving is not just about …
The go between
Identity 40 blogs of Lent, day 22 I don't usually quote a whole chapter of the Bible, especially without introducing it. Instead I have highlighted like this the parts I am going to enlarge upon. Here's John chapter 17: 17 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, …
Donald Trump’s Bible
Abide with me 40 blogs of Lent, day 21 An interesting week for Christianity between the 14th and 21st February this year. Pope Francis has said that people like American Presidential hopeful Donald Trump, who want to build walls instead of bridges, are not Christian. Trump responded, "No leader, especially a religious leader, should have …
The rutting season for tea cosies …
... as Doctor Spooner may have said. In other words the cutting season for tea roses. 40 blogs of Lent, day 20 More importantly it was the pruning time for grapevines. After his last meal with his friends Jesus was on the way down to the garden of Gethsemane. The vineyards they were walking through …
I am the resurrection… I am the way and the truth…
... and the life. 40 blogs of Lent, day 18 Please read these bible passages first (or re-read if you have been following these blogs). John 11:1-27 John 14:1-14 Life Jesus identifies closely with life. He is the bread of life, the way the truth and the life, the resurrection and the life. He came …
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Goodbye 40 blogs of Lent, day 18 Setting the scene: A quick run through of John Chapter 13; Jesus is in his last week, and in the same evening has ashed his disciple's feet, predicted that Judas will betray him and given the command to the disciples that they should love each other in the …
Hard sayings
I am the way 40 blogs of Lent, day 16 There are things in the Bible that are not easy to take. This is one of them. When Jesus said he was the way he did not say he was a way but the way. Now I would prefer is he had said a way, …
Death and taxes
I am the resurrection. 40 blogs of Lent, day 15 "‘Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and Taxes,” - Christopher Bullock, Usually attributed to Benjamin Franklin Jesus did mention taxes, but not in the I am statemrnts in John's Gospel so today I am talking about death. Death is the context here. Jesus' …
Dogs
I am the good shepherd 40 blogs of Lent, day 14 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf …
Making an ass of myself 