Keeping it on the safe side - I am the door 40 blogs of Lent, day 13 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life …
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Bastard
Before Abraham was I am. 40 blogs of Lent - day 12 They answered him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus said to them, “If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing the works Abraham did,40 but now you seek to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. …
Fire
Holy Trinity Huddersfield, Sunday 21 February 1016 40 blogs of Lent, day 11 Last week I blogged about the service and concentrated on the visit of missionary Ruth Donaldson. I neglected to mention the sensitive way vicar Mike had treated the sad news of the passing, after years of cancer treatment, of a dear friend, …
When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow
I am the light of the world - Part 2 40 blogs of Lent, day 10 “When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.” — Ursula K. Le Guin Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the …
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That little candle throws his beams
I am the light of the world - part 1 40 blogs of Lent, day 9 “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” William Shakespeare, The merchant of Venice. Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will …
On the turning away
I am the bread of life - part 2, on the turning away 40 blogs of Lent, day 8 Jesus said, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.." In this phrase Jesus sums up his message, the result that you would …
Food, glorious food
I am the bread of life - part 1 40 blogs of Lent, day 7 The story so far ... Jesus has recently fed 5000 people with one boy's packed lunch. Word got out and other people come out, looking for a repeat of the miracle, but Jesus is not there but there is a …
It’s me
It is I, do not be afraid. 40 blogs of Lent, day 6 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was …
Conversations at a well
I am he. 40 blogs of Lent - Day 4 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” John 4:25-26 ESVUK. Ever turned to the end of a who …
Making an ass of myself 