Pentecost This well-spread-out series of posts is all about Jesus having the roles of God and humanity at the same time. So why on earth am I slipping in a post about Pentecost? Surely that's not Jesus' gig. Descent of the Holy Spirit by TedShared on a Creative Commons licence Jesus is our example The …
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Baptism
Pre-Lent 2024 I am posting this on the wrong liturgical day, rather than feast of the baptism of Jesus on January 8th. I decided to wait. Mainly because it would be further from the Epiphany, the second part of my look at the Godhead and humanity being entwined in Jesus, and also because Jesus' baptism …
Wet naked people
Easter Sunday 2023 If you have seen the title and are looking for porn, I apologise for disappointing you. The title is about the practice in early Christianity to baptise people on Easter Sunday when those baptisms would have been done naked. After the baptism, they would be given white baptismal robes to wear, not …
Matthew’s Gospel: The baptism of Jesus
Matthew's Gospel: The baptism of Jesus 40 Blogs of Lent: 3 Yesterday's blog was about John the Baptist and his link between the Old Testament and Jesus. Now the narrative switches to Jesus. Jesus comes to John for baptism. John's baptism is all about repentance, and John recognises that Jesus does not need to repent. …
Hallelujah, Christ is risen.
Let's Celebrate Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield Easter Sunday, 1 April 2018 It was nearly spoilt for me before it started. A touch out of nowhere. I turned to see a smiling face in the row behind wanting to wish me happy Easter. But it was alarming, it was way into the service before I could …
Making an ass of myself 