Roots: Habits for fruitfulness 3: Study and meditation Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 3 February 2019 A cold but dry morning, typical of early February as we set off for church in a subdued mood as this was the Sunday following the funeral of Betty, my Mother-in-law, last week. The flowers that had been on …
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A long day at church
A (long) day in the life of a church musician Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 27 September 2019 I love my church. A long day that started straight after the News from my radio alarm. Up, shaved dressed and breakfasted on a bowl of rice crispies in order to get to church at 9am in …
Mission, ministry, media and money
Mission, ministry, media and money Mission This comes first. The mission of the Church is joining in with the mission of God, but that is Church with a big C, the universal church. How a local church, para-church group or individual church fits in with God's plan can, and does, vary greatly. God's mission God's …
Roots: Habits for fruitfulness 2: Prayer and fasting
Prayer and fasting Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 20 January 2019 Last week's sermon was about bearing fruit. It was also the overview for a sermon series. This week we came to church in a subdued mood. We are in the emotional limbo between my mother-in-law two weeks ago and her funeral in ten days …
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Spiritual discipline – week 1: an overview
Take away the love of sinning Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 13th January 2019 Starting at the end, there is a line in our last song of this week's service that stops me dead every time. Take away the love of sinning, Alpha and Omega be, is a line from the hymn Love divine all …
Post-Christmas blues and New Year’s resolutions.
We are the people of God on the ground Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 30 December 2018 There were fewer people than usual in the congregation today, it is that odd time between the holidays of Christmas and New Year which people do not know what to call, or often what day it is. Not …
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Christmas at Santa’s Cathedral, and a youth takeover
Howay in a manger and St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Saturday 22 December and Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 23 September 2018 A busy weekend in the life of a Christian musician started on Friday evening with a rehearsal for Holy Trinity's Morning service on Sunday. Saturday, and the journey 120 miles north to Newcastle for …
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Worshipping fully and lighting candles
Two services Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 16 December 2018 We attended two services today. The first at 10:30 am was our usual contemporary worship service and in the evening a service of carols by candlelight, which would be followed by mulled wine and mince pies. Morning service: The church was cold, the heating had …
We’re all doomed: The world’s 5 stories – part 5
We're all doomed The world's 5 stories - part 5 There is a difference in the way God sees things and how the world sees things, five of which I am looking at in the first half of Advent this year. And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within …
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Advent conspiracy 2: Give more
What can I give? Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 9 December 2018 We arrived later than usual, just as the service was starting. The only available seats were along the north side and light through the windows in the south aisle was in my eyes. My eyesight being what it is we went to the …
Making an ass of myself 