Where is God worshipped? Who is Jesus? part 47 - John 4:16-26 Where is God worshipped? Many people think of a church or cathedral. When they want to worship, they go to a place. While it's true that people gather to worship, others prefer to be alone. Some may meditate quietly in a room, while …
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Understanding atonement Lent 2024 - Part 4, A Ransom to the Father This Lent, I reflect deeply on the profound significance of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, exploring the various theories embraced or historically cherished by Christian churches. I realize that this journey reveals a rich tapestry of beliefs and interpretations. It's important to acknowledge …
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God has done it before, God can do it again Psalms in Book 5 affirm that God does answer prayer, God's promises are valid and it includes a long love song for God's laws. 113-118 are called the Hallel or Egyptian Hallel and come between the acrostic songs of 112,113 & 119. In modern Juwish …
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The prayers of Paul This is a new series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in one of the orders he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. I started this …
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The concern of Jesus — part 6 40 blogs of Lent — day 18 Matthew links the two story of the Canaanite woman to the next part of Jesus' Ministry simply. Mark adds extra details: Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of …
The concern of Jesus — part 5 40 blogs of Lent — day 16 Interestingly the passage I am looking at today has mention of both sheep and dogs. Dogs have had a relationship with humans as herding, hunting and protecting animals for thousands of years. But as the book of Tobit shows, written between …
If God breathed his Spirit into everyone why do we need faith? This is a question that I was asked a few months back and I have been pondering for some time. I only have a partial answer and it would take a thesis rather than a blog post to do it justice. It is …
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Faith and money Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 24th November 2019 A slightly warmer, slightly drier morning than some this week and neither of us were involved in the service this week other than being in the congregation, so my wife and I had time for a breakfast of bacon and egg sandwiches before a stroll …
Remembering and Resting Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 10th November 2019 This morning I awoke alone. Our daughter, a nurse, was working night shifts this weekend and our son-in-law was away on training. We had arranged to look after our granddaughter on Saturday Night. That was plan A. Plan A did not work out. …
Faith and Work Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 3rd November 2019 I got to church good and early today, on a bright but cool autumnal morning in a good mood despite the cold and damp penetrating the arthritis of my right foot. Once inside the building the warmth and dryness caused the pain to recede …
Making an ass of myself 