Psalms in Book 5 affirm that God does answer prayer, God's promises are valid and they include a long love song for God's laws. The final 5 Psalms are songs of praise believed to have been written to be sung at the dedication of the second temple. Three of the final five psalms, Psalms 146, …
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Not afraid of bad news—Psalm 112
So, they say bad news spreads like wildfire, right? Well, there's good news too, but it doesn't get the same attention because bad news is just so dramatic. My example is data from the Royal College of Midwives: Between 1995 and 2020, the rate of stillbirths in the UK reduced from about 1 in every …
Help—Psalm 55
Psalms of David Most of the first 10 songs attributed to David in the second book of Psalms have in the title an event in the life of David. Although this psalm does not have this in the title, the events mentioned fit the rebellion of Absolom. |-o0o-| Psalms in Book 2 are like Book …
The valley – New Wine
New Wine United breaks out, Sunday 2nd August 2020 There was no service at Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, this week. A number of our congregation attend New Wine at this time each year, so we were asked instead to watch the morning worship from New Wine. There were the inevitable plugs. With no income from …
Order out of chaos: Overthrowing your tables
Putting things in their proper place Holy Week and Creation: a comparison God's second love song for his creation 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 35 The first chapter of the Book of Genesis is theology, but not theology as we know it. It is not the theology of learned people using the academic language for …
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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 …
Making an ass of myself 