Fire a poem for pentecost Fire falls, the promised power; its harbinger the sound of a hurricane. God's Holy Spirit has come upon the Church. Flames come to rest and frightened men are filled with confidence. God's Holy Spirit repairing shattered lives . The sound of the wind and the sound of many voices in …
Tag: God
Names of God – Part 7
Names of God - Part 7 El Shadai All sufficient mighty one. El Shaddai, the stress on pronoucing the name should be on the last sylable, dai. There are three parts to the name here. El, the Hebrew word for God that is derived from mighty, and Shaddai, which is derived from two Hebrew words,words, …
Wait!
Wait! Was Matthias a mistake? These are my Ascensiontide thoughts. Acts chapter 1 is a curious chapter. It starts with Jesus telling the disciples that the Holy Spirit is coming. Twice. The repetition is the important thing here, it isn't really about rising into clouds, although that does teach us that Jesus did not lose …
Chilli, Full English and Jaffa Cakes
Chilli, Full English and Jaffa Cakes Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Friday 11th May to Sunday 13th May 2018 Three visits to our church building, each with its own food connection. Chilli Chilli was served on Friday evening, the musicians and technicians of the church, from both the traditional and the contemporary service, got together to …
Names of God – Part 6
Names of God - Part 6 El Olam God's name El Olam, Everlasting God in English, reminds us that God is everlasting from before anything existed through to eternity. God is outside of time. God is from everlasting to everlasting, the "for ever and ever" words that we add to the prayer that Jesus gave …
Going up
Going up My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 17 May 2012 Thoughts on the ascension of Jesus Christ. Today, in Western Christianity is ascension day, when …
Raised for a reason
What does the resurrection of Jesus mean to you? As evangelicals we are very keen on the crucifixion. Sometimes to the exclusion of everything else. The cross has said it all, we sing, but if so, what was the purpose of Jesus rising again if there was nothing left to accomplish? On this last day …
