The withdrawal of the King — part 3 40 blogs of Lent — day 4 At the end of this passage Jesus withdraws, devastated at the loss of a close relative and one of the few people who supported him. Killed on the whim of a corrupt political leader as a present for his step …
Tag: Herod
Contrasts and change
Contrasts and change St. Mary's, Lutterworth Parish Church, Sunday 29th December 2019 We were away this weekend. My brother was 60 years old on Friday and was having a double birthday celebration as his wife will also be turning 60 in 2020. We stayed in the Greyhound Inn, an 18th-century coaching inn in Lutterworth, then …
Rachel weeping for her children
A blog for Holy Innocents Day The Nativity by Matthew - Part 6 The Nativity of Jesus is not easy to read. We celebrate God becoming human, and rightly so, and I hope what now three days after Christmas days that you are no longer feeling the after-effects of overeating or overdrinking. But it is …
Who is the King of the Jews?
The Wise Men and Herod The Nativity by Matthew – Part 4 Looking for the King of the Jews in Jerusalem would seem to be a wise move, but it turned out to be the least wise thing the wise men could do. It seems to be a wise move because in Jerusalem there was …
Making an ass of myself 