Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, a panel on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is a great work of art. It shows God and man reaching towards each other, but whilst the man's wrist is limp and the index finger only slightly raised towards God, God's index finger is pointing out on …
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The meaning of the ascension of Jesus
A blog post for ascension day The East Window at Holy Trinity Huddersfield, the top section depicting Jesus ascending into a cloud watched by the eleven apostles. 6 When they were together for the last time they asked, “Master, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel now? Is this the time?”7-8 He told them, “You …
Mind what you think — Matthew 15:15–20
The concern of Jesus — part 4 40 blogs of Lent — day 15 What goes into the mouth does not harm us: Not usually, we tend to avoid toxins. There I go again, being over literal when reading the Bible. That's the autism talking, I can miss it when people are talking figuratively, even …
Superhero
Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 4th October 2020 The week after the busy week I have just had is always a difficult one due to my disability. Plenty of pain and a lack of sleep are what I have until I get a chance to rest properly. Picking up my granddaughter from school three times …
Has God poured out his Spirit on everybody?
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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A time for groaning?
The coming of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit has the power to change your life. It is the Holy Spirit's job to produce Christ-like character in you. This process of changing us to be more like Jesus is called sanctification. You can't reproduce the character of Jesus on your own or by your own …
Relationship with the Holy Spirit — Revelationship
The Spirit of revelation That moment when you thought I'd coined a new word only to find it is not only already a word but also already a book title as well. Revelationship is defined by urbandictionary.com as: A relationship in which each involved party acquires increasing knowledge through every interaction with one another. The book I have not …
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Pausing the vicar
My hope is in you alone Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 10th May 2020 We are still in semi-lockdown in the UK, church is still virtual, we're getting used to the fact that virtual meetings online are real. There are a couple of things I'll miss about these virtual meetings when church returns. One is …
Relationship with the Spirit — like drinking water
I'm waiting for that feeling to come* Having a relationship with the Holy Spirit is like drinking water. I have heard this said, and so here's a train of thought experiment. As I write this I have no idea where it is going, but last night and this morning I have prayed that the Holy …
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Baptised and filled with the Spirit: Part 2 Filled
As they said in the 1960s, "Keep on keeping on." In the world but not of it It takes time to acclimatise to a foreign country. Not only time, but it is difficult too. There are immigrant communities in the UK and British ex-pat communities in other countries, ghettos where people try to continue living …
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