Psalms of David At last, a song of praise. This is the last of 15 Psalms by David, which have been arranged in three sets of five. It started with confession, the prayer of David when he was confronted about his Adultery and Murder, and continued through psalms based on mostly events from David's life. …
Tag: Holy Spirit
Unnatural talent?-2 Timothy 1:3-7
The prayers of Paul Paul is praying for Timothy, and God gives him a clear picture of Timothy's faith which Paul now shares with Timothy. This is an example of the gift of prophecy in action. This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the …
Pentecost
The birthday of the Church Pentecost, the day the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Church. It was poured out on all flesh, the Biblical way of saying that the Holy Spirit is available to everybody. though not everybody has the Holy Spirit in this full way. Lectio365 this week (of writing) talked about …
Ascension
Three promises The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians is a curious book in the Bible. Most of the time Paul is preaching the crucifixion. Christ has died for our sins and we are made right with God. In Ephesians, he looks at the ascension of Jesus. Jesus has been raised from the dead and …
God hates
The practical awe of God When deciding what to write during Lent I forgot about the panic of seeing an empty page. On 1st January this year, I said I wanted to regain my awe of God. Then thinking about Lent I wanted to build on the idea that God's gifts are practical, The Holy …
Do less
Jesus gives away power Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
Servant
Jesus gives away power Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
Temptations part 3
Jesus gives away control Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. Neither have we been called to control them. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be …
Temptations part 2
Jesus gives away control Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
Discipline
The practical awe of God When I was deciding on what to write during Lent I forgot about the panic of seeing an empty page. On 1st January this year, I said I wanted to get my awe of God back. Then thinking about Lent I wanted to build on the idea that God's gifts …
Making an ass of myself 