I had prepared a blog on Psalm 40 when I realised that my Church, Holy Trinity Huddersfield, were having a sermon on that passage. My version is my previous post. This is the church version. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 40 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.2 He drew me up …
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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 …
Palm Sunday
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 28th March 2021 In the news this week, Lord Braid, one of Scotland's most senior judges, ruled that the Scottish Government overstepped its powers in closing church buildings in Scotland during the pandemic. "Worship in their faiths cannot properly take place on-line, by means of internet platforms." was part of that …
Busyness
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldandThe Ordinary Office Sunday 21st March 2021 As far as lockdown weeks go this was a good one for getting out of the house. I continued collecting my granddaughter from school, but the highlight was I got to see Dad. By cycling over I also found out how unfit I have become, …
Rivers of living water will flow from within you
Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield Sunday 14th March 2021 40 blogs of Lent — day 23 The door to Holy Trinity Huddersfield, showing spring flowers in the foreground. Mothering Sunday, or commonly Mother's Day, a bittersweet day for me as I remember my mother who passed away in 2016, so a day of sadness and joy. …
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Taking up the cross
Service of the airwavesBBC Radio LeedsandHoly Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 28th February 2021 The east window at Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, lower panel. A bright start to this morning, so bright that I had to wear sunglasses in our east facing kitchen in order to cook the bacon and eggs. This was the between service breakfast …
Left breathless in awe and wonder
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 21st February 2021 40 blogs of Lent — day 5 The east window at Holy Trinity Huddersfield depicting, "when I was a stranger you welcomed me." Not much has happened in the Pape household this week, the high point is that I was able to speak with my father at the …
God has lavished his grace on us in love
Radio Leeds andHoly Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 14th February 2021 The 'Ruth' window in the north aisle at Holy Trinity, Huddersfield This week I received my Covid vaccination. The invitation came on Tuesday, two weeks to the day after I had received the negative result from my Covid test, I had the jab on Thursday after …
Even the wind and waves obey him
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 31st January 2021 The window near the organ on the north side of Holy Trinity Huddersfield Not a good week foe me. I fell ill last Sunday and after checking my symptoms went for a Covid test on Monday, which came back negative. But all that means is that I had …
A redemption song and mustard seed
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 24th January 2021 This was not a good week for someone with osteo-arthritis. On Thursday the pain in my bad ankle was so bad due to the cold and damp, even inside thought it was sleeting outside and the cold and damp was penetrating the bad joint, that I returned to …
Making an ass of myself 