Faith apart from works is dead Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 28 October 2018 I forgot my camera and my phone last Sunday evening. A shame, because we are lighting up the church tower every for a year leading up to the 200th anniversary of the church opening which will be in 2019. We are …
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Use your mirrors Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 21 October 2018 A confession in the sermon this morning. Vicar Mike mentioned as an illustration that the Bible is like a mirror to us, that he sometimes dribbles toothpaste onto his shirt. This brought to mind the service two weeks ago on the Costa del Sol …
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Blessed be Your name On the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering Blessed be Your name1 Blessed be your name in the road marked with suffering Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 14 October 2018 A tired day at church. Linda and I had arrived home at 2.30am after holidaying on the …
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The church is not a self-preservation society Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 23 September 2018 How a cowbell and a spider can enhance Christian worship. Something distracted me during the sermon yesterday. Other than Curate Steve's pink clerical shirt, something else visible stood out during the sermon. From here I was sitting, the light from …
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Life together Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 2 September 2018 September, a new school term, and a return to two morning services. We attended the later contemporary music service, which this week was a family service. We were warned that it may be chaotic. It was. Especially when the preacher and children's minister was trying …
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Radical sayings of Jesus: Sell all that you own Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 26 August 2018 I've got one hand in my pocket I hope I wasn't sen as disrespectful. During the first hymn I was praising God with one hand in my pocket. then when in line to receive communion I was chucling …
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SNoWeD iN iN SPRiNG. 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 25 March 2013 Forty blogs of Lent Day 35 Holy Trinity Huddersfield, 24th March, 2013 A …
Radical sayings of Jesus: Become a servant, part 2 Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 13 August 2018 There was no title given for the sermon, I am using the one from the pew sheet. I can only assume the sermon was changed since the pew sheet was printed a few weeks ago. In yesterday's blog, …
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An autistic mind goes on a world tour, without leaving church Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 12 August 2018 My right hand still hurts four hours* to be given an enthusiastic handshake during the peace today. Being on the Autistic Spectrum means I am sensitive to some stimuli, mine are light and touch. The handshake …
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Radical sayings of Jesus: Become a servant Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 5 August 2018 This Sunday I left the church with an ear-worm. You know ear-worms, they are those snippets of tunes that get stuck in your head that you can't get rid of. The earworm I was stuck with was not one of …
Making an ass of myself 