Psalm 82 — Psalms of Asaph Jesus quoted verse 6 of this psalm. When accused by the Jewish leaders of blasphemy, calling himself Son of God made him equal with God, they said, Jesus pointed out that in this poem that judges are called gods. Welsh judgesmage from wikimedia commons Asaph had a long career. …
Continue reading Uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed — Psalm 82:3
Psalm 73 — Psalms of Asaph Asaph is an important guy in the Bible. We talk about the Psalms of David, but Asaph gets equal billing with David as a psalmist in key points in the story of the Jerusalem, at the reforms of Hezekiah and at the rebuilding of the temple and city of …
Continue reading It troubled me deeply till I entered the sanctuary of God: Psalm 73:16–17
Sins are pushing ourselves away from God You know that sermon, the ones where we are asked, "Do you want more of God?" I would reply, "Yes, I want more of God." If people who wanted more of God were to be asked to come forward for prayer, I may well be amongst them. In …
I have lined up on the next few weeks blog posts about how my disability affects me in the coronavirus shutdown and another about how stress affects my autism. But for now it is not about me. Today I want to talk about how Black Lives Matter. An apology to black people I am sorry. …
Whatever happened to the God who is against injustice? Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 7th June 2020 I love my church. My inner SJW (Social Justice Warrior) is disappointed. I think there was an opportunity missed this week. So I have waited for two hours between the end of the service to pray and let …
