"Religion promotes faith over science and logic," say the atheists, "it promotes wars, bloodshed and intolerance." Clearly nonsense, I say, and I challenge them with this: If you are going to say that what you believe is based on reason and ours is not you must first come up with something that us reasonable. The idea that Science …
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The 4th book of Psalms This is a difficult Psalm to interpret. The problem comes in verses 11 and 12: For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone. These words were quoted by Satan to …
What do we make of this day? A day that is silent in the Bible, Jesus is executed and laid in the tomb on Good Friday, and then on the first day of the week, Sunday, women arrive at the tomb to bring spices to prepare the body, which in Middle Eastern heat would be …
BBC Radio LeedsandHoly Trinity Church, HuddersfieldEaster Sunday, 4th April 2021 Holy Trinity Huddersfield illuminated. "Death is a liar," said Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury on BBC Radio Leeds and other local radio stations this morning. Death lies by saying it is not the end, and if we believe that lie we can become selfish. But …
I wish all those reading this a happy and blessed Easter. Hallelujah, Christ is risen. This is really my post number 41 in the 40 blogs of Lent, because the story of the crucifixion does not end in a tomb. Easter, the resurrection of Jesus, is how the story of the death of Jesus ends. …
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Humility and forgiveness — Part 1 40 blogs of Lent — day 40 The servant in the passage had a massive debt forgiven after pleading for more time when threatened with jail for owing so much. The king cancels the whole debt. Photo by Donald Tong on Pexels.com 28 But when that same servant went out, …
Continue reading Judgement has been brought into the present — Matthew 18:28–35
Humility and forgiveness — Part 1 A reflection for Good Friday 40 blogs of Lent — day 38 The Galilean ministry of Jesus is over. Over a period of time his ministry has taken him into Gentile lands, first just across the Jordan to Bethsaida, then to Tyre and Sidon, the Decapolis and Caesarea Philippi. …
Continue reading Forgiveness has been brought into the present — Matthew 18:21–27
Humility and honesty— part 2 40 blogs of Lent — day 38 Oops, looking for an image to illustrate the phrase, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven I found images that I imagine 50 shades of Gray would have, even though I have the worst of this filtered: It was revealing. …
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Humility and honesty— part 1 40 blogs of Lent — day 37 We all like to be with people with whom we have things in common. We choose to drink with people with a similar interest or political outlook, and social media does not connect us with a wider range of people but a narrower …
Humility and trust — part 2 40 blogs of Lent — day 36 I have been disabled for the last 15 years. Uneven flooring is my bane. Of course with my crutches I have learned to be pretty good over any terrain, even the cobbles in historic cities, which can be testing. Anything that causes …
Continue reading Cut your hands off? Scandal! — Matthew 18:7–14
