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But Jesus…—Philippians 1:3-6

On 26/05/202315/05/2023 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

The prayers of Paul This is a series of the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. 3 I thank my God in all my …

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Ascension

On 18/05/202313/05/2023 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

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 …

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Joy comes with the morning—Psalm 30

On 15/05/202315/05/2023 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of Psalms. I love it when a psalm has a title, it gives …

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God’s voice in the storm—Psalm 29

On 08/05/202315/05/2023 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of Psalms. A simple song this time, I wish they were all as …

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Knowing Jesus leads to praise—Ephesians 3:14-21

On 05/05/202303/05/2023 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

The prayers of Paul This is a series on the prayers of St Paul found in the letters attributed to him in the order he is believed to have written them. Letters to the same place or person will be treated together with the first letter to that destination. The letter to the Ephesians is …

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Telling God stories—Psalm 26

On 01/05/202303/05/2023 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are primarily personal songs, so I will look at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of Psalms. I loved the book "The Singer" by Calvin Miller, but I …

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Wet naked people

On 09/04/202306/04/2023 By balaamIn God4 Comments

Easter Sunday 2023 If you have seen the title and are looking for porn, I apologise for disappointing you. The title is about the practice in early Christianity to baptise people on Easter Sunday when those baptisms would have been done naked. After the baptism, they would be given white baptismal robes to wear, not …

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The day God was dead

On 08/04/202305/04/2023 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

Black Saturday You can always tell if a Christian feast is important, not by how we all agree with what to call it, but by how we disagree. Some feasts are so full of meaning that one name is not enough to describe what happened. or in the case of this day, one name is …

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God hates

On 05/04/202304/04/2023 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

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 …

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Do less

On 31/03/202329/03/2023 By balaamIn GodLeave a comment

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 …

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