I am the light of the world - part 1 40 blogs of Lent, day 9 “How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” William Shakespeare, The merchant of Venice. Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will …
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Conversations at a well
I am he. 40 blogs of Lent - Day 4 The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.” John 4:25-26 ESVUK. Ever turned to the end of a who …
Who am I
Who am I 40 blogs of Lent - Day 3 Before looking at the times Jesus said, "I am," in the writings of the apostle John, I would first like to look at an occurrence in the other Gospels where Jesus asked the question Who am I? And Jesus went on with his disciples to …
As we forgive those…
...who trespass against us. We tend to think of the word trespass as something to do with being on private property without permission. There are a number of No Trespassing signs, which include the one above, and one which adds "Violators will be shot, survivors will be shot again." It is offered for sale, so …
Do not over analyse
Sipech was right. In last month's blog off he wrote: To me the starting point of Christianity has to be Jesus. Many have started off with the idea of “God” and many words are spilled before we even get onto Jesus. And that is it. It is the be all and end all of how …
How God became king – a sprint through the Bible
OK. Let's get this straight, God does not change. But the way God has reveaed himself over time has changed. This is a quick run through, starting with the earliest book of the Bible, Job. Not Genesis. Genesis belongs with the books of Moses, it deals with things before the Exodus, but it is a …
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Charleston and forgiveness
I weep for the people of Charleston, South Carolina, and I weep with the people of Charleston, South Carolina. The news this last week was shocking. On Wednesday a young white man attended the Bible study at iconic black church, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, after being there for an hour he pulled out a gun …
Two greats
More from the Holy Trinity Huddersfield church weekend (and a picture from the Rydall Hall grounds, I liked the moss on this stone). The overall theme was that the church is suffering from amnesia. The church has forgotten what it is that it is supposed to be doing. We looked at two greats Jesus told …
It isn’t all about me.
It isn't all about me. It isn't all about me and Jesus either. I'm tying up loose ends here. In Lent I worked most of the way through the Book of Hebrews, and there's just the last chapter to look at. Here it is. Before you read on remember that the book of Hebrews was …
Betrayed
Two poems, one very old, from the Bible, and my response in verse: -o0o- For it is not an enemy who taunts me— then I could bear it; it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me— then I could hide from him. But it is you, a man, my equal, my companion, my …
Making an ass of myself 