God is good. The Christians like to sing that in their children's songs. In the adult songs the wording can be more sophisticated, but the meaning is the same. Jesus is God. the churches also teach that to their children and adults. It is part of standard Trinitarian theology, (sorry about the big words). So …
Tag: Jesus
Who is in charge?
The politics of me. Who runs the country? Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned, and will no longer be Prime Minister, the Parliamentary Labour Party have revolted overwhelmingly against their leader, Jeremy Corbyn, and UKIP leader Nigel Farage has stood down. Post Brexit Britain is in turmoil. Over on the other side of the Atlantic …
Parables in the modern world.
Who knows anything about Mediterranean first century agricultural practise, other than what we have heard second hand, third hand or worse in church sermons. Take this: And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and …
Trust
Trust 40 blogs of Lent 7 words from the cross Father, into your hands I commit my spirit It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, while the sun's light failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with …
Humanity
Humanity 40 blogs of Lent, day 38 7 words from the cross I thirst After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the Scripture), “I thirst.”A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his …
Substitution
Substitution 40 blogs of Lent, day 37 7 words from the cross Why have you forsaken me Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why …
Donkey
Palm Sunday 40 blogs of Lent, day 35 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9 How many people entered Jerusalem on …
Love
Love 40 blogs of Lent, day 34 7 last words from the cross Behold your son Behold your mother Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said …
Forgiveness
Forgiveness 40 blogs of Lent, day 32 7 last words from the cross: Father forgive them And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they …
Denial
"I am not he," - Peter 40 blogs of Lent, day 28 The second of the people who used "I am" in a negative way was Peter. Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the court of the high …
